Linux + winex + SL 1.6 works (but only in fullscreen mode!)

Attempts to start SL 1.6 in windowed mode on Linux/winex 3.3.2 will result in a black screen.
So if your SL 1.5 was running in windowed mode make sure you uninstall it before installing 1.6 (or maybe change to fullscreen mode first... oh wait its too late now isnt it?? LOL)
Attempts to change 1.6 to windowed mode from in the game will cause a SL crash.

Can it be fixed? Where is the Linux version????

This is extremely unfortunate, as I'm currently running SL in window mode. Running it in fullscreen is going to be a serious issue for me. Does it work on the latest release of Cedega by chance? I'm guessing not, as it breaks 1.5 also.

It never ceases to simultaneously amuse and enrage me that games of SL's caliber use Linux for all the heavy lifting and utterly fail to support it on the other side. If LL is not going to support it, we should all write petitions to TransGaming to fix support for it in Cedega, if it already worked so well under WineX 3.3.x out of the box, it seems like it'd be an easy situation to repair.

Now that I think about it, it's possible that I'm actually running SL in a desktop kiosk mode. I forget exactly how I have it configured. Have you tried this? Using Point2Play it's an easy task to force SL to run in it's own desktop. SL still thinks that it's fullscreen, but WineX handles windowing it. I can't think of the command-line options off the top of my head. In P2P it's one of the top configuration options.

Also, I think I'm going to make my last post into a signature. Woo. Spread the outrage.

I played around a bit at lunch, and I was running 1.5 in regular window mode, but 1.6 crashes on window mode for me also. However I was able to put it in a desktop window. The only downside is that you can't resize it. It wouldn't run for me at all in regular full screen mode. However, I can only get it up to the login screen. If I try to connect, it finishes precaching and goes to switch to the world and crashes. This is using WineX 3.3.2-1. Still doesn't work at all with Cedega 4.3. Could you post what options you're using with WineX to get it to work?

Also, it crashes on me if I try to enable local lighting or shiny objects. That's no good.

My Bash Script for launching

#!/bin/bash
export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.3.98
cd ~/.wine/fake_windows/Program\ Files/SecondLife
# format for logging in a particular sim: SecondLife.exe -url secondlife://Ahern/
nice -n 5 wine 2>/dev/null -- SecondLife.exe -cooperative 2 $1 $2 $3 &
export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=

My ~/.wine/config file (please rename it correctly before use):

There's a variable in settings.ini

FullScreen TRUE|FALSE

and size/aspect ratio info too...

I fixed WINDOWED mode!!! (bow to me!! ok ok stop hitting me Sio.... OUCH!! oh BTW hugs Sio )
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Note that if you're getting blackscreen problems rather than crashes, DON'T run in fullscreen mode. In windowed mode, exiting SL if you've hit a blackscreen will set the colors back to normal, while if you're in fullscreen mode, it won't.

Enh, I never could make RC2 work on mine. I'd manage to log in to the preview grid for a few seconds and then crash. However, the 1.6 final release works perfectly out of the box with WineX 3.3.2-1, I didn't have to make any changes from my 1.5 config. Even window mode works great.