http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14394
--- Comment #35 from William J May may.11b@runbox.com 2011-12-05 13:55:32 CST --- So Henri's point was that if you're using ATI/AMD cards, try the open-source driver. It's much easier for developers to fix the problem (whether in Wine or the driver).
I have had to use fglrx for my HD2600 to play games, and it hardlocks. So it is no doubt a driver issue: Wine developers can do very little, if anything about it.