In a previous post, I mentioned how I was trying out Windows computer games in Ubuntu Linux using Wine. That post left off with me installing a game from Steam, specifically Half Life 2: Lost Coast. How did it turn out? Rather badly, actually. I haven’t had too much time to figure out the problem, but I have a strong suspicion that it has to do with my ATI graphics card, which has had a number of compatibility problems with various Linux distributions, especially Ubuntu. I won’t bother going into the little details, but I’m not going to call out Wine or Linux because one game won’t work.
Further testing is definitely in order. But I do know one thing for sure: 3D acceleration is likely to give you problems if you have to use proprietary drivers for your graphics card. I have a feeling that’s my problem, but I guess I’ll see when I mess around with it more.
Also, this is my 100th post on this blog! Woohoo! Okay, anyways…
