[Bug 11145] New: Can't install some games/programs on FAT32 partitions

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11145

Summary: Can't install some games/programs on FAT32 partitions
           Product: Wine
           Version: CVS/GIT
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: major
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]

I can't install some games/programs on FAT32 partitions. This bug (Can't create
a file) doesn't appear when I install applications on EXT3 partition. For
example this bug shows in installers of: Operation Flashpoint Resistance, Colin
McRae Rally 2. Installer of Operation Flashpoint Resistance show bug when it
try to copy file: A02Vulcan.ABEL.pbo (sometimes shows a bug on other files
o.O).

[Bug 11145] Can't install some games/programs on FAT32 partitions

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11145

Yolande Haneder  changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Yolande Haneder   2008-01-12 07:32:03 ---
Welcome in club "I am using Linux and I can't save on a directory not created
for/by the wine user" (probably your fat directory belongs to root (/irony))

This is not a bug and will be closed with WON'TFIX quicker than you can read
this.
This is a feature for the time being as I read from another bug.

[Bug 11145] Can't install some games/programs on FAT32 partitions

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--- Comment #2 from Xarion   2008-01-12 07:57:26 ---
Created an attachment (id=10183)
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my fstab

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--- Comment #3 from Xarion   2008-01-12 07:58:08 ---
Created an attachment (id=10184)
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permission in one of directory on FAT32 partition

[Bug 11145] Can't install some games/programs on FAT32 partitions

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--- Comment #4 from Xarion   2008-01-12 07:58:34 ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> Welcome in club "I am using Linux and I can't save on a directory not created
> for/by the wine user" (probably your fat directory belongs to root (/irony))
>
> This is not a bug and will be closed with WON'TFIX quicker than you can read
> this.
> This is a feature for the time being as I read from another bug.

Sure... I can create a new directory in Total Commander on FAT32 partition, I
can copy file from one directory to another, I can delete files from this
partition, but I can't install stupid game/program because installer isn't
working fine...
Yes... partition belongs to root but other groups HAVE a read,write,execute
permissions...

[Bug 11145] Can't install some games/programs on FAT32 partitions

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11145

--- Comment #5 from Yolande Haneder   2008-01-12 08:16:57 ---
It is just what I say. The directory is owned by root, even if you have the
full permission.

YOU can save on a FAT because you are saving without using wine. If an
installation source wants to install something there, it can only be through
Wine  and if you are not root the ID on wine will be the one of the user. Now
wine has a check and if user ID != owner of the directory (regardless of
permission), wine is throwing a fatal error and the saving fails.

Now I have series of functions (now) systematically crashing when they try to
save a new temp file in a directory owned by root.

For your reference, you can call it "directory check" and as per 0.9.43 I can
not even revert it anymore *arrggh*.

[Bug 11145] Can't install some games/programs on FAT32 partitions

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11145

--- Comment #6 from Yolande Haneder   2008-01-12 08:19:51 ---
> For your reference, you can call it "directory check" and as per 0.9.43 I can
> not even revert it anymore *arrggh*.

O.9.53 I mean. And the commit is

8d571e28f1779c82ba91973dc540d0d7ec5ef867 is first bad commit
commit 8d571e28f1779c82ba91973dc540d0d7ec5ef867
Author: Paul Millar 
Date:   Fri Nov 9 18:07:36 2007 +0100

libwine: Fix naked getuid() to allow compilation under MinGW.

:040000 040000 ee36bfdcf5d65ec8bb1c8ee478e74e0af8679039
9429fc53e7b3108987c33bfef19ff0e710d1f2e3 M      libs

You will not notice it if you have things saved before that point because Wine
can still read from that directory but not save to it.

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--- Comment #7 from Xarion   2008-01-12 08:31:55 ---
(In reply to comment #5)
> It is just what I say. The directory is owned by root, even if you have the
> full permission.
>
> YOU can save on a FAT because you are saving without using wine. If an
> installation source wants to install something there, it can only be through
> Wine  and if you are not root the ID on wine will be the one of the user. Now
> wine has a check and if user ID != owner of the directory (regardless of
> permission), wine is throwing a fatal error and the saving fails.
>
> Now I have series of functions (now) systematically crashing when they try to
> save a new temp file in a directory owned by root.
>
> For your reference, you can call it "directory check" and as per 0.9.43 I can
> not even revert it anymore *arrggh*.

