I didn't see one on OCN so I decided to write one.
WINEHQ has a good wiki-like page for WoW that has new bugs and fixes. It can be found here. (Thanks Wheezy_Baby)
NOTES:
Yes WoW can run on Linux; however, framerates take a huge hit to the face (This might be on ATI cards only). My laptop was running WoW around 35 FPS outside of cities and around 12 inside of cites. Now I run 6 FPS outside of cities and 2 inside of cities (Vostro 1000).
I did mine in Archlinux. For *buntu users, I believe you just replace [pacman -Sy] with [apt-get install]
My Computer Specs:
Vostro 1000
ATI Radeon Express x200 (restricted driver)
ArchLinux
Well first off, we need to see if your computer has Direct Rendering enabled.
Open a terminal.
Run
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Hopefully you'll recieve
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If you don't, you need to get a newer (or restricted) driver for your card.
There are three ways to do this next part.
The easiest is to copy the WoW folder from a Windows PC and put them in to your WINE C: drive. If you cannot do this continue on. (Thanks to purdueman for this information)
You can use the CDs to do this; however, I don't have the CDs so I used the installers.
Download both of the clients from the WoW websites.
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/downl...downloader.exe (for the original client)
https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/acco...tdownload.html (for the Burning Crusade NOTE: You have to be logged in to get this one)
Now if you want decent speeds on the patch downloads, you'll need to forward some ports. I chose to use Firestarter.
Install Firestarter
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One Firestarter has been installed, open Firestarter
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. And forwarded the ports 3724, 6112, and 6881-6999.
Now you need to forward the ports on your router (if you have one). All routers are different and a quick Google search can help you with this part.
Install WINE (Wine Is Not an Emulator) if you haven't already done so.
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Start the downloader in the terminal using WINE.
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(This step took a long time. It was around 15 hours for me.)
After it finishes, the installer window should pop open. Click Install.
Next we are going to download Burning Crusade in the terminal using WINE.
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(Again with the painful downloading times... Around 9 hours for me.)
With the 3.0.2 patch, pixel shading has been causing problems. I turned it off. You may not have too.
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-> Graphics Tab -> Unchecked Pixel shader box
You're done! Congratz and have fun!
EXTRA NOTES:
These may not apply to you.
When I started my game I got horrible video error. It was like a checkerboard pattern thing.
To fix this, do this
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->Graphics Tab->Checked "Emulate a virtual Desktop"
Then set it to your screen demensions.
WINEHQ has a good wiki-like page for WoW that has new bugs and fixes. It can be found here. (Thanks Wheezy_Baby)
NOTES:
Yes WoW can run on Linux; however, framerates take a huge hit to the face (This might be on ATI cards only). My laptop was running WoW around 35 FPS outside of cities and around 12 inside of cites. Now I run 6 FPS outside of cities and 2 inside of cities (Vostro 1000).
I did mine in Archlinux. For *buntu users, I believe you just replace [pacman -Sy] with [apt-get install]
My Computer Specs:
Vostro 1000
ATI Radeon Express x200 (restricted driver)
ArchLinux
Well first off, we need to see if your computer has Direct Rendering enabled.
Open a terminal.
Run
Code:
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glxinfo | grep renderingCode:
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Direct Rendering: YesThere are three ways to do this next part.
The easiest is to copy the WoW folder from a Windows PC and put them in to your WINE C: drive. If you cannot do this continue on. (Thanks to purdueman for this information)
You can use the CDs to do this; however, I don't have the CDs so I used the installers.
Download both of the clients from the WoW websites.
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/downl...downloader.exe (for the original client)
https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/acco...tdownload.html (for the Burning Crusade NOTE: You have to be logged in to get this one)
Now if you want decent speeds on the patch downloads, you'll need to forward some ports. I chose to use Firestarter.
Install Firestarter
Code:
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sudo pacman -Sy firestarterCode:
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sudo firestarterNow you need to forward the ports on your router (if you have one). All routers are different and a quick Google search can help you with this part.
Install WINE (Wine Is Not an Emulator) if you haven't already done so.
Code:
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sudo pacman -Sy wineCode:
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wine '/home/user-name/path/to/client/wowclient-downloader.exe'After it finishes, the installer window should pop open. Click Install.
Next we are going to download Burning Crusade in the terminal using WINE.
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wine '/home/user-name/path/to/client/WoW-BurningCrusade-enUS-Installer-downloader.exe'With the 3.0.2 patch, pixel shading has been causing problems. I turned it off. You may not have too.
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winecfgYou're done! Congratz and have fun!
EXTRA NOTES:
These may not apply to you.
When I started my game I got horrible video error. It was like a checkerboard pattern thing.
To fix this, do this
Code:
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winecfgThen set it to your screen demensions.
