Ubuntu install help

Ken_Bright · 28 April 2012 21:03

just downloaded sw 2.5 finally got winr to install it but it keeps giving message the rating folder does not exist Z:\home\ken\documents\sailing Please check your settings in the global options folders tab when I click OK SW opens then immediately closes not allowing me to do anything - i'm running ubuntu 11.10 on laptop i was only upgrading sw from 2.06 because the ubuntu upgrade lost a lot of the text boxes

MalcolmO · 28 April 2012 22:31

I had that problem a while back - it was due to a glitch in WIne.

I found that I could open an existing SW file, but not open the SW

program to create a new file.

The problem was resolved by installing the latest version of Wine -

I’m on Wine 1.4

Once you can get SW running, you can specify where SW can find the

ratings file. But under wine, it seems to prefer a pseudo Windows
scheme, using C:/ My Documents

hope this helps

···

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

          just downloaded sw 2.5 finally got winr to install it but
it keeps giving message the rating folder does not exist
Z:\home\ken\documents\sailing Please check your settings
in the global options folders tab when I click OK SW opens
then immediately closes not allowing me to do anything -
i’m running ubuntu 11.10 on laptop i was only upgrading sw
from 2.06 because the ubuntu upgrade lost a lot of the
text boxes

Ken_Bright · 28 April 2012 23:01

I'll try and find wine 1.4 at the moment SW doesn't stay open long
enough to do any thing

I had that problem a while back - it was due to a glitch in WIne.

I found that I could open an existing SW file, but not open the SW
program to create a new file.

The problem was resolved by installing the latest version of Wine -

I'm

on Wine 1.4

Once you can get SW running, you can specify where SW can find the
ratings file. But under wine, it seems to prefer a pseudo Windows
scheme, using C:/ My Documents

hope this helps

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

>
> just downloaded sw 2.5 finally got winr to install it but it keeps
> giving message the rating folder does not exist
> Z:\home\ken\documents\sailing Please check your settings in the

global

> options folders tab when I click OK SW opens then immediately closes
> not allowing me to do anything - i'm running ubuntu 11.10 on laptop

i

> was only upgrading sw from 2.06 because the ubuntu upgrade lost a

lot

···

--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@...> wrote:

On 2012/04/28 23:03, kengbright wrote:
> of the text boxes
>
>

MalcolmO · 29 April 2012 06:19

If you find an existing SW file (with file manager), can you open it
from there?

···

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

          I'll try and find wine 1.4 at the moment SW doesn't stay
open long
enough to do any thing
          --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com              ,
Malcolm Osborne wrote:

I had that problem a while back - it was due to a
glitch in WIne.

I found that I could open an existing SW file, but
not open the SW
program to create a new file.

The problem was resolved by installing the latest
version of Wine -
I’m
on Wine 1.4

Once you can get SW running, you can specify where SW
can find the
ratings file. But under wine, it seems to prefer a
pseudo Windows
scheme, using C:/ My Documents

hope this helps

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/28 23:03, kengbright wrote:

just downloaded sw 2.5 finally got winr to
install it but it keeps

giving message the rating folder does not exist
Z:\home\ken\documents\sailing Please check your
settings in the
global

options folders tab when I click OK SW opens
then immediately closes

not allowing me to do anything - i’m running
ubuntu 11.10 on laptop
i

was only upgrading sw from 2.06 because the
ubuntu upgrade lost a
lot

of the text boxes

<malcolmo@…>

Ken_Bright · 29 April 2012 16:46

Thanks for the interest Malcolm

Yes and it stays open but puts bars as per the previously recorded font problem in most entry boxes

···

--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@...> wrote:

If you find an existing SW file (with file manager), can you open it
from there?

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/29 01:01, kengbright wrote:
>
> I'll try and find wine 1.4 at the moment SW doesn't stay open long
> enough to do any thing
>
> --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
> >
> > I had that problem a while back - it was due to a glitch in WIne.
> >
> > I found that I could open an existing SW file, but not open the SW
> > program to create a new file.
> >
> > The problem was resolved by installing the latest version of Wine -
> I'm
> > on Wine 1.4
> >
> > Once you can get SW running, you can specify where SW can find the
> > ratings file. But under wine, it seems to prefer a pseudo Windows
> > scheme, using C:/ My Documents
> >
> > hope this helps
> >
> > regards,
> > Malcolm Osborne
> > Sedgefield South Africa
> >
> >
> > On 2012/04/28 23:03, kengbright wrote:
> > >
> > > just downloaded sw 2.5 finally got winr to install it but it keeps
> > > giving message the rating folder does not exist
> > > Z:\home\ken\documents\sailing Please check your settings in the
> global
> > > options folders tab when I click OK SW opens then immediately closes
> > > not allowing me to do anything - i'm running ubuntu 11.10 on laptop
> i
> > > was only upgrading sw from 2.06 because the ubuntu upgrade lost a
> lot
> > > of the text boxes
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

Huw2 · 29 April 2012 17:02

Hi Ken,

 I wrote the following a while ago and it will probably apply to

Ubuntu 11.10 as well.

