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LennonCook · 04-05-2005, 06:37 AM

I have seen instructions recently on how to do this with only WINE... I haven't tested these myself, though. Basically, you install it on Windows, and then copy the installation to Linux.

This seems a slightly easier way to do it if BG2 already happens to be installed on a Windows partition (since Linux can read both FAT and NTFS quite well).

What are the benifits of Cedega? I notice it seems to be an all-gui process, which may be good for people who want that (= not me - I can't stand excessive GUI work). I notice Gentoo lets me download both Cedega and Wine through portage, but that Wine is 4MB bigger (although both are tiny).
Cedega seems to be dedicated to games, and seems to be a compatiblity layer like Wine (hence, the download is tiny, and performance wouldn't be affected like full emulation)... does it fake things perculiar to gaming better than Wine? Does it support more games than Wine?
Or does the difference just come down to which is easier to use (that being a matter of perspective and taste)?

04-05-2005, 06:37 AM	#9
LennonCook Jack Burton Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux Age: 38 Posts: 5,452	I have seen instructions recently on how to do this with only WINE... I haven't tested these myself, though. Basically, you install it on Windows, and then copy the installation to Linux. This seems a slightly easier way to do it if BG2 already happens to be installed on a Windows partition (since Linux can read both FAT and NTFS quite well). What are the benifits of Cedega? I notice it seems to be an all-gui process, which may be good for people who want that (= not me - I can't stand excessive GUI work). I notice Gentoo lets me download both Cedega and Wine through portage, but that Wine is 4MB bigger (although both are tiny). Cedega seems to be dedicated to games, and seems to be a compatiblity layer like Wine (hence, the download is tiny, and performance wouldn't be affected like full emulation)... does it fake things perculiar to gaming better than Wine? Does it support more games than Wine? Or does the difference just come down to which is easier to use (that being a matter of perspective and taste)?