Problems with DirectDraw in v1.5.0

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SauronSLO
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Problems with DirectDraw in v1.5.0

Post by SauronSLO »

Hi!

I'm having some problems with DirectDraw in v1.5.0.
When I'm going in DirectX Diagnostic Tool and run DirectDraw test I can't see nothing. If I reduce Hardware acceleration under Display Properties/Advanced/Trubleshoot (Picture 1), then I can see something, but only where I drag mouse pointer (Picture 2). It looks like picture is refreshing only under mouse pointer.
I tried this with WinXP SP1 (DirectX 8.1) and WinXP SP2 (DirectX 9.0c) and I have the same problem. Is this a bug or I'm doing something wrong?

Picture 1
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Picture 2
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sandervl
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Primary OS: MS Windows Vista
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Windows, Linux, Solaris

Post by sandervl »

Did you install the 1.5.0 guest additions?
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SauronSLO
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Joined: 3. Sep 2007, 13:16

Post by SauronSLO »

sandervl wrote:Did you install the 1.5.0 guest additions?
Yes.
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jruschme
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Joined: 7. Jun 2007, 18:33
Primary OS: Ubuntu other
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Ubuntu, Windows XP, OpenSolaris
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Post by jruschme »

Out of curiousity, what's your host OS and what video adapter in the host?

I'm seeing the same thing on an older Sony VAIO with a Radeon chipset under Ubuntu 7.04. (FWIW, I also have desktop effects enabled.)

John
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Emat0r
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Post by Emat0r »

same problem

host: Debian Sid (etch virtual box binary), Linux Kernel 2.6.16, nvidia graphics adaptor and drivers
guest: winxp pro without SP, dx 9.0b and virtual box 1.5.0 guest additions
Xignature
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Pitel
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Post by Pitel »

Same problem here, DDraw now doesn't work.

VBox 1.5.0 from your Ubuntu repository, Ubuntu 7.04, x86, Ati Radeon 9550 with fglrx drivers.

Bug is already reported http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/618
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sandervl
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Post by sandervl »

Please report all your problems in the defect Pitel created. Thanks.
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the_camel
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Joined: 11. Aug 2007, 12:36

Disable Hardware Acceleration

Post by the_camel »

I think I had the same problem...

it disappeared as soon as I dissabled the Hardware Acceleration completely in the Display Settings
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optikknight
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Joined: 12. Dec 2007, 00:06

Re: Disable Hardware Acceleration

Post by optikknight »

the_camel wrote:I think I had the same problem...

it disappeared as soon as I dissabled the Hardware Acceleration completely in the Display Settings
Hi,

Did you disable HW Acceleration in the Guest or the Host OS, and how?

Thanks,

S
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eiffel56
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Post by eiffel56 »

Heya,

running Windows XP SP2 Pro using VirtualBox OSE SVN revision 5995 with Guest Additions from VirtualBox 1.5.2(not SVN/OSE). DirectDraw test passes without any problems. HW Acceleration is fully enabled.

http://eiffel56.mybonsai.at/Bildschirmfoto-16.png

Maybe use a newer VirtualBox version? E.g. the recent release, 1.5.2
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