                 On 17/12/2011 16:32, Huw Pearce wrote:
Hi Colin,
                Just been testing Sailwave b2.4.1 under Linux
(Ubuntu 11.04 with the latest Wine [v1.3.35)
updates from the Ubuntu repositories) and it works
so far with no bugs. Tested using a Sailwave file
from the 470 Europeans held in July this year in
Helsinki; the event had Q & F-series plus
medal race for top 10 and also a race for the
non-medalists.*

From what I have found trying Sailwave under Linux is that it is

important that version of Wine >= v1.3.35 has been the solution
for me as well as making sure that one uses Winetricks to install MS
fonts.

The Linux distributions I have been trying, Ubuntu & openSUSE,

do not have a version of Wine in their repositories that I have
found works; I have downloaded newer versions of Wine from
and installed.
Kind regards,
Huw

···

www.winehq.org

Thanks for the interest Malcolm
          Yes and it stays open but puts bars as per the previously
recorded font problem in most entry boxes
          --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com              ,
Malcolm Osborne wrote:

If you find an existing SW file (with file manager),
can you open it > from there?

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/29 01:01, kengbright wrote:

I’ll try and find wine 1.4 at the moment SW
doesn’t stay open long

enough to do any thing

— In , > > Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:

I had that problem a while back - it was
due to a glitch in WIne.

I found that I could open an existing SW
file, but not open the SW

program to create a new file.

The problem was resolved by installing the
latest version of Wine -

I’m

on Wine 1.4

Once you can get SW running, you can
specify where SW can find the

ratings file. But under wine, it seems to
prefer a pseudo Windows

scheme, using C:/ My Documents

hope this helps

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/28 23:03, kengbright wrote:

just downloaded sw 2.5 finally got
winr to install it but it keeps

giving message the rating folder does
not exist

Z:\home\ken\documents\sailing Please
check your settings in the

global

options folders tab when I click OK SW
opens then immediately closes

not allowing me to do anything - i’m
running ubuntu 11.10 on laptop

i

was only upgrading sw from 2.06
because the ubuntu upgrade lost a

lot

of the text boxes

<malcolmo@…>

sailwave@yahoogroups.com mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com

Ken_Bright · 29 April 2012 17:08

Thanks Huw I'll give it a whirl

···

--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, Huw Pearce <huw.pearce@...> wrote:

Hi Ken,

  I wrote the following a while ago and it will probably apply to Ubuntu
11.10 as well.

                                /On 17/12/2011 16:32, Huw Pearce wrote:
                                Hi Colin,

                                Just been testing Sailwave b2.4.1 under
                                Linux (Ubuntu 11.04 with the latest Wine
                                [v1.3.35) updates from the Ubuntu
                                repositories) and it works so far with
                                no bugs. Tested using a Sailwave file
                                from the 470 Europeans held in July this
                                year in Helsinki; the event had Q &
                                F-series plus medal race for top 10 and
                                also a race for the non-medalists./

From what I have found trying Sailwave under Linux is that it is
important that version of Wine >= v1.3.35 has been the solution for me
as well as making sure that one uses Winetricks to install MS fonts.

The Linux distributions I have been trying, Ubuntu & openSUSE, do not
have a version of Wine in their repositories that I have found works; I
have downloaded newer versions of Wine from www.winehq.org and installed.

