osd_daedalus
Knight
HOWTO: UO + Razor on Linux
Hello everybody!
I'm posting this because I have found very few information on Internet, so let's go on.
UO in Linux works fine with Wine, the real pain is Razor because it's a too much Windows-compliant program, but, after some tentatives, I reached to get it work under Wine.
So, first thing, do not install .net framework 2.0 on linux! Instead, you will use Winetricks to do that. But let's start from the beginning:
- Install Wine (with synaptic, apt-get, emerge, installpkg, building from source... it depends by your favourite distribution)
- Also install Cabextract, you will need it.
- Open a terminal and launch these as user:
wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
this to get Winetricks (is a script file). Then
sh winetricks corefonts vcrun6
accept Microsoft EULA and complete installation. Then:
sh winetricks dotnet20
When you have done this, you have prepared what you need.
Now you can download and/or install UO client and let it update.
After this, you can install Razor.
----to also Windows users---
Maybe at this point you want to copy the Razor/Profiles and Razor/Macro directory in your new installation (should be /home/user/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Razor).
Same thing for UO/Desktop folder, to keep settings you have done in Windows.
--------------------------------
Well, we are ready! Point Razor to Demise and this will be what you get: (my installation on Ubuntu Hardy with KDE 4.1)
However, there are some issues, all related to Razor:
- You can't edit the "Port" field. If you want to connect to other servers rather than UOG and OSI, you have to: (tnx Blacula)
launch this in a terminal:
wine regedit
Then edit the key in HKLM_CURRENT_USER --> Software --> Razor --> Last server and type everything you want (i.e. blahblahblah)
I'm not joking! Then, return to Razor and you have blank field in Server Adress and Server Port. Now you can write everything you want!
Keep in mind if you want to use another shard, different than first and not included in Razor list, first you have to select the shard you added, then you can change server address and port (other shards, as in Windows, will be added in Razor list)
- Troubles with "Always on Top" function, and this is really evident when you will open Razor map (aka UO Positioning System)
- it seems hotkeys will not work if they are set with a combination of keys (i.e. CTRL+X, ALT+4,...). In UO you have no response, where in Razor you have "unhandled exception" error. A workaround from Honeyspider is to set them with only one key:
As of the hotkeys problem, it is indeed a pain. I remade my profiles to use only plain keys (with no alt/ctrl/shift modifier, e.g. F1, W, Q etc) with an "Enable/Disable Hotkeys." This way they work fine and I'm getting used to it. The modifiers still work for macros made in UO options, though.
- Surely other bugs I have not seen
A little thing UO-related is that mouse feel looks like not very good as in Windows, but I think it's all about Wine configurations.
---CONCLUSION---
Razor is maybe not the best program to run on Linux, but it's always a good start for who wants to use Linux or has only Linux, isn't it?
Obviously, if you have comments/requests/suggestions, please post here!
Hello everybody!
I'm posting this because I have found very few information on Internet, so let's go on.
UO in Linux works fine with Wine, the real pain is Razor because it's a too much Windows-compliant program, but, after some tentatives, I reached to get it work under Wine.
So, first thing, do not install .net framework 2.0 on linux! Instead, you will use Winetricks to do that. But let's start from the beginning:
- Install Wine (with synaptic, apt-get, emerge, installpkg, building from source... it depends by your favourite distribution)
- Also install Cabextract, you will need it.
- Open a terminal and launch these as user:
wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
this to get Winetricks (is a script file). Then
sh winetricks corefonts vcrun6
accept Microsoft EULA and complete installation. Then:
sh winetricks dotnet20
When you have done this, you have prepared what you need.
Now you can download and/or install UO client and let it update.
After this, you can install Razor.
----to also Windows users---
Maybe at this point you want to copy the Razor/Profiles and Razor/Macro directory in your new installation (should be /home/user/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Razor).
Same thing for UO/Desktop folder, to keep settings you have done in Windows.
--------------------------------
Well, we are ready! Point Razor to Demise and this will be what you get: (my installation on Ubuntu Hardy with KDE 4.1)
However, there are some issues, all related to Razor:
- You can't edit the "Port" field. If you want to connect to other servers rather than UOG and OSI, you have to: (tnx Blacula)
launch this in a terminal:
wine regedit
Then edit the key in HKLM_CURRENT_USER --> Software --> Razor --> Last server and type everything you want (i.e. blahblahblah)
I'm not joking! Then, return to Razor and you have blank field in Server Adress and Server Port. Now you can write everything you want!
Keep in mind if you want to use another shard, different than first and not included in Razor list, first you have to select the shard you added, then you can change server address and port (other shards, as in Windows, will be added in Razor list)
- Troubles with "Always on Top" function, and this is really evident when you will open Razor map (aka UO Positioning System)
- it seems hotkeys will not work if they are set with a combination of keys (i.e. CTRL+X, ALT+4,...). In UO you have no response, where in Razor you have "unhandled exception" error. A workaround from Honeyspider is to set them with only one key:
As of the hotkeys problem, it is indeed a pain. I remade my profiles to use only plain keys (with no alt/ctrl/shift modifier, e.g. F1, W, Q etc) with an "Enable/Disable Hotkeys." This way they work fine and I'm getting used to it. The modifiers still work for macros made in UO options, though.
- Surely other bugs I have not seen
A little thing UO-related is that mouse feel looks like not very good as in Windows, but I think it's all about Wine configurations.
---CONCLUSION---
Razor is maybe not the best program to run on Linux, but it's always a good start for who wants to use Linux or has only Linux, isn't it?
Obviously, if you have comments/requests/suggestions, please post here!