NFS 4 HS / RC on Ubuntu Linux

[FerrariMan]

It's possible, my friends...
Here's my original guide:
http://www.iplounge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1624
But I'll paste it here anyway incase anyone wants Ubuntu.
Well, I managed to actually pull this off - EP and everything.
I'm running Ubuntu Linux 9.10 (Karmic) and I was able to run Mixer, IPL, and HS without much trouble. Here's what i went through:

1) I downloaded PlayOnLinux from their website (latest version, not one in channel). This is Wine with added functionality for playing Windows games. I set WINE with winecfg to emulate a desktop (1152x864) and to be Windows 98.

2) I followed this tutorial, and I skipped the part of copying the DLLs from a Windows installation.

3) I used a tutorial actually used for installing Word 2007 on WINE, but the things it told you to install seemed relevant. http://wine-review.blogspot.com/2009/11/office-2007-in-ubuntu-910-with-wine.html

4) I mounted NFSHS.ISO in my home folder\Virtual CD Drive\
then AFTER it was mounted, I set that to WINE's D:\ Drive.

5) I opened my virtual disk of HS, then ran SETUP.EXE with WINE. I followed the install instructions, leaving all to Default, except I chose a Full installation.

6) I used the EP3 (or SP3 if you prefer) and installed EA's addon cars only *you can install whichever you want, this was just for space's sake* and I chose not to install addon tracks *same as before*. I installed WinPCap3.1 and ipl2beta75f and Mixer. Installation worked fine, except I might have encountered an error. But it still worked... and INSTALL GLIDEWRAPPER!

So, I haven't tested if I get stats racing with IPL yet, but both IPL and Mixer work with full functionality so far. Unfortunately, true hardware acceleration makes WINE crash for me (if you get it to work let me know), but Glide Wrapper works quite nicely and is efficient for Ubuntu. Unfortunately, right now, I am stuck in 640x480 resolution even after setting it in Glide Wrapper prefs, but I'm hoping I can still change in game...

Well let me know what you think
I have now (kinda) officially moved over to Ubuntu. It's way better than XP, because:
- it's free
- it's more intelligently designed
- you can add features
- it's just cool and exciting to have a "new" OS that's updated twice a year for FREE
Not to advertise or anything, but I think it's worth checking out (ubuntu.com)