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#!/bin/bash
# Date : (2014-10-15 20-12)
# Wine version used : 1.7.28
# Distribution used to test : OpenSuse 13.1
# Author : Benjamin Hardy

[ "$PLAYONLINUX" = "" ] && exit 0
source "$PLAYONLINUX/lib/sources"
 
TITLE="Blade Runner"
PREFIX="bladerunner"
# The installer has issues identifying a sound card with 1.6.2, but works correctly with 1.7.28
WORKING_WINE_VERSION="1.7.28"
SHORTCUT_NAME="Blade Runner"

POL_SetupWindow_Init
POL_Debug_Init

POL_SetupWindow_presentation "$TITLE" "Westwood Studios" "" "Benjamin Hardy" "$PREFIX"  

POL_SetupWindow_message "This script has been designed for the original 4-CD release. Please place disc one in the drive now." ""

POL_System_SetArch "x86"
POL_Wine_SelectPrefix "$PREFIX"
POL_Wine_PrefixCreate "$WORKING_WINE_VERSION"

POL_SetupWindow_cdrom
POL_SetupWindow_check_cdrom "cd1/outtake1.mix"

POL_Wine_WaitBefore "$TITLE"
POL_Wine start /unix "$CDROM/setup/install.exe"
POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"

POL_Shortcut "blade.exe" "$SHORTCUT_NAME" "" "" "Game;AdventureGame;"

POL_Wine_reboot

POL_SetupWindow_message "Please ensure that disc one is in the drive each time before the game is launched." "$TITLE has now been installed."

POL_SetupWindow_Close
 
exit 0

This script installs well and the game runs fine. However, it has one issue I'd like to try to solve before submitting it. The game checks if CD-1 is in the drive for copy protection reasons, which works, but if there's no CD, the wrong CD, or the CD drive is spun down it crashes without explanation. I think this could be confusing for users, and would like to add some code that spins up the CD drive and confirms it's the correct disc (perhaps by looking for a disctinctive known file on the disc) before attempting to launch the game -  that way it would be possible to give a "please insert CD-1" message rather than have an unexplained crash. I tried a few commands with POL_Shortcut_InsertBeforeWine, but I can't yet find a way that works.

Any suggestions welcome?

Hi,

For the script review:

POL_SetupWindow_message "This script has been designed for the original 4-CD release. Please place disc one in the drive now." ""
...
POL_SetupWindow_message "Please ensure that disc one is in the drive each time before the game is launched." "$TITLE has now been installed."

POL_System_SetArch "x86"

POL_Wine_WaitBefore "$TITLE"
POL_Wine start /unix "$CDROM/setup/install.exe"
POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"