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I have Ubuntu 14.04, and already downloaded Wine and PlayOnLinux. I am trying to open up Origin so I can dowload EA's Battlefront and play it.

I have tried it with Wine version 1.7.55, 1.8-rc2-staging, 1.6.2, and few others, but none of them open up the Origin login. They just stay on the blue screen and I can't close the windows either. I'm using OriginSetup.exe (not the thin one) but I also have tried it with the latest download from Origins site OriginThinSetup.exe.

Both just get stuck on the blue screen! It's exasperating to the point where I'd almost rather just drop 100 on Windows 10. ALMOST... any help is appreciated.

tremaine_14
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On Wine appdb, they say Origin works well but the installer has a bug, here is the workaround

The workaround for installer:

  • Run the installer, wait until it'll finish installation, and actually throw an error about: the installer found some problems, please download the installer from the link.
  • Don't download anything else, run VM or use friend's\any other's Windows PC.
  • Install Origin there
  • Make a full copy of Origin folder. (Default is: C:/Program Files (x86)/Origin)
  • Place the copy to winebox/playonlinuxdrive, overwriting any files exist.
  • Run the Origin.exe
  • Check that everything works.
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Mark Kirby
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I was working on this too. While I was waiting on the installer to throw the error, I was browsing the wine drives files. I noticed that the Origin folder was read only, so I changed it in preparation for writing the folder in. As soon as changed it, the Origin login popped up. There was a correlation, but that does not denote causation. :)

Bill Door
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