Rave on Linux ?

[loanrangie]

Has anyone managed to get RAVE to run in a Linux enviroment ? my spare pc is running Kubuntu (or Vixta) and will relogated to workshop.

[p38arover]

Has anyone managed to get RAVE to run in a Linux enviroment ? my spare pc is running Kubuntu (or Vixta) and will relogated to workshop.

That happens when something is relegated and relocated! :D

[vnx205]

I have something called "The Landy CD version 1.1b. Is that the same thing?
I'm running XUBUNTU.

I just put the CD in and pick the file I want from the file manager window that automatically loads. The PDF file viewer that came with XUBUNTU opens the file. No problems.

[loanrangie]

That happens when something is relegated and relocated! :D

Ron you have too much time on your hands !

[Rovernaut]

I run RAVE on Linux, just install the windows program emulator called WINE, you'll find it in the linux repositories.
Then insert your Rave Cd and it will open as per normal .

Hers a pic of it running on my Linux Kubuntu Desktop.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/02/418.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/02/419.jpg

[p38arover]

Ron you have too much time on your hands !

Well, I was at work!

[vnx205]

I run RAVE on Linux, just install the windows program emulator called WINE, you'll find it in the linux repositories.
Then insert your Rave Cd and it will open as per normal .

Hers a pic of it running on my Linux Kubuntu Desktop.
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I notice it has opened in Acrobat Reader.
Did you install Acrobat Reader through WINE?
I was just using the PDF file viewer that came with XUBUNTU, but the bookmarks don't appear with that.

[Rovernaut]

I notice it has opened in Acrobat Reader.
Did you install Acrobat Reader through WINE?
I was just using the PDF file viewer that came with XUBUNTU, but the bookmarks don't appear with that.


The Rave CDs I use have Acrobat reader 4 built in as default.9 it's part of the program)
On Linux when I first put the CD in, I navigated to the Rave .exe icon clicked that and it installed the Rave icon on my Linux desktop.
The any other time I want to use Rave I insert disk and click the desktop CD to get the Rave running.
Doesn't your version of Rave open automatically on Windows?
If it does then it should on Linux with 'Wine".


Desktop Icon
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/02/414.jpg


open CD and click the RAVE.exe icon to start Rave
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/02/415.jpg


Built in Acrobat reader will start and open PDF

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/02/416.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/02/417.jpg

Bookmark selection

[vnx205]

Thanks.
I think I have worked out that my "The Landy CD version 1.1b" is not the same as the Rave CD.
It has the workshop manual for my 98 Defender as well as dozens of others and is obviously set up slightly differently from the Rave CDs.
I asked which one I should buy when I first bought the Defender and this is the one that was recommended.
Because it has always had the information I needed, I hadn't thought much about which version of the CDs I had.

From my experience with other CDs, I am confident that if I had the same one as you, it would behave exactly as you describe.

While we are on this subject, is there some reason most people seem to have the Rave CD and I have something different from the same source?
What are the differences?
Is one better than the other for some jobs?

[Rovernaut]

Thanks.
I think I have worked out that my "The Landy CD version 1.1b" is not the same as the Rave CD.
It has the workshop manual for my 98 Defender as well as dozens of others and is obviously set up slightly differently from the Rave CDs.
I asked which one I should buy when I first bought the Defender and this is the one that was recommended.
Because it has always had the information I needed, I hadn't thought much about which version of the CDs I had.

From my experience with other CDs, I am confident that if I had the same one as you, it would behave exactly as you describe.

While we are on this subject, is there some reason most people seem to have the Rave CD and I have something different from the same source?
What are the differences?
Is one better than the other for some jobs?

The Rave Cd tend to be a dealership manual that covers repair times, owners manual, electrical, overhaul, body work, repair, trims etc etc. Also has pictures of component locations, eg, if you were looking under the dash and had to find the Aircon compressor relay, then you would find there are similar relays under there, having a photo of the actual component with a label next to the pic helps a lot. I think they are more detailed covering more stuff

[knp]

Has anyone managed to get RAVE to run in a Linux enviroment ? my spare pc is running Kubuntu (or Vixta) and will relogated to workshop.

It's been a while since I last posted...

There is a howto I found for both Ubuntu and Mint - both of which are debian-based linux distros.
How to Install Wine in Linux Mint / Ubuntu to Run Windows Apps | PCsteps.com (https://www.pcsteps.com/10463-install-wine-linux-mint-ubuntu-run-windows-apps/)

Basically you install a package called WINE and run the RAVE.EXE program directly from the CD afterwards.

Following the above instructions and it should work on most any debian-based linux (no need to install the developer version unless you want to hack about in/with wine).
Certainly is working on Linux Mint.

Once installed the above howto mentions how to install photoshop. Instead I just loaded the CD in the drive and right-clicked the RAVE.EXE and selected "Open with Wine".

Haven't tried to print yet (new Mint install and no printer set up yet) but browsing through the workshop manual for a D2 is working fine.

Cheers
Peter

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Update:
You can also backup your rave CD to an "iso" file on your hard disk. This also allows you to view the manuals without the CD in the drive.
It also speeds up the usage as the slow old CD drive is no longer a factor.

Firstly open a terminal session as theseinstructions are all command line based.
I tried using the file browser and "archive manager" gui programs but there were issues with installing the adobe program correctly so command line it is...

1. Make a directory to store your iso (must have at least 700MB disk space available)
e.g. mkdir -p ~/Documents/rave

2. With the CD in the drive find which device it is. Using the "df" command on my system it is /dev/sr0
e.g. /dev/sr0 668662 668662 0 100% /media/peter/RR_D2_DF_FR

3. Extract the CD contents into an iso image file using the dd utility
e.g. dd if=/dev/sr0 of=~/Documents/rave/tave.iso bs=8000
(if is input file, of is output file, bs is arbitrary blocksize)

4. Mount the new iso image to a mount point so we can access its contents as if it was the CD.
e.g. sudo mount ~/Documents/rave/rave.iso /mnt
(don't worry about the write-protected/read-only message)

5. Run the RAVE.EXE and browse the contents.
a) For the command line users:
e.g. wine /mnt/RAVE.EXE

b) For GUI users open your file browser/explorer and browse to the /mnt directory. Right click on the RAVE.EXE and select open with wine.

6. When you're done simply close all the RAVE windows/sessions and unmount the image:
e.g. umount /mnt

The ~/Documents/rave/rave.iso image file will be there for next time.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Wow Peter,, ten years,,

nice dig..[biggrin]



I am curious if this is still a problem ??

[knp]

Wow Peter,, ten years,,

nice dig..[biggrin]



I am curious if this is still a problem ??

I’m a bit slow getting round to it. [emoji42]

Too much enjoying driving MrC I guess ... no problem that I know of I just like documenting things plus the quote “the cheapest pen outlasts the greatest memory”.

I’ve rebuilt my laptop again now so will be running through these again shortly.

Cheers