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Direct3D in Oracle Virtual box/VMware

Posted 08-27-2012 at 12:49 PM by Spooce-aholic
Updated 08-27-2012 at 07:42 PM by Spooce-aholic
I decided to try VMware player instead of Oracle Virtual Box. I preffer VMware because it has this thing called VMware tools, which are hardware drivers for the guest OS (I think).

That is cool because I can switch the guest OS to full screen and the resolution of the guest OS will be the max resolution of my monitor.

Unfortunately, it doesn't add DirectX/Direct3D support. Fortunately, there are a few solutions to this problem.
  1. Purchase VMware Workstation

    Pros
    • Easy to use

    Cons
    • Costs money.
    • Experimental.
    • May only work on some guest OSes.
  2. Use WineD3D

    Pros
    • Free
    • Can work on other Virtual Machines (like Oracle Virtual Box).
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Nate's Avatar
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The game I'm trying to play installs fine, but when I execute the game, the OS ignores it. It doesn't show up in the task manager or the processes.
That probably means that it's crashing immediately.
Posted 08-30-2012 at 01:20 AM by Nate

MeechMunchie's Avatar
You do know VMWare has a trial version, right? When it expires, you can't make new VMs, but you can use the ones you have.
Posted 08-30-2012 at 04:33 AM by MeechMunchie

Spooce-aholic's Avatar
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It would help if you told us what the game was.
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That probably means that it's crashing immediately.
Wouldn't it say "(not responding)" in the task manager?

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You do know VMWare has a trial version, right? When it expires, you can't make new VMs, but you can use the ones you have.
I have VMware player, which is a free version of VMware.
Posted 08-30-2012 at 07:04 AM by Spooce-aholic

Varrok's Avatar
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Wouldn't it say "(not responding)" in the task manager?
Not always.

Have you tried things like lowering sound acceleration level in dxdiag or sound quality in the control panel - > sound? It increases compatibility a bit.
Posted 08-30-2012 at 10:26 AM by Varrok

Phylum's Avatar
If it insta-crashes it wouldn't have time to not respond.
Posted 08-31-2012 at 12:14 AM by Phylum

Nate's Avatar
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Wouldn't it say "(not responding)" in the task manager?
That would mean that it was freezing. If it was properly crashing, it would be cleared from the task manager.
Posted 08-31-2012 at 04:34 AM by Nate

Spooce-aholic's Avatar
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Have you tried things like lowering sound acceleration level in dxdiag or sound quality in the control panel - > sound? It increases compatibility a bit.
I lowered the sound quality in the control panel, but that didn't work. Maybe I need to re-install the game with low sound quality.
Posted 09-01-2012 at 12:57 PM by Spooce-aholic

Varrok's Avatar
I think it wouldn't work if it doesn't now
Posted 09-02-2012 at 02:52 AM by Varrok

 
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