w00t - CS under linux!!!

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

OMG totally w00t!
Thanks to TransGaming and WineX 3.3, CS and Steam work flawlessly under Linux - I'm now running a completely M$ free box!!!

WOOOHOOOO!!!!!

[LA_MERC_RiverRat]

what are you using for graphics? photoshop for linux? paint shop pro for linux?

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

I just re-installed Linux - was running Windows about 2 hours ago, but for graphincs in Linux, Gimp is the bomb!

[bighead]

for 2 hours anyway..then he' reinstall windows..like he always does hehe

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

the key is, I NOW have CS working - that was always the deciding factor. It's here for good now :)

[LA_MERC_M@lACHi]

Biggy, care for a friendly wager? ;-)

[LA_MERC_Dirge]

and the band played on

[roXet]

UT2k4 has a linux version of the demo out too. =)

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

Originally posted by LA_MERC_roXet
UT2k4 has a linux version of the demo out too. =)

Yeah man - loaded that last night too!

[Corona]

max your going to have to tell me how to do it... i for the longest time wanted to switch to linux but wouldnt cause of CS.. let me know your secrets my master... oh is it as fast as it is in windows ( slow as ballz) or faster

[roXet]

max, did you end up subscribing to transgaming to get the good packages?

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

It's basically the same - I'm getting 100fps at 1024x768, OpenGL.

All you gotta do is load up your favorite distro (Mine is RedHat Fedora), load your 3D vid drivers (I can help w/ Nvidia, know nothing about ATI under linux), edit your X configs to support 3d, install WineX 3.3 from http://www.transgaming.com and point2play from Transgaming.com, point point2play to CS_Steaminstall.exe after download steam, and tell it to "Install" the steam installer will run just as under windows. Main difference for getting into Steam once it's installed is you launch point2play, and it has all your windows games you have installed listed in there, and you choose the one you want to play, and hit "play" and steam launches just like normal.

As I said, game play is about the same, but steam takes a few seconds longer to start up, but that's becuase of wine starting up prolly.

If you wanna do it, get w/ me and well do it - I went from ingame CS in Windows to ingame CS in Linux in less than 2 hours last night!

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

Originally posted by LA_MERC_roXet
max, did you end up subscribing to transgaming to get the good packages?

I did. Best $15 I've ever spent on software :)

[Corona]

ok well ill have to let you know what im going to do... i also play C&C generals.. and i still want to play that game too and i have a lot of school programs that i would need to get to run in linux... also i have to install linux.... it may be a few weeks anyway cause ill want to dual boot.. and SLOWLY move over to linux ... i dont know enough about it to just switch over... but i want to learn

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

Well, Bighead and M@lachi won that one - just reloaded windows :(

[LA_MERC_M@lACHi]

HA HA!

[bighead]

I knew it..LOL nub

[LA_MERC_goose]

Max needs to get him a seperate box just for Linux. I takes time to get the -nix systems set up and running completely! Everyone has to take their own "punch" at making their programs run on the platform. I tip my hat to you Max for wasting your time .... huh, using your time loading and reloading OS's trying to make one work that isn't any better than the one ya current have. :D LOL! J/J!

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

I have always liked tinkering with OSes. It's fun to see how differnt file systems/directory structure are - see how you can customize the GUI, etc. I keep loading Linux periodically too see how polished it's getting, and it's getting to be a pretty doggone good OS, but there are still things that are just too much of a hassle to get to work. While there are several Office Suites available, I'm just not as comfortable in any of them as I am in MS Office. There is no mail client that is even close to the functionality of Outlook 2003 - running evolution made me realize just how much spam Outlook's new junk filter catches. There is no Macromedia software available for linux - and I live in Dreamweaver and Fireworks for my web stuff - and although the GIMP is good, and has the same functionality, I just can't get around in it as easily as Photoshop.

I think what I am getting at is that it is not the OS that is the problem, at this point it is application support.