Unable to run The Sims 1

[usbee]

Hello!
I'm struggling to run The Sims Complete Collection (from myAbandonware) with Wine 9.0 on Pop!_OS 24.04.
I downloaded dgVoodoo2, copied dll files, etc and set Windows version to XP.
When I try to run the game from command line it basically does nothing.
The process runs in the background but there is no window or anything.

[jkfloris]

According to the AppDB, you have to run the game with the -skip_intro parameter

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wine Sims.exe -skip_intro

[usbee]

It still doesn't work but in a different way.

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$ wine Sims.exe -skip_intro
00bc:err:ntoskrnl:ZwLoadDriver failed to create driver L"\\Registry\\Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\SecDrv": c0000142
0144:err:sync:RtlpWaitForCriticalSection section 7792D4A0 "dlls/wined3d/wined3d_main.c: wined3d_cs" wait timed out in thread 0144, blocked by 0024, retrying (60 sec)

[jkfloris]

Is it possible to start the game in a clean wineprefix? Without dgVoodoo and copied DLL files?
Just the no-cd patch that comes with the game.

[usbee]

Yes, without dll files the following happens:

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$ wine Sims.exe
00c8:err:ntoskrnl:ZwLoadDriver failed to create driver L"\\Registry\\Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\SecDrv": c0000142
0024:err:quartz:autoplug Failed to create filter for L"GStreamer splitter filter", hr 0x8007000e.
0024:err:quartz:autoplug Failed to create filter for L"MPEG-I Stream Splitter", hr 0x8007000e.
0024:err:quartz:autoplug Failed to create filter for L"AVI Splitter", hr 0x8007000e.
0024:err:quartz:autoplug Failed to create filter for L"Wave Parser", hr 0x8007000e.
0154:err:sync:RtlpWaitForCriticalSection section 7792D4A0 "dlls/wined3d/wined3d_main.c: wined3d_cs" wait timed out in thread 0154, blocked by 0024, retrying (60 sec)

The same is happening with

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-skip_intro

except there is no failed to create filter errors in that case.
Also it's worth to note that in every case I tried so far, there is some background music, but there is no window at all.

[jkfloris]

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00c8:err:ntoskrnl:ZwLoadDriver failed to create driver L"\\Registry\\Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\SecDrv": c0000142

Did you install the no-cd patch?

Are you able to start the Sims when you use a virtual desktop?
winecfg → Graphics → Emulate a virtual desktop

[usbee]

Yes! Virtual desktop solves the problem!