Kind regards,
Huw

On 29/04/2012 17:46, kengbright wrote:
>
> Thanks for the interest Malcolm
>
> Yes and it stays open but puts bars as per the previously recorded
> font problem in most entry boxes
>
> --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
> >
> > If you find an existing SW file (with file manager), can you open it
> > from there?
> >
> >
> > regards,
> > Malcolm Osborne
> > Sedgefield South Africa
> >
> >
> > On 2012/04/29 01:01, kengbright wrote:
> > >
> > > I'll try and find wine 1.4 at the moment SW doesn't stay open long
> > > enough to do any thing
> > >
> > > --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I had that problem a while back - it was due to a glitch in WIne.
> > > >
> > > > I found that I could open an existing SW file, but not open the SW
> > > > program to create a new file.
> > > >
> > > > The problem was resolved by installing the latest version of Wine -
> > > I'm
> > > > on Wine 1.4
> > > >
> > > > Once you can get SW running, you can specify where SW can find the
> > > > ratings file. But under wine, it seems to prefer a pseudo Windows
> > > > scheme, using C:/ My Documents
> > > >
> > > > hope this helps
> > > >
> > > > regards,
> > > > Malcolm Osborne
> > > > Sedgefield South Africa
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 2012/04/28 23:03, kengbright wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > just downloaded sw 2.5 finally got winr to install it but it keeps
> > > > > giving message the rating folder does not exist
> > > > > Z:\home\ken\documents\sailing Please check your settings in the
> > > global
> > > > > options folders tab when I click OK SW opens then immediately
> closes
> > > > > not allowing me to do anything - i'm running ubuntu 11.10 on
> laptop
> > > i
> > > > > was only upgrading sw from 2.06 because the ubuntu upgrade lost a
> > > lot
> > > > > of the text boxes
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

Huw2 · 29 April 2012 18:11

Ken,

All the best. FYI -  I actually use Linux Mint 12 in a virtual

machine and it is based on Ubuntu 11.10 and the version of Wine in
the repository is v1.3.28; I know this version does not work.

Kind regards,
Huw

···

<huw.pearce@…>

www.winehq.org

sailwave@yahoogroups.com mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com

sailwave@yahoogroups.com
mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com

Ken_Bright · 29 April 2012 19:15

Sorry Huw and Malcolm I am not a techy without specific instructions to "type this in here" I am getting nowhere

···

--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, Huw Pearce <huw.pearce@...> wrote:

Hi Ken,

  I wrote the following a while ago and it will probably apply to Ubuntu
11.10 as well.

                                /On 17/12/2011 16:32, Huw Pearce wrote:
                                Hi Colin,

                                Just been testing Sailwave b2.4.1 under
                                Linux (Ubuntu 11.04 with the latest Wine
                                [v1.3.35) updates from the Ubuntu
                                repositories) and it works so far with
                                no bugs. Tested using a Sailwave file
                                from the 470 Europeans held in July this
                                year in Helsinki; the event had Q &
                                F-series plus medal race for top 10 and
                                also a race for the non-medalists./

From what I have found trying Sailwave under Linux is that it is
important that version of Wine >= v1.3.35 has been the solution for me
as well as making sure that one uses Winetricks to install MS fonts.

The Linux distributions I have been trying, Ubuntu & openSUSE, do not
have a version of Wine in their repositories that I have found works; I
have downloaded newer versions of Wine from www.winehq.org and installed.

Kind regards,
Huw

On 29/04/2012 17:46, kengbright wrote:
>
> Thanks for the interest Malcolm
>
> Yes and it stays open but puts bars as per the previously recorded
> font problem in most entry boxes
>
> --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
> >
> > If you find an existing SW file (with file manager), can you open it
> > from there?
> >
> >
> > regards,
> > Malcolm Osborne
> > Sedgefield South Africa
> >
> >
> > On 2012/04/29 01:01, kengbright wrote:
> > >
> > > I'll try and find wine 1.4 at the moment SW doesn't stay open long
> > > enough to do any thing
> > >
> > > --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I had that problem a while back - it was due to a glitch in WIne.
> > > >
> > > > I found that I could open an existing SW file, but not open the SW
> > > > program to create a new file.
> > > >
> > > > The problem was resolved by installing the latest version of Wine -
> > > I'm
> > > > on Wine 1.4
> > > >
> > > > Once you can get SW running, you can specify where SW can find the
> > > > ratings file. But under wine, it seems to prefer a pseudo Windows
> > > > scheme, using C:/ My Documents
> > > >
> > > > hope this helps
> > > >
> > > > regards,
> > > > Malcolm Osborne
> > > > Sedgefield South Africa
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 2012/04/28 23:03, kengbright wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > just downloaded sw 2.5 finally got winr to install it but it keeps
> > > > > giving message the rating folder does not exist
> > > > > Z:\home\ken\documents\sailing Please check your settings in the
> > > global
> > > > > options folders tab when I click OK SW opens then immediately
> closes
> > > > > not allowing me to do anything - i'm running ubuntu 11.10 on
> laptop
> > > i
> > > > > was only upgrading sw from 2.06 because the ubuntu upgrade lost a
> > > lot
> > > > > of the text boxes
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

MalcolmO · 29 April 2012 21:50

Ken,

Go to this page on the winehq website:
[http://www.winehq.org/download/ubuntu](http://www.winehq.org/download/ubuntu)

This has instructions for setting your system to look at winehq for

the wine package (i.s.o. only the normal Ubuntu repository). This
guide is based on Ubuntu 9 - its now slightly different on Ubuntu
10. Just click on the Ubuntu Software Centre icon on the left to get
to the same place.

