Vixen 2.1 on Linux

[Jonpro03]

Confirmed working!

How to:
These instructions are based on Debian based systems (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, etc...).
If you don't have apt, you can install it with

sudo aptitude install apt

Most of the code can be copy/pasted into a terminal.
to paste code into a terminal, either rightclick and select paste, or press CTL+SHIFT+V.


I recommend removing old versions of wine before starting.

sudo apt-get remove wine*
sudo apt-get purge wine*

Install wine 1.3.36

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine1.3

Use winetricks to install the following:
dotnet20
d3dx9_42
corefonts
devenum
gdiplus
volnum
vcrun2008

bash winetricks dotnet20
bash winetricks d3dx9_42
bash winetricks etc...

Use winecfg to force virtual desktop size (only for Ubuntu with Unity 10.10 and up)

winecfg

then click on the Graphics Tab
check Emulate a virtual desktop and fill in a size like 1024x768.


Now move on to setting up ports.

For USB to Serial
*Plug in dongle and run dmesg to get dev enumeration (ttyUSB0 in my case)

dmesg

*Create symbolic link for wine:

ln -s /dev/ttyUSB0 ~/.wine/dosdevices/com1

if you are using more than one USB/serial device, add them but use ttyUSB1 and com2 etc...
*Edit registry

sudo nano ~/.wine/system.reg

and add devices under #arch=win32

[Hardware\\Devicemap\\Serialcomm] 1231984861
"Serial0" = "Com1"
"Serial1" = "Com2"

add more if you need them, ie "Serial2" = "Com3"



For onboard serial ports:
*Create symbolic link for wine:

ln -s /dev/ttyS0 ~/.wine/dosdevices/com1

If you plan to use more than one serial port, add them but use ttyS1 and com2 etc...
*Edit registry

sudo nano ~/.wine/system.reg

and add device

[Hardware\\Devicemap\\Serialcomm] 1231984861
"Serial0" = "Com1"
"Serial1" = "Com2"

For Parallel port:
*Create symbolic link for wine:

ln -s /dev/lp0 ~/.wine/dosdevices/lpt1

Now you can download Vixen. Extract it to your home directory and give it a shot! Post back and let me know how it goes!



----------Original Post--------------


I still have a couple of bugs to work out, but before I call it a night I had to show you guys this.







So far I've got Vixen 2.1 running damn near perfectly on Ubuntu 11.04 using wine 1.3.36, dotnet 2.0 sp2 and a whole lot of tweaking. Audio works perfectly, UI works well, and no crashes. :D Theres one bug that throws the mouse pointer off. It's something to do with Unity and won't be a problem on Gnome3 or KDE machines and is easily fixed by switching workspaces. I have not, however, been able to test any real-world functionality. At least not today. I'm looking for someone who's got a renard or other controller that uses a serial port for communication to test it out. I was able to plug in my USB-Serial adapter and enumerate it, but that doesn't mean that Vixen likes it. Instead of giving directions on how I got this far, I could just host my .wine folder for download.

Anyone interested?

[gdyrdave]

I am definately interested. Just getting my feet wet with ubuntu and linux as a whole by am willing to give it a shot.

Thanks.

[Materdaddy]

I'm Interested. Running Debian Squeeze with old-skool gnome (2.3?)

I have a Renard SS8 next to my computer desk for testing purposes. Not much, but it helps when tinkering w/ things.

[chilloutdocdoc]

Very interested. Beggars can't be choosers, but I'd love to hear what "tweaking" you did to get it there.

[Jonpro03]

A quick run down of how I did it (so far).

Install wine 1.3.36

 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine1.3

Use winetricks to install the following:
dotnet20
d3dx9_42
corefonts
devenum
gdiplus
vcrun2008

bash winetricks dotnet20
bash winetricks d3dx9_42
etc...

Use winecfg to force virtual desktop size (only for Ubuntu with Unity)

winecfg

then Graphics Tab

Setup ports to be used.

For USB to Serial (what I'm using)
*Plug in dongle and run dmesg to get dev enumeration (ttyUSB0 in my case)

dmesg

*Create symbolic link for wine:

ln -s /dev/ttyUSB0 ~/.wine/dosdevices/com1

*Edit registry

sudo nano ~/.wine/system.reg

and add device

[Hardware\\Devicemap\\Serialcomm] 1231984861
"Serial0" = "Com1"
"Serial1" = "Com2"

For onboard serial ports:
*Create symbolic link for wine:

ln -s /dev/ttyS0 ~/.wine/dosdevices/com1

*Edit registry

sudo nano ~/.wine/system.reg

and add device

[Hardware\\Devicemap\\Serialcomm] 1231984861
"Serial0" = "Com1"
"Serial1" = "Com2"

For Parallel port:
*Create symbolic link for wine:

ln -s /dev/lp0 ~/.wine/dosdevices/lpt1

[Aurbo99]

Jonpro03


Add:

sh winetricks corefonts - to allow channel name and color changes.

[Jonpro03]

Jonpro03


Add:

sh winetricks corefonts - to allow channel name and color changes.

Added!

[Aurbo99]

Folks..

Congratulations Jonpro03, you found the missing link!

I am sitting here watching 64 channels of good old Blinky-Flashy dance on my Ren64XC5.

Ubuntu 11.04 - the Natty Narwhal !

[Jonpro03]

Confirmed working! Thanks to Aurbo99 for testing. I'll try to get more detailed instructions up.

[Aurbo99]

Its quick and dirty.. but it shows Vixen does indeed work under Ubuntu