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Friday, August 13, 2021

Wine development release 6.15 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

The Wine development release 6.15 is now available.

What's new in this release:

  • WinSock (WS2_32) library converted to PE.
  • Support for performance data in the registry.
  • More 32->64-bit thunks for NTDLL calls.
  • Improved floating point status handling in the C runtime.
  • More preparation work for the GDI syscall interface.
  • Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

 
Bugs fixed in 6.15 (total 49):

  21910  File Encryption 2.1 does now show interface and drive units correctly
  25602  Windows Double Explorer: can't add a favorite folder when using Wine Mono
  28257  kernel32/pipe.ok flaky
  33037  Multiple Microsoft product installers fail due to missing registry performance counter information (HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA 230, process object)(Visual Studio 6, eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0, SQL Server Management Studio Express 2008 R2)
  34345  AOMEI Backupper: crashes when clicking on "reload" button
  34679  Split/Second Velocity Demo crashes without native d3dx9_36
  34726  e-carte bleue la banque postale: black screen on start
  36159  Google-Earth: no search results and no itinerary displayed
  39302  Multiple D3D example applications crash due to d3dx10_43.dll.D3DX10CreateEffectFromFileW stub (NVIDIA D3D SDK 10 Sparkles, DirectX SDK GPUSpectrogram)
  39365  Gas Guzzlers Combat Carnage demo has wrong rendering with ARB shaders enabled
  39821  Scrollbar theming not working
  41191  Multiple D3D example applications crash due to d3dx10_43.D3DX10CreateEffectFromMemory stub (Separable Subsurface Scattering, Nvidia's CSAA tutorial demo)
  41221  wine-mono crashes with "System.EntryPointNotFoundException" when run under gdb
  41560  Multiple MFC-based BCGControlBar Library examples fail to draw Themed Scrollbars (BCGPVisualStudioGUIDemo, BCGPOutlookDemo)
  41629  Wordpad needs a manifest file.
  41921  Zafehouse: Diaries crashes when attempting to start the game
  42341  Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason demo shows black screen after launch
  47047  Multiple kernel drivers crash due to missing 'ntoskrnl.exe.MmGetPhysicalAddress' semi-stub (64-bit MRAC Anti-Cheat (My.Com Warface) kernel service, DELL BIOS flash utility, BattlEye Anti-Cheat)
  47261  Sysinternals ClockRes returns wrong values (NtQueryTimerResolution/NtSetTimerResolution)
  48583  Waves VST Plugins do not render correctly
  48584  DTS Master Audio Suite displays a black window if dxvk is installed
  48585  DTS Master Audio Suite display turns black if it is minimised then maximised
  48854  When using Wavelab I am unable to save any file
  49067  When working in a Windows CLI environment the up arrow key no longer brings up the last command used.
  49726  ChrisPC Free VPN Connection 2.x crashes on unimplemented function rasapi32.dll.RasSetCredentialsA when clicking 'Connect to VPN'
  50167  Wavelab 6 no longer launches with introduction of wine 5.22
  50419  Windows Movie Maker 2.0 installer fails to register 'l3codeca.acm' codec (missing 'dxtrans.dll', IDXTaskManager)
  50705  Cygwin64 on Wine64-staging closes the console after every command.
  51215  Logos Bible Software crashes when selecting a resource in Library View or Factbook
  51290  Since wine 6.10 does not work HD-mod lobby game Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (HotA)
  51326  Counter:Side: No sound after losing and regaining focus for the first time
  51344  Resident Evil 4 (2007) hangs on start without native d3dx9_30
  51358  Civilization 4: XML load error when trying to start
  51374  GreedFall 1.0.5684 crashes on unimplemented function KERNEL32.dll.GetCurrentPackagePath
  51398  "The Bat!" mailer cannot send mails with attachments anymore
  51419  Multiple games crash on launch using Vulkan renderer (The Park, DARQ, HITMAN 2 (2018), Little Nightmares)
  51452  oleaut32:varformat fails in Wine when the currency sign has two characters or more
  51469  iBall Soft AP Manager crashes on unimplemented function wlanapi.dll.WlanHostedNetworkQueryProperty
  51496  On KDE riched20:editor triggers a clipboard infinite loop, crashing explorer.exe
  51501  FFXIV Launcher shows repeated certificate warning popup
  51519  Multiple applications have issues with network connections (PlayOnline Viewer, Steam).
  51533  Some Radeon driver versions seem to break kernelbase:sync
  51535  Native Access 1.13.3 crashes on unimplemented function virtdisk.dll.DetachVirtualDisk
  51540  PlayOnline Viewer (FFXI) fails to start (Wine built without MinGW).
  51560  Toon Boom Harmony 15 crashes on unimplemented function tbs.dll.Tbsi_GetDeviceInfo
  51568  Zafehouse: Diaries demo crashes on start
  51579  Regression in msvcrt breaks google earth installer
  51586  Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain crashes on launch
  51591  AFxW: file list panes aren't updated at start-up

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

CodeWeavers CrossOver 21 for Linux Mac and Chrome OS

I’m thrilled to announce that CodeWeavers has released CrossOver 21 for macOS, Linux and Chrome OS!
CrossOver 21 includes an update to Wine 6.0, bringing with it thousands of improvements to a variety of applications. One of the more exciting features of Wine 6.0 is the Vulkan backend for wined3d. This feature is on by default on macOS for 64-bit Direct3D 10/11 games if DXVK is not enabled. Our testing results have largely been positive, but we know of a few games that run with DXVK but do not currently run with wined3d. We also have found a few games that work with wined3d but not DXVK. Notably, NieR:Automata should run on all platforms with wined3d on CrossOver 21, and Skyrim Special Edition should be newly playable on M1 Macs with wined3d. 

macOS users running Big Sur 11.3 or later will also find that Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 DualSense controllers now work with Bluetooth.

