http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20799
--- Comment #7 from Chris chris.kcat@gmail.com 2009-11-25 02:34:36 --- It's definitely crashing when trying to open a DirectSound device. Can you provide a +relay,+dsalsa,+seh,+tid trace? After that, can you see if it works if you set the audio to Emulation? In winecfg, Audio tab, set Hardware Acceleration to Emulation, then see if it will start up.