From fcab38538e4d732adc363d6d2aa40d3fb42b4225 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robbert van der Helm Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2022 18:27:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update the Native Instruments instructions --- README.md | 26 ++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d9cf5197..6188e9de 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -432,16 +432,22 @@ include: `gdiplus` through `winetricks`. You may also want to disable the tooltips by going to the global settings tab, unchecking 'Show help tooltips', and clicking on the save icon next to 'Preferences'. -- **Native Instruments** plugins work, but Native Access is unable to finish - installing the plugins. To work around this you can open the .iso file - downloaded to your downloads directory and run the installer directly. _With - Wine (Staging) 6.8 or later Native Access might also not be able to finish the - download, in which case you should downgrade Wine first using the - [instructions above](#downgrading-wine)._ You may also have to manually - terminate the ISO driver installation process when installing Native Access - for the first time to allow the installation to proceed. Some Native - Instruments .iso files contain hidden files, and the installer will fail - unless you mount the .iso file with the correct mounting options. To do this, +- **Native Instruments** plugins work, but the latest version of Native Access + doesn't run under Wine. You can find Native Access 1 on the [legacy + installers](https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000407909-Native-Access-1-Legacy-Installers-for-Older-Operating-Systems) + page on Native Instruments' website. To get the installer to finish correctly, + open `winecfg` and set the reported Windows version to Windows 10. Otherwise + the installer will be stuck on installing an ISO driver. To work around this + you can open the .iso file downloaded to your downloads directory and run the + installer directly. + + Some plugins or sound libraries will install as expected, but if you get an + 'Error while mounting disk image' installation failure, then you will need to + install the plugin or sound library manually. You will find a .iso file in + your downloads directory that you can mount and then run the installer from. + However some of those Native Instruments .iso files contain hidden files, and + the installer on the .iso file will fail to install unless you mount the .iso + file with the correct mounting options to unhide those files. To do this, first run `udisksctl loop-setup -f ~/Downloads/.iso` to load the .iso file, and then use `udisksctl mount -t udf -o unhide -b /dev/loopX` where `/dev/loopX` corresponds to the loop device printed by the `loop-setup`