Also relevant to our macOS users is the addition of dark mode support to the CrossOver UI. We hope that dark mode fans whose eyes are currently shocked when they open CrossOver will be pleased with the changes. 

We have several fixes for Office 2016/365 on Linux, including better support for multi-monitor configurations and a fix for problems entering a password to sign in to and activate Office. 

Both our Chrome OS and Linux users should notice faster startup times when opening CrossOver 21

In addition to many other fixes for various applications, we have updated the version of DXVK we ship to 1.7, and we also now ship Wine Mono with CrossOver. 

Lastly, I want to touch on one thing that CrossOver 21 does NOT currently include: support for macOS Monterey. We have been working closely with Apple on a solution, but right now CrossOver will not run on Monterey. We expect to be able to offer support for Monterey on CrossOver later this year in time for Monterey’s release. We will be posting progress updates on our website, so make sure you are subscribed to our blog to get the latest updates on Monterey compatibility.

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Sunday, August 1, 2021

Lutris 0.5.9-beta1 has been released

Lutris helps you install and play video games from all eras and from most gaming systems. By leveraging and combining existing emulators, engine re-implementations and compatibility layers, it gives you a central interface to launch all your games.

The client can connect with existing services like Humble Bundle, GOG and Steam to make your game libraries easily available. Game downloads and installations are automated and can be modified through user made scripts.

Download this version of Lutris from here.

Changelog :

This is the first public beta release for Lutris 0.5.9.

  • Add initial support for Epic Games Store
  • Add support for Steam for Windows as a game source
  • Add support for DXVK-NVAPI and DLSS
  • Add FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) option for compatible Wine versions
  • Add workaround for locale issues when Lutris is launched from Steam
  • Add gamescope option
  • 3rd party services can be enabled or disabled in the preferences
  • The main preferences window has now tabs on the left side
  • Runner configuration is now available from the main preferences window
  • VKD3D is a separate option from DXVK
  • Esync is enabled by default
  • Dolphin is available as a game source (reads games from the emulator's
    local database of games)
  • Scan for installed games when using Steam source
  • Improved automatic installers for GOG, detection of DOSBOX and ScummVM
    games.
  • DRM free services (Humble, GOG) can locate existing installations of games
  • Use 7zip as the default extractor when not given an archive type
  • Improve process monitoring, allowing for monitoring of Steam games
  • Disable AMD switchable graphics layer by default (breaks games)
  • Removed support for Gallium 9
  • Removed support for X360CE
  • Removed legacy WineD3D options

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Friday, July 30, 2021

Wine development release 6.14 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

The Wine development release 6.14 is now available.

What's new in this release:

  • Mono engine updated to version 6.3.0, with upstream updates.
  • 32->64-bit thunks implemented in WOW64 dll.
  • More preparation work for the GDI syscall interface.
  • Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

 
Bugs fixed in 6.14 (total 30):

  22120  CTL3D help file is mostly scrunched to the left
  22572  Managed C++ assemblies don't work in Wine + Mono
  25167  Multiple .NET applications crash with unimplemented System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.get_User (Eraser 6.0, Chocolatey package manager, WinAuth 3.6.x) when using Wine-Mono
  28605  BurnPlot (VB6 app) fails to start
  32316  Autodesk 3ds Max 9 32-bit exits silently or crashes on startup with Wine-Mono
  41636  Multiple DirectX 11 games need ID3D11Device1::CreateDeferredContext1 implementation (WWE 2K15, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, Pro Evolution Soccer 2019, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Space Engineers)
  46014  Estlcam 11.x (.NET 4.x app) crashes on startup with Wine-Mono
  48996  GRID Autosport hangs while loading
  50962  reg.exe does not implement '/reg:32' and '/reg:64' command line switches
  51126  Multiple games play truncated audio (Evil Twin in-game dialog, Fallout: New Vegas radio tracks)
  51137  Construction Set for TES4 Oblivion missing or broken text in some places
  51185  Windows fails to load the minimal PE image in kernel32:loader
  51196  ntdll:om has a timing-related failure in Wine
  51213  GZDoom Builder 2.3 r2787 fails with IdentityNotMappedException
  51284  shell32:shellpath fails on Windows when there is more than one CD drive
  51306  Wine-Mono doesn't show Japanese text (DllImport issue?).
  51319  Star Citizen, WoW causes 100% CPU usage in wineserver
  51334  Microsoft Xbox Live Developer Tool XblTestAccountGui crashes
  51346  x264guiEx partly shows square characters when using Wine-Mono (default encoding issue with C++/CLI).
  51410  mlang:mlang fails on the Hindi test configuration
  51435  iostream float formatting broken since Wine 5.12-170-g1bc6f0c8617
  51439  Grand Theft Auto V fails to save progress on game exit: "Save failed. Are you sure you want to quit now?"
  51440  Sea of Thieves hangs on loading into the game
  51450  oleaut32:varformat fails in Wine when the currency sign follows the amount
  51453  oleaut32:vartype and oleaut32:vartest fail on Windows 10 1909+
  51465  EVE Online launcher crashes
  51485  Dead Rising crashes on launch
  51493  WXDrive.exe from WeCom failed to startup.
  51505  MIDISelector's MIDI mapper configuration doesn't take effect
  51506  Disabled controls are not greyed out when theming is active

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