-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] To get sound working requires a bit of effort, but as long as your card is supported by ALSA your fine. (Sound card list: http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/)
Wine isn't meant for playing games, there is another program... err Cedega, theres a pretty good review of it here: http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/07/25/1726224 Ook, alot of the programs you listed, there are Linux versions of them, (well maybe not HLSW). And, ATi drivers do exist on the ATi site, apparently fairly well supported & easy to install. On 31/01/07, Ook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's tongue in cheek. Wine does exactly what an emulator, by definition, > does in that it allows program not written for Linux to run under Linux. I > used to run my OP4 server under wine on Slackware 10.0 on a PIII/800. Ran > great, preformance was no better or worse then running under Windows. I > couldn't get serverdoc to run, and couldn't get a restart script to work, > so > I eventually moved it back to my windows box. Then I moved my ftp servers, > winMX, SoulSeek, eMule, and hlsw to my Linux box, all running under Wine. > They worked good until current releases broke them. The real drawback > with > wine is that while they have made great strides with it, there are still > many compability issues. After all these years, Wine is still beta quality > at best. New releases frequently break things that used to work. I > personally think there is no future in Wine because they just can't get a > handle on the compability issues. > > > > > WINE == Wine is not an emulator... (see http://www.winehq.com/site/myths > ). > > > > It provides a thunking layer for win32 apps to directly run on linux > > systems :) > > > > - Alfred > > > > Cc2iscooL wrote: > >> -- > >> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > >> Client via wine maybe...less performance as you're emulating the > >> Windows environment. Server performance on Linux is terrible...lots > >> of fluctuation > >> of server FPS with even low CPU usage. Stable until a player joins, > >> then > >> it's all over the board. > >> > >> Though, you can get a higher max FPS on Linux. > >> > >> On 1/30/07, Brian M. Frain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> I found that decision pretty strange also since they are saying that > >>> Vista is going to bring back and revolutionize pc gaming. As if we > >>> ever left? > >>> I am not one of those MS haters and I do like my xp but I am just in > >>> awe at some of the decisions they made this time around. > >>> I have been seriously looking at a linux alternative. I am wondering > >>> how well Valve product server and clients run on linux and this is > >>> definitely the place to ask. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ðåñ Offord > >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 12:13 PM > >>> To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > >>> Subject: Re: [hlds] Counter-Strike 1.6 Vista sound issues > >>> > >>> -- > >>> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > >>> Funny, that article was linked in the very first post... > >>> Creative are working on another version of DirectSound, but very few > >>> games support it. Also, Valve would be advised to fix this, do they > >>> really want there loyal gamers, who upgrade cause games don't > >>> support DirectX 9, having awful sound, when they have a fairly new > >>> Sound Card > >>> > >>> On 30/01/07, Brian M. Frain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I believe I read that it is the way Vista handles sound (changed > >>>> from past windows methods). You are no longer able to use hardware > >>>> acceleration or some such. I am sure if you google it you will find > >>>> an article about it. My point is it doesn't seem as if it is > >>>> something Valve can or even should try to fix. Go yell at Bill > >>>> Gates or Creative and tell them how stupid that decision seems (I > >>>> say seems cause maybe they know something we don't). > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clutch9 > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 4:03 AM > >>>> To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > >>>> Subject: [hlds] Counter-Strike 1.6 Vista sound issues > >>>> > >>>> I've had many problems concerning CS1.6 on Vista. EAX not working > >>>> and others. > >>>> > >>>> http://pc.ign.com/articles/759/759538p1.html might be an > >>>> interesting read. > >>>> > >>>> Maybe it's time Valve reprogrammed CS1.6 to comply with Vista? I'm > >>>> sure they've not yet completely given up this project, as it still > >>>> bring in money. However I am not sure they know why they cannot > >>>> increase the price a little, as cheaters seem to have no troubles > >>>> buying new accounts. > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >>>> archives, please visit: > >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>>> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.14/658 - Release Date: > >>>> 1/29/2007 2:49 PM > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>>> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.14/658 - Release Date: > >>>> 1/29/2007 2:49 PM > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >>>> archives, please visit: > >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> .: =CATS= Gaming :. > >>> .: http://www.catsgaming.com :. > >>> .: This email contains information that maybe confidential if your > >>> not the intended recipient, please delete this email :. > >>> -- > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >>> archives, please visit: > >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >>> > >>> -- > >>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.16/660 - Release Date: > >>> 1/30/2007 5:04 PM > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.16/660 - Release Date: > >>> 1/30/2007 5:04 PM > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >>> archives, please visit: > >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >>> > >> -- > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >> archives, please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > -- .: =CATS= Gaming :. .: http://www.catsgaming.com :. .: This email contains information that maybe confidential if your not the intended recipient, please delete this email :. -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
