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Jane Baker
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-05-23 20:23:13 UTC
So, since I started playing EVE, I've had trouble resolving the issue of updating automatically. I always get a message saying my pythondll library was missing, because I don't have python27.dll. I had to download every update manually in order to cirvumvent the problem. Now there's a launcher update, I can't run the launcher until it's updated, I still don't have a python27.dll, and the install continues to fail at extraction. The Support page for Patches says all updates will now be done through the launcher, which won't run until it's been updated, and I can't make my update work. So...help?
Malcolm Khross
Doomheim
#2 - 2012-05-23 20:39:53 UTC
Can you not use a sudo get app command to install the python.dll library?

~Malcolm Khross
Nebu Retski
Lead Farmers
#3 - 2012-05-23 20:43:38 UTC
I also have the python27.dll error and I can't really be bothered to fix it (I'm sure it's quite simple), but you can update your client by using the repair tool. Just run repair.exe and let it do it's magic (rerun it a couple of time in case it crashes at some point).

I made 2 aliases for eve:

To run eve
alias evon1='cd ; WINEARCH=wine32 WINEPREFIX=~/.eve WINEDEBUG=-all WINEDLLOVERRIDES="msvcr80,msvcr90,msvcr100=b,n" wine explorer /desktop=EVE,1920x1200 .eve/drive_c/games/CCP/EVE/bin/ExeFile.exe'

To patch eve
alias evrep='cd ; WINEARCH=wine32 WINEPREFIX=~/.eve WINEDEBUG=-all WINEDLLOVERRIDES="msvcr80,msvcr90,msvcr100=n,b" wine .eve/drive_c/games/CCP/EVE/repair.exe'

The overrides are different for the 2 different aliases.
Maybe someone will mention how to fix the python dll error, but in case not you will need to search the forums/web.
Jane Baker
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#4 - 2012-05-23 20:56:32 UTC
I haven't found any information on fixing the error online. Also, I'm operating through Wine, and I have the correct version of python on my Linux OS. sudo commands wouldn't have any bearing on my missing .dlls as far as I can understand. Also, I can't run the repair tool either - same issue.
Mr M
Sebiestor Tribe
#5 - 2012-05-23 23:17:40 UTC
Nebu Retski wrote:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="msvcr80,msvcr90,msvcr100=b,n"


Sweet! Didn't know you could do that.

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Nebu Retski
Lead Farmers
#6 - 2012-05-24 10:03:53 UTC  |  Edited by: Nebu Retski
Jane Baker wrote:
I haven't found any information on fixing the error online. Also, I'm operating through Wine, and I have the correct version of python on my Linux OS. sudo commands wouldn't have any bearing on my missing .dlls as far as I can understand. Also, I can't run the repair tool either - same issue.


Well, you're not giving much information as to what you tried. I'm not even sure if you even did the overrides properly. The repair tool in principle should work just fine, so I just assume you are doing it wrong (no offence). In case you think you are doing it right, please provide proper error messages (like stuff you get from the terminal).

Anyway read this for possible python27.dll error

EDIT:
If you want to run it from the terminal with the command I posted before, then you will need to remove the WINEDEBUG=-all part or else you will not get much information
Aregonde
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2012-05-24 10:12:35 UTC  |  Edited by: Aregonde
It doesn't work for me, neither the repair tool or using the launcher directly. Whatever I do, I get this python27.dll error. It's quite annoying.

EDIT : Looks like somehow fixed with forcing vcrun2008 repair. Though the repair tool doesn't work.