diablo 2 direct draw failure

[monkeywrench]

Hi, I've had a problem staring up diablo 2. When I do I get a error 22 (direct draw failed to initialize). I've tried this in every compatibility mode and with all other compatibility settings such as 256 colour mode. Windows XP mode gives the same error. Diablo's video tester informs me that no compatible video modes are available (directdraw, direct3d and 3dfxglide). A friend of mine is having the same issue on a different system. My system is in my profile if that helps.

Any solutions for this out there?

 

[Zidane24]

Hi, I've had a problem staring up diablo 2. When I do I get a error 22 (direct draw failed to initialize). I've tried this in every compatibility mode and with all other compatibility settings such as 256 colour mode. Windows XP mode gives the same error. Diablo's video tester informs me that no compatible video modes are available (directdraw, direct3d and 3dfxglide). A friend of mine is having the same issue on a different system.

Any solutions for this out there?

Did you install the lastest Directx updates? Just because WIndows 7 have Directx 11 doesn't mean it has full lists of libraries for the other Directx versions

What Directx does Diablo II need...I will give you a link to what you need

 

[monkeywrench]

directx 6.1-7.0a are supposed to work

thanks, didn't know that dx11 doesn't have all the libaries from previous versions

 

[Zidane24]

directx 6.1-7.0a are supposed to work

thanks, didn't know that dx11 doesn't have all the libaries

Most people don't...

I didn't myself until I ran PCSX2 (PS2 emulator) and realized that I still needed Directx 9.0c installed. The libraries for older versions are mostly compatibility that are included in Directx 11...this suffices in most cases.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...38-DB71-4C1B-BC6A-9B6652CD92A3&displaylang=en

Download and run the web installer...hopefully it should work after this

 

[monkeywrench]

hmm, installed and restarted but the issue is still there.

 

[Zidane24]

Did you re-run the Video Test in Diablo II?

Also do you have the latest drivers for you video card?

 

[monkeywrench]

yes to both. Still no supported video modes.

 

[Zidane24]

yes to both. Still no supported video modes.

hm...I have been researching the issue.

Let me do some more reading

 

[monkeywrench]

thanks for all the help, it's very kind of you.

 

[Zidane24]

Okay...

Have you registered you battle.net details within Diablo? Have you also updated Diablo to the latest patch? The latest patch allows it to run without a CD which may be the issue here (from what I gathered from reading troubleshooting posts from other forums)

 

[monkeywrench]

Tried that. Doesn't affect my direct draw error although it did fix a separate error I had earlier. I've got some other ideas i'm trying though so I'll update if I find a solution.

solved: forced directx 7.0 and the correct resolution with -dxlevel 70 -w in the app target and that fixed it.

thanks for the help zidane. Would have been messing around with crappy ubuntu and WINE now if I hadn't been pointed towards dx version issues.

 

[Taktix]

if anyone reads this thread and understands how to "force dx and correct resolution" please let me know because i have this same exact problem but not sure how to fix it. please help if you can

 

[Ubeogesh]

d2 direct draw

hey dude, if this is still an issue:
you should set up 256 colors not for diablo II.exe, but for Game.exe. And run the game via game.exe. Also, there's neither need for compatibility mode nor run as admin mode.
there are some color glitches in game menus, but the game itself runs fine
it works fine for me, try
also, if this doesn't help - u may try glide wrapper: http://www.svenswrapper.de/english/index.htmlhttp://www.svenswrapper.de/english/index.html

 

[apollodominion]

Try 3DFX download and try Glidewrapper Glide2x for Geforce 2MX+/Radeon 8700+ it emu for older 3DFX games like descent 3 and quake it has a max res of 2048x1600 it uses 12MB ram for 3D and has other tweaks remember to limit Vsync and use 60HZ since its defult is 75Hz

and it works better than all the ones i have used its just install and select res and setting's and it works and has a tweak for all 3dfx games so it runs with only a game you select

 

[needshelp1]

can anyone explain how he ended up solving the problem i still cant figure this out..

 

[monkeywrench]

basically, there are several issues at play here. One is that the maximum resolution supported by diablo is lower than some displays can show. Therefore, trying to fullscreen as is default will cause diablo to crash.

You can get around this by getting diablo to run windowed. Do this by rightclicking the diablo shortcut, clicking on properties and adding -w at the end of the text in the target line.

You might also need to force a certain level of directx. You can do this by also adding -dxlevel 70 in the same line.

Also try the glide wrapper linked by Ubeogesh and apollodominion. It didnt work for me because of issues with my display but lots of people swear by it.

 

[BigOldBen]

I just wanted to report that adding -w in the shortcut to Diablo II worked perfectly for me. I didn't quite get around to the DirectX library and forcing it. It's Windowed Mode and with an option setting, 800x600.

 

[jompy]

I run the video test and it says that I cant play the game, why that appears , when i got really good PC + really good video card

Its windows problem for sure and i did everything

it says error 22 again and again

 

[guite36]

I have my own personal solution

I turned my desktop resolution down to 1280 x 720 and game fires up every time. Any higher and it gets code 22 error.

 

[LoD]

I turned my desktop resolution down to 1280 x 720 and game fires up every time. Any higher and it gets code 22 error.

This is discussed in this thread: http://www.sevenforums.com/gaming/155238-how-do-you-get-diablo-2-full-screen-mode.html