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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).
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Nice tip!
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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).
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It can be a command-line utility as well - you can download Cedega separately if you wish. I downloaded it from within Point2Play (sort of like a game launcher which keeps a catalogue of your games) so it appears I don't have the cedega option on the command line. They do recommend you use the GUI, and it's definitely not excessive: pretty minimalist tbh. You also have access to debugging output and can edit config files directly from the GUI.
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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)...
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Correct on all three counts. If you have decent 3d drivers (the latest ATI seem to be a big improvement for me) then performance will be no worse, and in some cases slightly better as Windows isn't being a resource hog.
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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)?
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Yes, it does games far far better than plain Wine. Just compare the games compatability list of
Wine with that of
Cedega. Also the unofficial Wiki has a different
list. They also seem to be making an effort to support the latest and greatest games officially - KOTOR2 for example. Generally, if a game isn't listed as being supported, under Cedega it will likely work to some extent whereas under Wine in my experience you wouldn't have a prayer.
It's not going to replace my WinXP partition just yet, but its certainly a large step in the right direction.
[ 04-05-2005, 08:44 AM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]