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Skydemon on Linux

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By gfry - 10/11/2012 1:14:22 PM

So far working on:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32bit Desktop

Linux Mint 12 32 bit.

Linux Mint 12 64 bit.

1) Install winetricks

2) Run the following command from a terminalsession

Winecfg

When Wine Configuration pops up, click OK

3) Run the following command from a terminalsession

wget http://winetricks.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/winetricks

4) Run the following command from a terminalsession

bash winetricks dotnet30sp1

This will popup a Mozilla session and ask youto download dontnet 2.0

5) After downloading dotnet 2.0, run the followingcommands from a terminal session

Cd Downloads

Cp dotnetfx.exe /home/xxxx/.cache/winetricks/dotnet20

6) Run the following command from a terminalsession

bash winetricks dotnet30sp1

This will start the dotnet2.0 installtion. Follow the installation prompts. Once the dotnet2.0 installation completesclick Finish

7) Run the following command from a terminalsession

wgethttp://winetricks.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/winetricks

8) Run the following command from a terminalsession

bash winetricks dotnet30sp1

This will popup a Mozilla sessions and ask youto download dontnet 3.0


After downloading dotnet 3.0, run the following commands from aterminal session

Cd Downloads

Cp netframework3.exe/home/xxxx/.cache/winetricks/dotnet30

9) Run the following command from a terminalsession

bash winetricks dotnet30sp1

This will start the dotnet3.0 installation. Follow the installation prompts. Once the dotnet3.0 installation completesclick Finish

Note: Dotnet3.0installer disappears on to the toolbar at the top. Simply right click on the installer icon onthe tool bar and select View Progress details

10) When Dotnet3.0 installer completes it willautomatically start XPS Esstentials Pack setup wizard, follow throughinstallation wizard. Ensure you selectregister for the the XPS document viewer.

11) When XPS Esstentials Pack setup wizardcompletes it will automatically start dotnet3.0Sp1 installer, follow throughinstallation wizard. Ensure you selectregister for the the XPS document viewer.

12) When dotnet3.0Sp1 installer finishes, Run thefollowing command from a terminal session

bash winetricks gdiplus

This will popup a Mozilla sessions and ask youto download .Net Framework 1.0 GDIPLUS.DLL Security Update

After downloading .Net Framework 1.0 GDIPLUS.DLL SecurityUpdate, run the following commands from a terminal session

Cd Downloads

Cp netframework3.exe /home/xxxx/.cache/winetricks/gdiplus

13) Run the following command from a terminalsession

bash winetricks gdiplus

This will start the gdiplus installation.

14) Download Skydemon from www.skydemon.aero

15) Install Skydemon via winetricks

Hey Presto you now have skydemon running onUbuntu.

Now to get wine/SD to read and write from your SD card/Card reader

1) Run the following command from a terminal sessiom

winecfg

2) when Wine Config opens select the Drives tab and click Add, then select a drive letter that you want to add.

3) once the dive shows in the drive mapping window, highlight it. Then select browse, and browse to media and then the ID of the SD card, then click OK

4) Highlight the drive you created again in drive mapping and select Show Advanced, in the Type drop down select Floppy Disk. Click OK.

5) In Skydemon go to Setup then device connectivity options. Click on Install SkyDemon on a new Windows CE device. Then select the new drive that you created. Click Next, select the mspd you want to sync, then click OK.

Once step 5 has been completed you can just use the sync button in the future.

By Vic - 6/28/2013 12:10:34 PM

I am having exactly the same problem as flycycledave, however I am only using the 32 bit version of Ubuntu 13.04

Seems like its an issue with the latest Ubuntu?

Vic