![]() ![]() A box opens asking for the path to the executable, the program title, the Cedega version to use, and two check boxes (big EXE and Run Directory). I fired up Point2Play and clicked Install. My first try was the demo of Half-Life Uplink, downloaded from the Nvidia site. I like that Cedega was giving me the opportunity to try out some modern games. I haven't had much experience with Linux ports such as UT2004. Recent additions such as Frozen Bubble and the updated SuperTux have a modern feel. I have been happy with the standard Linux games, including Ksokoban, Kbounce, Ktron and of course Tuxracer and Tuxkart. Since I don't dual boot and lack free time, I haven't run Windows games in years. The documentation is outstanding and will be a great help if yours isn't. I got the green light showing my cdrom was available. "Test CD/DVD Drive" checks the accessibility of the CD-ROM devices and if they are capable of supporting Copy Protected games. My yellow graph boiled it down for me, saying "Some Games Might Have Problems". I am being told Cedega requires pthreads, but with version 4.0 I may not need to use them, which can help avoid problems. Unfortunately the maximum stack size on your distribution is not large enough for some games, and therefore you might have issues." I am then told, "When using Cedega 3.2 or newer, you may not need to use pthreads which can help avoid these problems." I admit ignorance here. It said "You are running a distribution of Linux on which Cedega requires the usage of pthreads on (ie. "Test if POSIX threads (pthreads) are Required" gave me a confusing pop up box. You are informed that Cedega uses the OSS audio device and told to consult your distribution's documentation if you didn't hear one. "Test for Sound Support" plays a sound, then asks you if you heard it. They gave me an OK for OpenGL Direct Rendering and for 3D rendering speed. I clicked, the familiar glxgears box opened, then I was greeted with two green graphs. "Test for Hardware 3D Graphics Acceleration" tests to see if your graphics card is capable of running 3D-intense games and if it has been set up correctly. There are four tests that help to determine if your system is ready to run Cedega. The first thing I noticed was a tab titled "System Tests". It also downloads and installs Microsoft Core Fonts with the click of a button. Point2play retrieves and installs Cedega for you. A simple #installpkg for Point2play was all that was needed. I was installing on Slackware 10, so I downloaded the tgz files. Point2play comes bundled with all dependencies, a very nice touch, and includes the font installer program (also available as a separate download). Point2Play is a graphical front end to Cedega and available in the same formats. They provided me with a copy, and I was curious to see if it lived up to the hype.Ĭedega is available as an rpm, deb or tgz file. Cedega is claimed to be much improved, offering the ability to play recent games released for Windows "seamlessly and transparently" under Linux. So much so that their server was inaccessible the day of release. The release of Transgaming's newest version of WineX, renamed Cedega, was met with considerable enthusiasm and interest in the Linux community last week. ![]()
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