[Wine] Re: World of Warcraft

[MCR]

dansbiz at gmail.com wrote:
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> OK :) I followed the guide. Here are my issues
> 
> 1) There was no config.wtf file, I made one in the proper folder and
> added what the help file told me to.
> 2) When I try to run WOW from clicking on the desktop icon..it opens a
> wine window and I do get the login screen. But after I log in I get
> "World of Warcraft was unable to start 3D acceleration". I am
> confused. I tried to install the window version of the ATI driver
> using  WINE and it wouldnt install. Im pretty sure I installed the
> Linux version (RPM).

Go to the command prompt, go to  your WoW directory and then try running 
it by typing

wine wow.exe -opengl (I think).  If you do not then WoW tries to run in 
DirectX

> 3) Before I added the config.wtf file I was able to run WOW but at a
> paultry 0.5fps.

Probably  because it is trying to run it in DirectX,

> I really am not a linux pro...so when someone tells me to install a
> driver or something, I need help doing that...thanks for the help
> 

You already have the driver installed, so ignore windows specific 
comments that point out driver installation
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