[ros-dev] Starcraft Setup BSODs due to KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED

[Richard Campbell]

No, DirectDraw did not have any '3d api' under NT4.0.  NT 4.0 used 
directX 2 (directx3 in later service packs.)   Until DirectX 8, 
DirectDraw and Direct3D were 2 different entities entirely.

Magnus Olsen wrote:

>U think it is easy getting it work. no it is not
>even under NT4 it got 3d api and other interface direcly into directdraw and
>alot other function. is not simple matter that u think. it is a com
>interface and alot of
>function need to be implement before it even can run a simple example.
>and we are not there yet in reactos. and only few hardware api are inplement
>in
>win32k and in gdi32.dll in ros. we need getting our ddraw.dll working in
>windows
>before we can continue on devloping the kernel part now. and figout how
>windows
>creating so call surface from directdraw inteface HAL.
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Richard Campbell" <eek2121 at comcast.net>
>To: "ReactOS Development List" <ros-dev at reactos.com>
>Sent: den 22 September 2005 16:01
>Subject: Re: [ros-dev] Starcraft Setup BSODs due to
>KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
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>>On a side note, starcraft only uses very basic directdraw
>>functionality.  It was designed to work with Windows NT 4.0, and Windows
>>95 with even crappy video card drivers.  It won't take much to get a
>>version without the cd check at least partially working, if it doesn't
>>already.
>>
>>Reuben Perelman wrote:
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>>>Installing DirectX on ReactOS was discussed on the forum.
>>>
>>>Google cache has the first page of the discussion (don't see the rest
>>>of the pages):
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>http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:Py6UDLgsxvIJ:www.reactos.com/forum/viewtopic.php%3Ft%3D322%26start%3D0%26sid%3Dde0061c3b2dc12e4981c2bd6987aef49+directx+reub2000+site:reactos.com&hl=en&client=firefox-a
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>>>Magnus Olsen wrote:
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>>>>DirectDraw will not work yetr in ros. we are missing to much of it.
>>>>if we
>>>>want directdraw working. we need implement alot more stuff in win32k,
>>>>gdi32
>>>>and ddraw.dll
>>>>
>>>>Status : noting works yet. to create a surface.
>>>>some work en reusare have been made. When I can contiune or some else
>>>>        
>>>>
>on
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>>>>directx devlioing I do not know when it will happen again.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: <eek2121 at comcast.net>
>>>>To: "ReactOS Development List" <ros-dev at reactos.com>
>>>>Sent: den 21 September 2005 16:37
>>>>Subject: Re: [ros-dev] Starcraft Setup BSODs due to
>>>>KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
>>>>
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>>>>>Try using a crack and seeing if it works then.  I know there was
>>>>>work done
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>on DirectDraw, so you might have some luck.
>>>>
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>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>>>Glad I could help you, and help get my favorite game working on
>>>>>>ReactOS.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>BTW, the colors on the liltle setup title program (or whatever you
>>>>>>call
>>>>>>it) where weird. Just skin deep, and starcraft finished
>>>>>>installation as
>>>>>>usual. However, it fails the CD test as it usually does.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ge van Geldorp wrote:
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>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>From: Reuben Perelman
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Ge van Geldorp wrote:
>>>>>>>>>Does the patch below fix this?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>                  
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Yes it does.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Ok, thanks for testing. The patch is an ugly hack and I don't want
>>>>>>>              
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>>>>commit
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>>>>>>>it. But at least I know what's going on now and can think about a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>              
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>>>>better
>>>>
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>>>>        
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>>>>>>>patch.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Ge van Geldorp.
>>>>>>>
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