First of all, I know this is a Windows program and there is no guarantee it will work under Linux.

However, is anyone else using a Linux OS and successfully running DVDFab in WINE?

I have. It works beautifully for me. Or it did, I should say. I am running into an issue now though. DVDFab installs and runs perfectly. Each time I open the program, I am prompted to enter my registration code. When I enter my code, the program closes and restarts, prompting me again. I have requested a new code, typed it manually, copied/pasted, "Opened with DVDFab". Everything I can think of doing, I have tried. I cannot get this to disappear.

DVDFab worked (including the registration) until I recently re-installed my OS and changed from the 32 bit to the 64 bit version, I know that could be the problem, but do not want to revert to the 32 bit version if there is a workaround.

Like I stated earlier, I know this is not a Linux forum, but is anyone running into this issue?

Just in case:

Version: DVDFab Platinum 4.0.3.2
OS: Ubuntu 7.10 64-Bit (2.6.22-14-RT)
WINE Version: 0.9.52

I have the free version running on Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10 and others have posted that they have the platinum version running.

I have heard that there are some issues running Wine on the 64 bit Ubuntu, maybe that is part of your trouble.

Check out this thread.
http://club.cdfreaks.com/f116/dvdfab...-linux-220283/

I have the same problem with the 32bit version.

That's what I thought at first. I then loaded up several Virtual Machines and tried again in 32-bit. No luck.

Can someone tell me where to get previous versions of DVDFab so that I can downgrade and try again?

4.0.3.2 worked for me. If you haven't already, please re(read) my post here, as it may be a technique issue:

http://club.cdfreaks.com/f116/dvdfab...83/index4.html

Right-click on file and choose "Open with DVDFabxxxxxx" (whatever you are using).

Lastly, a permissions problem? Particularly if operating with non-root rights?

Did all of that, no good.

After opening the key file with DVDFabPlatinum, it says thank you and restarts at which point it asks for the key again.

.wine/system.reg does get updated with:

[Software\\DVDFab\\Platinum] 1199051485
"Key"="01L5T7<More Key Characters>mq2v5/3Tyc="

Manually editing the system.reg file seems like a logical route. Under the caption "[Software..1199051485", does it matter where the "Key" line is placed or is there a particular line it should follow?

I tried a few different positions. Every time I started the program, the system.reg file was re-written to delete the line I had just added.

JC_ANTON, you can add stuff to the wine registrey by creating a file with the section and key/value text you want, then run 'regedit file.name' at a linux prompt. The text would look something like this:


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DVDFab\Platinum]
"Key"="01L5T7..."

Does anyone else get this problem if they move their .wine to .wine-old and then run:

wine DVDFabPlatinum4032.exe
wine .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/DVDFab\ Platinum\ 4/DVDFabPlatinum.exe <DVDPlatinum Key Filename>


Does anyone know where I can grab an older version to test out as well?

Unfortunately, this did not work either. Any other ideas out there?

I installed the latest version of DVDFab Platinum on windows 98 and Wine and have the same issue.
Windows XP works fine so it looks like the latest version broke registration for Windows 98/ME (and Wine)

I contacted DVDFab support about this so hopefully they'll resolve the issue before the trial period is over.

Nope....

Hi.

Am new to this thread but have been using dvdfab platinum 4062 on the trial version without problems ripping protected dvd's at full speed on ubuntu 7.10.

Paid and bought a new licence as the trial timed out and now having problems as cannot register as others have found. Tried editing the registry etc.. but no solution so far.

Have emailed dvdfab but just standard (no help) responses so far. Will keep trying.

Just checked the wine registry using regedit and I have the following under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/DVDFab/Platinum:

Name = Key
Type = REG_SZ
Data = 0bQxjlZWWIjei .... jksnK/Xxpi2HcLoN1oN9jF5wK4ih8=

Which kind of looks ok to me, but the thing still won't start.

Just tried to register 4102 and still fails

But it re-starts the trial

Hopefully there'll be another new version within 30 days

If this is the way it has to be used so be it but at least I've paid for it.

I too am running into the same registration problem with DVDFab Platinum 4.1.2.0 - regedit shows the key is there but every time I run the DVDFab Platinum the REGISTER/TRIAL window appears. I'm using Ubuntu v-7.10 and wine v-0.9.46-0ubuntu1.

I'm hoping in a couple of days with the release of 'Hardy' this may be different...