Okay.. instead of searching through thousands of threads just to find a fix , i though i might just compile everything up here.
if there is anything i missed out , everyone is welcomed to add to it :D The more the better
Of course , if you think your issue is unique to you only , you are welcomed to post it on here to..
Okay..enough talk and i will start stating the issues
Before asking any questions ...it would be always good to ...
check your system is up to date.
Check your graphic card driver is up to date :)
IMPORTANT : ..We are not some amazing beings... ( okay ...the Codeweaver Staffs are ;) ..lol )
before posting any problems /issues , it would be good if you stated the following facts
1.your operating system
2.your hardware spec ..
3.What is the issue... :) ( obviously...lol )
Team Fortress 2 was appearing in Black & White after an update from Valve. This issue was fixed with CrossOver Games 10.2.1.
hm..
From the following threads :
http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=3379;forum=1;msg=51389
http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=3379;forum=1;msg=48288
http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=3379;forum=1;msg=51360
I gathered that Linux , Pulseaudio and CrossOver DOES NOT go well together
To run game like TF2 and counterstrike source ,
Note: if you dont have sudo , use su root but it is better is you use sudo anyway
for Debian based distros do run:
Sudo apt-get purge pulseaudio
For arch based Distros do run :
sudo pacman -R pulseaudio
For redhat ( yum and rpm )based distros do run
sudo yum erase pulseaudio
for mandriva (urpmi (rpm)) based distros do run
sudo urpme pulseaudio
Instead of me going through the extensive list of package managers , do find more info of packagemanagers at
http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=package-management
After removing pulse audio , do remember to set your sound settings to ALSA or OSS ..or have no sound at all
This have to be done both in wine's setting and Linux's setting
For Linux Only : If your game refuses to start after you press launch game , it could be that you do not have direct rendering enabled
To check , run glxinfo in your terminal
A few reasons for this is that you have XGl running in your background .Please remove that as it hogs your video card and does not allow any other
driver to access it
The second reason is that your graphic card driver might not be installed .
There could be many other reasons .Please do help me to find out and list it out. Thanks
For both linux and mac : Your graphic card might be slightly underpowered to run Hl2 mod games therefore you might need to reduce the resolution
and graphic settings before you can play with an acceptable fps
Another thing for both Linux and mac users : If your game crashes upon loading finish a server , it could be a motd rendering bug ..Try installing Internet explorer 6 in your steam bottle . it might help
If you get weird graphic problems , do make sure compiz is disabled for full screen applications ..i myself do not run TF2 in fullscreen
Another reason Problem is that with the steam update of 10 June 2009, TF2 officially crashes winesever
For Linux users , if you get garbled fonts and so on..
Do remember to install msttcorefonts on your com ...it shud be easy for ubuntu and arch users... i never tried other distros much..so i cant say.
And also do try to install fonts into your steam bottle ..this applies to both mac and linux users ..
it might help .. i think
Now to reply some questions i found while browsing on the threads
Q. Is it possible to use steam in-game overlay?
Ans: Nope Not currently at least . As the In-game overlay actually injects processes which CrossOver is unable to handle
Q.Must it be only steam version game?
Ans: Well...Only the steam versions are officialy supported
Q. What is the default directx level when running Hl2 mod games ?
Ans: In Mac for TF2 , it is most probably direct x 8 due to many restrictions
For linux ...Its quite much up to you...just make your own tweaks and make sure your com can support it
Q: where are the bottle stored ? ( edited from the originally question as it was said in exasperation and frustration .)
Ans : For mac The CrossOver Bottle files are located at:
/Users/YOURUSERNAMEHERE/Library/Application Support/CorssOver Games/Bottles
For Linux , it shud be most likely in /home/urusername/.cxgames
Q: In which version of CxGames is the memory leak for TF2 most likely to occur in?
Ans: Version 7.2 for both mac and linux. Please use Version7.2.2 as memoryleak is more or less contained in this version
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Edit : Further improvements/ additions to the FAQ
When Crossover Pro is purchased , the license to use Crossover Games product is granted and given ..
Therefore ...Crossover Games is a totally separate from Crossover Pro...
Crossover Games is a separate download included with Pro - go
into your My Account->My Downloads area -- you can download it from
there -- you use the same username/password credentials to register
crossover-games as you use to register Pro...
useful materials to read up if you get CAudioSourceMemWave (xxx): GetDataPointer() failed error
http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=3379;forum=1;msg=48288;forumthreadcurPos=50
Phew...I just compiled the recent problems and issues ...if i have missed out any thing or said something wrongly .. do feel free to reply and tell me . I will edit this accordingly
Thank you so much
Cheers :)
Caron Wills