Anand Buddhdev wrote:
Today I updated my kernel to 2.6.7-1.494.2.2, and I can no longer run windows binaries. I did some investigation, and found out that until 2.6.6, binfmt_misc was compiled as a module, and the wine startup script inserted it using modprobe, and then registered wine as a handler for windows executables. With kernel 2.6.7, binfmt_misc is compiled into the kernel, not as a module. Hence the modprobe in the wine startup script fails, and furthermore, the script is unable to register wine as a handler for windows executables.
I have filed this in bugzilla as a kernel issue, but I am not sure who is at fault. Anyway, does anyone know how I can restore the original functionality I had, where I could just type:
.wine/c/Program\ Files/LeXpert/Lexpert.exe
at the shell prompt and get Lexpert.exe to run?
I had only one response from Rodney Gordon saying he had the same issue, but no solutions. I am repeating my plea, in case there have been any developments. I have now posted my question to the linux-kernel list, and the wine-users list, to see if anyone there has any idea. From the silence, it seems as if everyone is stumped by the problem.
