http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11262
--- Comment #5 from Jeff Zaroyko jeffzaroyko@gmail.com 2008-01-19 19:38:58 --- (In reply to comment #4)
The demo version does not stuck fatally on my computer. It stucks but I only need to press Alt+Tab twice to get rid of the final splash screen. I also got stuck during gameplay with the demo version and cannot run 3DSetup (3DSetup works correctly with retail version).
But the retail version stucks fatally: you even cannot open other windows and the only way to make the system work again is to press Ctrl+Alt+F1 and enter command "sudo pkill nfs3.exe".
In the demo you have to wait about 10-15 seconds before the final splash screen lets you hit enter to exit, are you sure you're not being impatient?
Why are you using sudo to kill nfs3.exe? Are you running wine as root?