kernel 2.6.7-1.494 update breaks wine

[Anand Buddhdev]

Anand Buddhdev wrote:

> Today I updated my kernel to 2.6.7-1.494.2.2, and I can no longer run 
> windows binaries. I did some investigation, and found out that until 
> 2.6.6, binfmt_misc was compiled as a module, and the wine startup script 
> inserted it using modprobe, and then registered wine as a handler for 
> windows executables. With kernel 2.6.7, binfmt_misc is compiled into the 
> kernel, not as a module. Hence the modprobe in the wine startup script 
> fails, and furthermore, the script is unable to register wine as a 
> handler for windows executables.
> 
> I have filed this in bugzilla as a kernel issue, but I am not sure who 
> is at fault. Anyway, does anyone know how I can restore the original 
> functionality I had, where I could just type:
> 
> .wine/c/Program\ Files/LeXpert/Lexpert.exe
> 
> at the shell prompt and get Lexpert.exe to run?

I had only one response from Rodney Gordon saying he had the same issue, 
but no solutions. I am repeating my plea, in case there have been any 
developments. I have now posted my question to the linux-kernel list, 
and the wine-users list, to see if anyone there has any idea. From the 
silence, it seems as if everyone is stumped by the problem.