Now go back to Ubuntu software centre on your PC, you should be able

to search for wine there, to be able to install it. It should pick
up the latest version.

Then also search and install winetricks in Software centre - cure

the fonts problem.

···

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

          Sorry Huw and Malcolm I am not a techy without specific
instructions to “type this in here” I am getting nowhere
          --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com              ,
Huw Pearce wrote:

Hi Ken,

I wrote the following a while ago and it will
probably apply to Ubuntu > 11.10 as well.

/On 17/12/2011 16:32, Huw Pearce wrote:
Hi Colin,
Just been testing Sailwave b2.4.1 under
Linux (Ubuntu 11.04 with the latest Wine
[v1.3.35) updates from the Ubuntu
repositories) and it works so far with
no bugs. Tested using a Sailwave file
from the 470 Europeans held in July this
year in Helsinki; the event had Q &
F-series plus medal race for top 10 and
also a race for the non-medalists./

From what I have found trying Sailwave under Linux is
that it is > important that version of Wine >= v1.3.35 has been
the solution for me > as well as making sure that one uses Winetricks to
install MS fonts.

The Linux distributions I have been trying, Ubuntu
& openSUSE, do not > have a version of Wine in their repositories that I
have found works; I > have downloaded newer versions of Wine from
and installed.

Kind regards,
Huw
On 29/04/2012 17:46, kengbright wrote:

Thanks for the interest Malcolm

Yes and it stays open but puts bars as per the
previously recorded > > font problem in most entry boxes

— In , > > Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:

If you find an existing SW file (with file
manager), can you open it

from there?

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/29 01:01, kengbright wrote:

I’ll try and find wine 1.4 at the
moment SW doesn’t stay open long

enough to do any thing

— In > > ,
Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@>
wrote:

I had that problem a while back -
it was due to a glitch in WIne.

I found that I could open an
existing SW file, but not open the SW

program to create a new file.

The problem was resolved by
installing the latest version of Wine -

I’m

on Wine 1.4

Once you can get SW running, you
can specify where SW can find the

ratings file. But under wine, it
seems to prefer a pseudo Windows

scheme, using C:/ My Documents

hope this helps

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/28 23:03, kengbright
wrote:

just downloaded sw 2.5
finally got winr to install it but it keeps

giving message the rating
folder does not exist

Z:\home\ken\documents\sailing Please check your settings
in the

global

options folders tab when I
click OK SW opens then immediately > > closes

not allowing me to do
anything - i’m running ubuntu 11.10 on > > laptop

i

was only upgrading sw from
2.06 because the ubuntu upgrade lost a

lot

of the text boxes

<huw.pearce@…>

www.winehq.org

sailwave@yahoogroups.com mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com

sailwave@yahoogroups.com
mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com

MalcolmO · 29 April 2012 22:41

I should add that you should re-install SW using Wine after
installing the new version of Wine.

···

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

Ken,
          Go to this page on the winehq website:
          [http://www.winehq.org/download/ubuntu](http://www.winehq.org/download/ubuntu)

          This has instructions for setting your system to look at
winehq for the wine package (i.s.o. only the normal Ubuntu
repository). This guide is based on Ubuntu 9 - its now
slightly different on Ubuntu 10. Just click on the Ubuntu
Software Centre icon on the left to get to the same place.
          Now go back to Ubuntu software centre on your PC, you
should be able to search for wine there, to be able to
install it. It should pick up the latest version.
          Then also search and install winetricks in Software centre
cure the fonts problem.

On 2012/04/29 21:15, kengbright wrote:

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

              Sorry Huw and Malcolm I am not a techy without
specific instructions to “type this in here” I am
getting nowhere
              --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com                  ,
Huw Pearce wrote:

Hi Ken,

I wrote the following a while ago and it will
probably apply to Ubuntu > 11.10 as well.

