a4orce84 wrote:

Obviously, I don't have the CD, and am just downloading the file.

Illegally downloaded games are not supported here. Legal issues aside, the version you downloaded could very well be corrupted or otherwise incomplete, such that attempting to diagnose the problem would be futile.

Perhaps you should consider emulating the Playstation or N64 version instead.

Sorry, I was trying to locate the free shareware version, and found that first. Either way, I tried 2 downloads I found on google for Gex, and both gave me the same error message unfortunately.

Just trying to see if anyone might have any incite or tips on what I can try to get this working in Wine correctly.

Seems like it wants to launch a video.

On Windows you'd have to to install the Indeo codec or ffmpeg.

I'm guessing I can't just install those in Wine only (Since I'm on OSX).

Is my only option to play this is within Windows 7 (through Bootcamp or Virtualbox) at this point?

Like I said, it's possible this copy of the game is missing a file that it is trying to play. It is also possible that it expects to find the movie on the root of a CD drive instead of C:\Games\Gex. (I suspect a different error would occur if it was an Indeo codec problem.)

Hey Jorpho,

So I took your advice, and sought out the official Gex Demo here:
http://download.cnet.com/Gex-demo/3000-2095_4 … 351.html?tag=bc

I downloaded it, and I got a blank screen with the following error message:

After I clicked okay, I started hearing some of the game music but everything remains blank. When I click around, it locks up and that's about as far as I get unfortunately. It appears that the game is running, I can click on some of the outside buttons (Help) like you can see in the following screenshot:

I just can't see anything. Any ideas?

Huh. Maybe it is a codec problem after all. (See for instance Win 3.1 game, can't get VfW or redbook audio working .)

I doubt it's impossible to install the Indeo codec in Wine, however. A quick Google reveals https://code.google.com/p/winetricks/issues/detail?id=302 .

Sounds like it's unlikely I'm going to get this working on my Macbook / OSX (if I understood the code.google.com link correctly). =(

I don't understand what gave you that idea.

I got the codec downloaded, but instead of being ir32_32.dll, mine is called ir50_32.dll. Also, can someone help me with the batch file step:

The error can be worked around without manual install of the codec by doing this in a batch file:
#indeo codecs for the intro movie (the ir32_32.dll was added to the game exe dir)
wine reg add "HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\drivers.desc" /v "ir32_32.dll" /t REG_SZ /d "Indeo® Video R3.2"
wine reg add "HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Drivers32" /v "vidc.iv32" /t REG_SZ /d "ir32_32.dll"

Not sure how to actually do this, if anyone could give me some advice, it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

Ir32_32.dll (Indeo3 codec) is included in the full Indeo 5.11 package. Ir50_32.dll is the different codec (Indeo5).

I downloaded the one from here:
http://www.moviecodec.com/download-codec-pack … acy-package-31/

iv5setup.exe, is that NOT the right file?

Thanks again!

I have examined iv5setup.exe and there is indeed a ir32_32.dll inside it (among other things).

a4orce84 wrote:

The error can be worked around without manual install of the codec by doing this in a batch file:

If you want, you can just manually type those two lines on the Linux command line.

I'm using OSX Mavericks (Macbook Pro) not Linux, does that matter?

Jorpho wrote:

I have examined iv5setup.exe and there is indeed a ir32_32.dll inside it (among other things).

Can you tell em exactly where? I checked:
C:\Windows\System32
C:\Windows\System

and I could not find the ir32_32.dll file. Is it possible you can attach it to dropbox or something for me to access please?

a4orce84 wrote:

I'm using OSX Mavericks (Macbook Pro) not Linux, does that matter?

Oh, right. Wine is pretty much the same either way, as far as I know, and I can't imagine the command line working any differently.

Jorpho wrote:

and I could not find the ir32)32.dll file. Is it possible you can attach it to dropbox or something for me to access please?

If you really can't find it anywhere, you should be able to extract it yourself using Universal Extractor or Unshield or a similar program. Or you can probably find ir32_32.dll somewhere out there with a standard Google search.

K got the ir32_32.dll file in the same directory as the gex.exe file. When trying to paste the commands in terminal I get this:

aahmad-mac:~ aahmad$ wine reg add "HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\drivers.desc" /v "ir32_32.dll" /t REG_SZ /d "Indeo® Video R3.2"
-bash: wine: command not found

If you have problems with a game in Wine, visit the application compatibility database on WineHQ (or search Wine gamename on google):
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sCl … rsion&iId=11279
If you click through the reports it is only mentioned that you might need to enable the virtual desktop of Wine (control panel).
So I guess you just need to install the originsl full game and all works fine.
For further Wine help I'd also advise visiting the Winehq forums.

As for the above error, it all depends where you got Wine from. Everything but the MacPorts version or a self compiled one is bound to fail...

a4orce84 wrote:

-bash: wine: command not found

How do you normally start Wine?

I guess you might need the path at the start, as in /usr/bin/wine.