http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30920
Bug #: 30920 Summary: Diablo 3: Random freezes Product: Wine Version: 1.5.6 Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: -unknown AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: winehq@uukgoblin.net Classification: Unclassified
Latest diablo 3 running on wine-1.5.6-105-gb5511bd randomly freezes. I've experienced freezes: before clicking login; after clicking login and when loading hero list; when clicking around in auction house; or during gameplay. Freeze doesn't seem related to anything in particular, sometimes takes a few minutes after I start the game, sometime it's pretty fast.
On the console, the last message (often repeated) is usually:
Handle Event: "auth validation event"
Game is running in virtual desktop at 1600x1000 resolution. I have AMD Phenom X6 1090T (hexa-core) processor and AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics card.
Symptoms of the freeze include locking the cursor to whatever it was during the freeze (most often the diablo cursor) - when moving cursor around the screen's existing windows it doesn't change. If the cursor was at a text editor during the freeze, it'll remain to be the editing cursor wherever I move the mouse. No windows respond to clicks. No windows update (including gkrellm on another monitor).
The only solution is to killall "Diablo III.exe" from another shell, which unlocks everything and brings the system back to operation.