/On 17/12/2011 16:32, Huw Pearce wrote:
Hi Colin,
Just been testing Sailwave b2.4.1 under
Linux (Ubuntu 11.04 with the latest Wine
[v1.3.35) updates from the Ubuntu
repositories) and it works so far with
no bugs. Tested using a Sailwave file
from the 470 Europeans held in July this
year in Helsinki; the event had Q &
F-series plus medal race for top 10 and
also a race for the non-medalists./

From what I have found trying Sailwave under
Linux is that it is > important that version of Wine >= v1.3.35 has
been the solution for me > as well as making sure that one uses Winetricks
to install MS fonts.

The Linux distributions I have been trying,
Ubuntu & openSUSE, do not > have a version of Wine in their repositories that
I have found works; I > have downloaded newer versions of Wine from and
installed.

Kind regards,
Huw
On 29/04/2012 17:46, kengbright wrote:

Thanks for the interest Malcolm

Yes and it stays open but puts bars as per
the previously recorded > > font problem in most entry boxes

— In ,
Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:

If you find an existing SW file (with
file manager), can you open it

from there?

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/29 01:01, kengbright wrote:

I’ll try and find wine 1.4 at the
moment SW doesn’t stay open long

enough to do any thing

— In > > ,
Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@>
wrote:

I had that problem a while
back - it was due to a glitch in WIne.

I found that I could open an
existing SW file, but not open the SW

program to create a new file.

The problem was resolved by
installing the latest version of Wine -

I’m

on Wine 1.4

Once you can get SW running,
you can specify where SW can find the

ratings file. But under wine,
it seems to prefer a pseudo Windows

scheme, using C:/ My
Documents

hope this helps

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/28 23:03,
kengbright wrote:

just downloaded sw 2.5
finally got winr to install it but it keeps

giving message the
rating folder does not exist

Z:\home\ken\documents\sailing Please check your
settings in the

global

options folders tab when
I click OK SW opens then immediately > > closes

not allowing me to do
anything - i’m running ubuntu 11.10 on > > laptop

i

was only upgrading sw
from 2.06 because the ubuntu upgrade lost a

lot

of the text boxes

<huw.pearce@…>

www.winehq.org

sailwave@yahoogroups.com mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com

sailwave@yahoogroups.com
mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com

Ken_Bright · 30 April 2012 11:14

Hi Malcolm
Cleared out the wine cellar and restocked it with wine 1.4. On Sailwave download it offered me wine windows down loader everything seemed OK then when it tried to install SW came up with could not initialize installation. unix\tmp\sw.5.exe File not found - is it looking in the wrong place and how do I help it out?

···

--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@...> wrote:

I should add that you should re-install SW using Wine after installing
the new version of Wine.

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/29 23:50, Malcolm Osborne wrote:
>
> Ken,
>
> Go to this page on the winehq website:
> http://www.winehq.org/download/ubuntu
>
> This has instructions for setting your system to look at winehq for
> the wine package (i.s.o. only the normal Ubuntu repository). This
> guide is based on Ubuntu 9 - its now slightly different on Ubuntu 10.
> Just click on the Ubuntu Software Centre icon on the left to get to
> the same place.
>
> Now go back to Ubuntu software centre on your PC, you should be able
> to search for wine there, to be able to install it. It should pick up
> the latest version.
>
> Then also search and install winetricks in Software centre - cure the
> fonts problem.
>
> regards,
> Malcolm Osborne
> Sedgefield South Africa
>
> On 2012/04/29 21:15, kengbright wrote:
>>
>> Sorry Huw and Malcolm I am not a techy without specific instructions
>> to "type this in here" I am getting nowhere
>>
>> --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
>> Huw Pearce <huw.pearce@> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Ken,
>> >
>> > I wrote the following a while ago and it will probably apply to Ubuntu
>> > 11.10 as well.
>> >
>> > /On 17/12/2011 16:32, Huw Pearce wrote:
>> > Hi Colin,
>> >
>> > Just been testing Sailwave b2.4.1 under
>> > Linux (Ubuntu 11.04 with the latest Wine
>> > [v1.3.35) updates from the Ubuntu
>> > repositories) and it works so far with
>> > no bugs. Tested using a Sailwave file
>> > from the 470 Europeans held in July this
>> > year in Helsinki; the event had Q &
>> > F-series plus medal race for top 10 and
>> > also a race for the non-medalists./
>> >
>> >
>> > From what I have found trying Sailwave under Linux is that it is
>> > important that version of Wine >= v1.3.35 has been the solution for me
>> > as well as making sure that one uses Winetricks to install MS fonts.
>> >
>> > The Linux distributions I have been trying, Ubuntu & openSUSE, do not
>> > have a version of Wine in their repositories that I have found
>> works; I
>> > have downloaded newer versions of Wine from www.winehq.org and
>> installed.
>> >
>> > Kind regards,
>> > Huw
>> >
>> > On 29/04/2012 17:46, kengbright wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Thanks for the interest Malcolm
>> > >
>> > > Yes and it stays open but puts bars as per the previously recorded
>> > > font problem in most entry boxes
>> > >
>> > > --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
>> > > Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > If you find an existing SW file (with file manager), can you
>> open it
>> > > > from there?
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > regards,
>> > > > Malcolm Osborne
>> > > > Sedgefield South Africa
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > On 2012/04/29 01:01, kengbright wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I'll try and find wine 1.4 at the moment SW doesn't stay open
>> long
>> > > > > enough to do any thing
>> > > > >
>> > > > > --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>
>> > > <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>
>> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
>> > > > > Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > I had that problem a while back - it was due to a glitch in
>> WIne.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > I found that I could open an existing SW file, but not open
>> the SW
>> > > > > > program to create a new file.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > The problem was resolved by installing the latest version
>> of Wine -
>> > > > > I'm
>> > > > > > on Wine 1.4
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Once you can get SW running, you can specify where SW can
>> find the
>> > > > > > ratings file. But under wine, it seems to prefer a pseudo
>> Windows
>> > > > > > scheme, using C:/ My Documents
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > hope this helps
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > regards,
>> > > > > > Malcolm Osborne
>> > > > > > Sedgefield South Africa
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > On 2012/04/28 23:03, kengbright wrote:
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > just downloaded sw 2.5 finally got winr to install it but
>> it keeps
>> > > > > > > giving message the rating folder does not exist
>> > > > > > > Z:\home\ken\documents\sailing Please check your settings
>> in the
>> > > > > global
>> > > > > > > options folders tab when I click OK SW opens then
>> immediately
>> > > closes
>> > > > > > > not allowing me to do anything - i'm running ubuntu 11.10 on
>> > > laptop
>> > > > > i
>> > > > > > > was only upgrading sw from 2.06 because the ubuntu
>> upgrade lost a
>> > > > > lot
>> > > > > > > of the text boxes
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>>
>

