Running Diablo (1) help

capth4u · Post by **capth4u** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:43 pm

Hello.. I am trying to run Diablo 1 on my mbp (2011) with lion... I am using cross over games 10.1.1 and even downloaded xquartz...Im am trying to run in a window which it does... the Blizzard logo rolls in and then thats all I can see... screen is black. when it was in full screen mode the screen would stay white. In both cases I can hear the music and clicking on the menu.. I just can't see it... any ideals? Thanks a million

jjmckenzie · Post by **jjmckenzie** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:50 pm

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:43 PM, capth4u <[email protected]> wrote:

Hello.. I am trying to run Diablo 1 on my mbp (2011) with lion... I am using cross over games 10.1.1

Since you are using CrossOver, you will have to ask for assistance
from CodeWeavers on their support site. We cannot provide assistance
from the Wine site.

James

capth4u · Post by **capth4u** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:56 pm

I am using the wine configuration as well....

jjmckenzie · Post by **jjmckenzie** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:15 pm

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:56 PM, capth4u <[email protected]> wrote:

I am using the wine configuration as well....

Does the same error occur with Wine as well as CrossOver?

Also, have you visited the Applications Database? I would suggest
doing so to see if there is a how-to for running this program.

James

capth4u · Post by **capth4u** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:45 pm

jjmckenzie wrote:On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:56 PM, capth4u <[email protected]> wrote:
I am using the wine configuration as well....

Does the same error occur with Wine as well as CrossOver?

Also, have you visited the Applications Database? I would suggest
doing so to see if there is a how-to for running this program.

James

When I used crossover games then go to configure/control panel/wine configuration .... there isn't an error... it launches game and shows the intro but when its time show the menu... its all black. What do you mean about visiting the applications database? Thanks for your help!!!

dardack · Post by **dardack** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:04 pm

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 5:45 PM, capth4u <[email protected]> wrote:

jjmckenzie wrote:
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:56 PM, capth4u <[email protected]>
wrote:

I am using the wine configuration as well....

Does the same error occur with Wine as well as CrossOver?

Also, have you visited the Applications Database? I would suggest
doing so to see if there is a how-to for running this program.

James
When I used crossover games then go to configure/control panel/wine
configuration .... there isn't an error... it launches game and shows the
intro but when its time show the menu... its all black. What do you mean
about visiting the applications database? Thanks for your help!!!

Either he means the codeweavers (since you paid for it?)
http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibilit ... ?app_id=81

or the winehq one:

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.p ... n&iId=3498

If you look under winehq some guy claims to have it working again as of
march 2011, with a hacked patch, Looking at it not sure why you can't just
slect GDI in the registry, but I don't have time....nvm just read what he
added in there. Yea first you want to test if changing the direct draw to
GDI works for you. Then try the hack.

--
Sincerely,

MacNean C. Tyrrell
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capth4u · Post by **capth4u** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:08 pm

wow...can they make it any more confusing? Why doesn't someone just make a simple fix? If it the GDI...then why not make something that turns it on.

dardack · Post by **dardack** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:33 pm

1. Diablo 1 is very old. I know some people have had issues running it on
newer windows stuff. You may want to try a much older wine, not sure.

Also, to change the GDI, it's just a registry entry: ie gdireg.reg:

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Direct3D]
"DirectDrawRenderer"="gdi"

then just WINEPREFIX="path" regedit gdireg.reg

But it doesn't always work for people, so if that doesn't work you may want
to try the wine hack for diablo 1 someone posted on the app page.

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 7:08 PM, capth4u <[email protected]> wrote:

wow...can they make it any more confusing? Why doesn't someone just make a
simple fix? If it the GDI...then why not make something that turns it on.

--
Sincerely,

MacNean C. Tyrrell
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