Step-by-step I think I'm getting closer to having wine work. I'm now getting a different statement from trying to start a windows program using wine. Please look and tell me where I need to add a temp drive or where in the 'config' file I make the changes total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 mac mac 11 Apr 27 11:13 a: -> /mnt/floppy lrwxrwxrwx 1 mac mac 8 May 11 09:03 a:: -> /dev/fd0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 mac mac 12 May 16 10:06 c: -> /mnt/windows lrwxrwxrwx 1 mac mac 7 May 11 09:03 c:: -> "win98" lrwxrwxrwx 1 mac mac 10 Apr 27 11:13 com1 -> /dev/ttyS0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 mac mac 10 Apr 27 11:13 com2 -> /dev/ttyS1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 mac mac 10 Apr 27 11:13 com3 -> /dev/ttyS2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 mac mac 10 Apr 27 11:13 com4 -> /dev/modem lrwxrwxrwx 1 mac mac 9 May 16 13:35 c:windows -> c:windows lrwxrwxrwx 1 mac mac 10 Apr 27 11:13 d: -> /mnt/cdrom lrwxrwxrwx 1 mac mac 9 May 11 09:03 d:: -> /dev/scd0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 mac mac 8 Apr 27 11:13 lpt1 -> /dev/lp0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 mac mac 1 Apr 27 11:13 z: -> / and when I try and run a program I get this: [mac@localhost dosdevices]$ wine excel Invalid path L"X:\\" for L"temp" directory: does not exist. Perhaps you have not properly edited your Wine configuration file (/home/mac/.wine/config) Thanks, Mac --- Mac <mrmack1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have followed all of the threads, here and in a > Wine > group that I can't post to, trying to get Wine to > work. I have used Winesetuptk, changed the > wine.config and mounted the windows hard drive in > Linux. I'm using Fedora Core 1. I can run the > Notepad and WinMine but that's it. I think those > programs are included in the RPM. > > I've used every statement I can think of to start > the > programs (ie: the app name alone, the app name with > the exe extension, the full path to the app) but all > I > ever get is "Connot be found". I have used the > Nautilus window, going to the windows HD, and double > clicked on the app but I get a statement "This > application requres Windows installer to run". > > Needless to say I am a REAL novice in Linux. > > > Thank you > > Edward J. McSheehy > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. > http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/