MalcolmO · 30 April 2012 11:40

Ken,

if you have downloaded sailwave (using the `Save' option) and the

sw***.exe file is in your Downloads folder, from the Nautilus file
manager, right click on this file, then select Open with' and Wine Windows Program Loader’

···

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

Hi Malcolm
Cleared out the wine cellar and restocked it with wine
1.4. On Sailwave download it offered me wine windows down
loader everything seemed OK then when it tried to install
SW came up with could not initialize installation.
unix\tmp\sw.5.exe File not found - is it looking in the
wrong place and how do I help it out?
          --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com              ,
Malcolm Osborne wrote:

I should add that you should re-install SW using Wine
after installing > the new version of Wine.

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

<malcolmo@…>

Ken_Bright · 30 April 2012 12:03

Hi Malcolm
Still get the same result

···

--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@...> wrote:

Ken,

if you have downloaded sailwave (using the `Save' option) and the
sw***.exe file is in your Downloads folder, from the Nautilus file
manager, right click on this file, then select `Open with' and `Wine
Windows Program Loader'

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/30 13:14, kengbright wrote:
>
> Hi Malcolm
> Cleared out the wine cellar and restocked it with wine 1.4. On
> Sailwave download it offered me wine windows down loader everything
> seemed OK then when it tried to install SW came up with could not
> initialize installation. unix\tmp\sw.5.exe File not found - is it
> looking in the wrong place and how do I help it out?
>
> --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
> >
> > I should add that you should re-install SW using Wine after installing
> > the new version of Wine.
> >
> > regards,
> > Malcolm Osborne
> > Sedgefield South Africa
> >
> >
>
>

MalcolmO · 30 April 2012 12:28

Ken,

Do you still get the same `file not found' error message?

When I initialise the installation, the first step that comes up is

the window `Wise Installation Wizard’ - do you get to that step?

To test your Wine - go to your Home folder. On the top of your

screen, select View', and Show hidden files’
Go to the (now visible) .wine folder
Go the windows sub directory. Open the notepad.exe file with Wine
Windows Program Loader
If that works (a notepad pops up), wine is OK and there might be a
problem with your sailwave file - try downloading again?