Total Commander is running under Wine and in TC I can do everything (without
replace one file with another one - TC crashed when I try to do this. I must
delete replaced file first) on FAT32 partitions. Most of installers works fine,
but some not. For example I can install "Millenium Race" but Operation
Flashpoint Resistance crashed. I think, the bug shows when installer try create
a file which exist.

[Bug 11145] Can't install some games/programs on FAT32 partitions

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11145

--- Comment #8 from Yolande Haneder   2008-01-12 08:39:13 ---
In my case when the file already exists, it is skipped and not crashing.
Yesterday's patch seems to help but you can't rely on this for long.

Other solution (even if some will argue...) is to make the install as root
until you get your file on the FAT partition and use as user.

[Bug 11145] Can't install some games/programs on FAT32 partitions

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--- Comment #9 from Xarion   2008-01-12 08:56:23 ---
(In reply to comment #8)
> In my case when the file already exists, it is skipped and not crashing.
> Yesterday's patch seems to help but you can't rely on this for long.
>
> Other solution (even if some will argue...) is to make the install as root
> until you get your file on the FAT partition and use as user.

You are right. I can install these apps/games only as root. Thanks for help :)

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--- Comment #10 from Dmitry Timoshkov   2008-01-12 09:38:39 ---
Yolande Haneder, please stop posting incorrect and not helpful comments
in this bug. This is not a user support forum, this is bugzilla.

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--- Comment #11 from Dmitry Timoshkov   2008-01-12 09:40:19 ---
(In reply to comment #0)
> I can't install some games/programs on FAT32 partitions. This bug (Can't create
> a file) doesn't appear when I install applications on EXT3 partition. For
> example this bug shows in installers of: Operation Flashpoint Resistance, Colin
> McRae Rally 2. Installer of Operation Flashpoint Resistance show bug when it
> try to copy file: A02Vulcan.ABEL.pbo (sometimes shows a bug on other files
> o.O).

Are you able to create files and directories, write to files as an ordinary
user in Linux applications to your FAT partition?

[Bug 11145] Can't install some games/programs on FAT32 partitions

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11145

--- Comment #12 from Xarion   2008-01-12 09:46:30 ---
(In reply to comment #11)
> (In reply to comment #0)
> > I can't install some games/programs on FAT32 partitions. This bug (Can't create
> > a file) doesn't appear when I install applications on EXT3 partition. For
> > example this bug shows in installers of: Operation Flashpoint Resistance, Colin
> > McRae Rally 2. Installer of Operation Flashpoint Resistance show bug when it
> > try to copy file: A02Vulcan.ABEL.pbo (sometimes shows a bug on other files
> > o.O).
>
> Are you able to create files and directories, write to files as an ordinary
> user in Linux applications to your FAT partition?

Yes. In wine also. Please read comment #7 I have a problems only in some of
apps/games installers.

[Bug 11145] Can't install some games/programs on FAT32 partitions

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Vitaliy Margolen  changed:

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--- Comment #13 from Vitaliy Margolen   2008-01-12 11:37:08 ---
Looks like invalid configuration of the mount point. All files/directories have
be owned by you, not root. Fix that and verify if it's working.
Minor - fat32 is old obsolete and no longer in use FS.

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Xarion  changed:

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--- Comment #14 from Xarion   2008-01-12 12:11:59 ---
Thx. It works.

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Vijay Kamuju  changed:

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--- Comment #15 from Vijay Kamuju   2008-01-12 15:21:09 ---
closing this as invalid as its related to submitter's fs permissions.
And its not a problem with wine

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Dan Kegel  changed:

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--- Comment #16 from Dan Kegel   2008-02-23 10:50:58 ---
Closing all invalid bugs more than five weeks old.

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Austin English  changed:

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