···

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

          Hi Malcolm
          Still get the same result
          --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com              ,
Malcolm Osborne wrote:

Ken,

if you have downloaded sailwave (using the Save' option) and the > sw***.exe file is in your Downloads folder, from the Nautilus file > manager, right click on this file, then select Open
with’ and `Wine > Windows Program Loader’

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/30 13:14, kengbright wrote:

Hi Malcolm
Cleared out the wine cellar and restocked it
with wine 1.4. On > > Sailwave download it offered me wine windows
down loader everything > > seemed OK then when it tried to install SW came
up with could not > > initialize installation. unix\tmp\sw.5.exe File
not found - is it > > looking in the wrong place and how do I help it
out?

— In , > > Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:

I should add that you should re-install SW
using Wine after installing

the new version of Wine.

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

<malcolmo@…>

sailwave@yahoogroups.com mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com

Ken_Bright · 30 April 2012 14:43

Hi Malcolm
I still get the file not found message - have used your test and notepad opened OK. I've downloaded SW 3 times each with the same result. Wine doesn't appear to be able to see it or one of the files in the install process.

···

--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@...> wrote:

Ken,

Do you still get the same `file not found' error message?

When I initialise the installation, the first step that comes up is the
window `Wise Installation Wizard' - do you get to that step?

To test your Wine - go to your Home folder. On the top of your screen,
select `View', and `Show hidden files'
Go to the (now visible) .wine folder
Go the windows sub directory. Open the notepad.exe file with Wine
Windows Program Loader
If that works (a notepad pops up), wine is OK and there might be a
problem with your sailwave file - try downloading again?

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/30 14:03, kengbright wrote:
>
>
> Hi Malcolm
> Still get the same result
> --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
> >
> > Ken,
> >
> > if you have downloaded sailwave (using the `Save' option) and the
> > sw***.exe file is in your Downloads folder, from the Nautilus file
> > manager, right click on this file, then select `Open with' and `Wine
> > Windows Program Loader'
> >
> >
> > regards,
> > Malcolm Osborne
> > Sedgefield South Africa
> >
> >
> > On 2012/04/30 13:14, kengbright wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Malcolm
> > > Cleared out the wine cellar and restocked it with wine 1.4. On
> > > Sailwave download it offered me wine windows down loader everything
> > > seemed OK then when it tried to install SW came up with could not
> > > initialize installation. unix\tmp\sw.5.exe File not found - is it
> > > looking in the wrong place and how do I help it out?
> > >
> > > --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I should add that you should re-install SW using Wine after
> installing
> > > > the new version of Wine.
> > > >
> > > > regards,
> > > > Malcolm Osborne
> > > > Sedgefield South Africa
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

MalcolmO · 30 April 2012 20:54

Ken,

I've reached the limit of my suggestions, unfortunately.

Anyone else who could contribute - Andy Barrow?

···

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

Hi Malcolm
I still get the file not found message - have used your
test and notepad opened OK. I’ve downloaded SW 3 times
each with the same result. Wine doesn’t appear to be able
to see it or one of the files in the install process.
          --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com              ,
Malcolm Osborne wrote:

Ken,

Do you still get the same `file not found’ error
message?

When I initialise the installation, the first step
that comes up is the > window `Wise Installation Wizard’ - do you get to
that step?

To test your Wine - go to your Home folder. On the
top of your screen, > select View', and Show hidden files’
Go to the (now visible) .wine folder
Go the windows sub directory. Open the notepad.exe
file with Wine > Windows Program Loader
If that works (a notepad pops up), wine is OK and
there might be a > problem with your sailwave file - try downloading
again?

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/30 14:03, kengbright wrote:

Hi Malcolm
Still get the same result
— In , > > Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:

Ken,

if you have downloaded sailwave (using the
`Save’ option) and the

sw***.exe file is in your Downloads folder,
from the Nautilus file

manager, right click on this file, then
select Open with' and Wine

Windows Program Loader’

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/30 13:14, kengbright wrote:

Hi Malcolm
Cleared out the wine cellar and
restocked it with wine 1.4. On

Sailwave download it offered me wine
windows down loader everything

seemed OK then when it tried to
install SW came up with could not

initialize installation.
unix\tmp\sw.5.exe File not found - is it

looking in the wrong place and how do
I help it out?

— In > > ,
Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@>
wrote:

I should add that you should
re-install SW using Wine after > > installing

the new version of Wine.

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

<malcolmo@…>

sailwave@yahoogroups.com mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com

sailwave@yahoogroups.com
mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com

Ken_Bright · 30 April 2012 23:20

Thanks Malcolm
There will be an answer I just don't know what it is - a full reinstall of ubuntu and al software appears to be beckoning but I am shying away from that at the moment

Cheers Ken

···

--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@...> wrote:

Ken,

I've reached the limit of my suggestions, unfortunately.

Anyone else who could contribute - Andy Barrow?

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/30 16:43, kengbright wrote:
>
> Hi Malcolm
> I still get the file not found message - have used your test and
> notepad opened OK. I've downloaded SW 3 times each with the same
> result. Wine doesn't appear to be able to see it or one of the files
> in the install process.
>
> --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
> >
> > Ken,
> >
> > Do you still get the same `file not found' error message?
> >
> > When I initialise the installation, the first step that comes up is the
> > window `Wise Installation Wizard' - do you get to that step?
> >
> > To test your Wine - go to your Home folder. On the top of your screen,
> > select `View', and `Show hidden files'
> > Go to the (now visible) .wine folder
> > Go the windows sub directory. Open the notepad.exe file with Wine
> > Windows Program Loader
> > If that works (a notepad pops up), wine is OK and there might be a
> > problem with your sailwave file - try downloading again?
> >
> > regards,
> > Malcolm Osborne
> > Sedgefield South Africa
> >
> >
> > On 2012/04/30 14:03, kengbright wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Malcolm
> > > Still get the same result
> > > --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ken,
> > > >
> > > > if you have downloaded sailwave (using the `Save' option) and the
> > > > sw***.exe file is in your Downloads folder, from the Nautilus file
> > > > manager, right click on this file, then select `Open with' and `Wine
> > > > Windows Program Loader'
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > regards,
> > > > Malcolm Osborne
> > > > Sedgefield South Africa
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 2012/04/30 13:14, kengbright wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Malcolm
> > > > > Cleared out the wine cellar and restocked it with wine 1.4. On
> > > > > Sailwave download it offered me wine windows down loader
> everything
> > > > > seemed OK then when it tried to install SW came up with could not
> > > > > initialize installation. unix\tmp\sw.5.exe File not found - is it
> > > > > looking in the wrong place and how do I help it out?
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > > > Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I should add that you should re-install SW using Wine after
> > > installing
> > > > > > the new version of Wine.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > regards,
> > > > > > Malcolm Osborne
> > > > > > Sedgefield South Africa
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

abarrow · 1 May 2012 11:40

Sorry, just saw my name pop up. I haven't been paying a lot of attention! How about we take this to PM so our compadres here don't have to watch?

Email me at andy@sailor.nu, I'll try to help. Version of Ubuntu would be helpful too.

···

--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@...> wrote:

Ken,

I've reached the limit of my suggestions, unfortunately.

Anyone else who could contribute - Andy Barrow?

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield South Africa

On 2012/04/30 16:43, kengbright wrote:
>
> Hi Malcolm
> I still get the file not found message - have used your test and
> notepad opened OK. I've downloaded SW 3 times each with the same
> result. Wine doesn't appear to be able to see it or one of the files
> in the install process.
>
> --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
> >
> > Ken,
> >
> > Do you still get the same `file not found' error message?
> >
> > When I initialise the installation, the first step that comes up is the
> > window `Wise Installation Wizard' - do you get to that step?
> >
> > To test your Wine - go to your Home folder. On the top of your screen,
> > select `View', and `Show hidden files'
> > Go to the (now visible) .wine folder
> > Go the windows sub directory. Open the notepad.exe file with Wine
> > Windows Program Loader
> > If that works (a notepad pops up), wine is OK and there might be a
> > problem with your sailwave file - try downloading again?
> >
> > regards,
> > Malcolm Osborne
> > Sedgefield South Africa
> >
> >
> > On 2012/04/30 14:03, kengbright wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Malcolm
> > > Still get the same result
> > > --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ken,
> > > >
> > > > if you have downloaded sailwave (using the `Save' option) and the
> > > > sw***.exe file is in your Downloads folder, from the Nautilus file
> > > > manager, right click on this file, then select `Open with' and `Wine
> > > > Windows Program Loader'
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > regards,
> > > > Malcolm Osborne
> > > > Sedgefield South Africa
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 2012/04/30 13:14, kengbright wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Malcolm
> > > > > Cleared out the wine cellar and restocked it with wine 1.4. On
> > > > > Sailwave download it offered me wine windows down loader
> everything
> > > > > seemed OK then when it tried to install SW came up with could not
> > > > > initialize installation. unix\tmp\sw.5.exe File not found - is it
> > > > > looking in the wrong place and how do I help it out?
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:sailwave%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > > > Malcolm Osborne <malcolmo@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I should add that you should re-install SW using Wine after
> > > installing
> > > > > > the new version of Wine.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > regards,
> > > > > > Malcolm Osborne
> > > > > > Sedgefield South Africa
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>