[Bug 34235] New: SimPark requires 256 bit colors

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34235

Bug #: 34235
           Summary: SimPark requires 256 bit colors
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.7.0
          Platform: x86-64
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
    Classification: Unclassified

Created attachment 45552
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warn+all logfile

The mentioned game wants 256 bit colors and doesn't start. I don't know which
module is to look in so I have chosen "unknown". Attached is a warn+all log as
the default one doesn't output anything (which is somewhere good work!).

The game is a Windows 3.1x game, switching wine's Windows version to 3.1
doesn't help (and I known it won't, just to mention it). :-)

[Bug 34235] SimPark requires 256 bit colors

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34235

--- Comment #1 from Ken Sharp  2013-08-08 17:03:31 CDT ---
Is a demo available for download?

[Bug 34235] SimPark requires 256 bit colors

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--- Comment #2 from Bruno Jesus  2013-08-08 21:20:05 CDT ---
You can try the workarounds in
http://wiki.winehq.org/256ColorMode

I'm not sure this bug is valid.

[Bug 34235] SimPark requires 256 bit colors

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--- Comment #3 from Vincent Povirk  2013-08-09 12:40:16 CDT ---
Wine can handle programs that change the display mode to 8-bit without really
requiring an 8-bit display, so it should be possible to provide a solution for
this case without needing a real 8-bit display.

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Roland Haeder  changed:

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--- Comment #4 from Roland Haeder  2013-08-09 12:46:11 CDT ---
There is no demo, I think (or so far I haven't found one).

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Bruno Jesus  changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Bruno Jesus  2013-08-09 19:20:28 CDT ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> Wine can handle programs that change the display mode to 8-bit without really
> requiring an 8-bit display, so it should be possible to provide a solution for
> this case without needing a real 8-bit display.

Then this is a real bug because that does not happen in windows.

[Bug 34235] SimPark requires 256 bit colors

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--- Comment #6 from Austin English  ---
This is your friendly reminder that there has been no bug activity for over a
year. Is this still an issue in current (1.7.37 or newer) wine? If so, please
attach the terminal output in 1.7.37 (see http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#get_log).

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--- Comment #7 from Martin Fontaigne  ---
Still present in wine 1.7.48. The dialog error message also appears in SimTunes
game, from the same publisher. SimPark and SimTunes both run using 32-bit WinG
library, not 16-bit, so they can run in 64-bit Linux.

I forced GetDeviceCaps(BITSPIXEL) to return 8 instead of 32, and both games run
the intro animation perfectly, but once that's done, the screen is completely
black.

[Bug 34235] SimPark requires 256 bit colors

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--- Comment #8 from Martin Fontaigne  ---
It looks like SimTunes can be set to run DirectDraw by setting
UseDirectDraw=TRUE and UseDirectSound=TRUE in c:/windows/simtunes.ini,
bypassing 256 color limit.

SimPark doesn't seem to have that option. At least it doesn't hang but only
show black screen in menu display mode after fully visible intro animation is
done. I can move the mouse, textual hints around unseen buttons do pop up, and
I can press the buttons to activate actions. The menu also appears when mouse
moves to the top, and I can save a game as the file dialog is somewhat visible.

Again this is after GetDeviceCaps(BITSPIXEL) is forced to return 8 to pass the
256 color check.

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--- Comment #9 from Michael Müller  ---
This doesn't seem like a Wine bug. I just installed SimPark in Windows XP and I
also get an error about requiring a 8 bit color mode. You can use the
compatibility tab on windows to change to 256 colors while playing the game, so
you almost don't notice this (unless you alt-tab out of the game), but I don't
see any way to start the game without changing it.

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--- Comment #10 from [e-mail] ---
Does this patch help?

diff --git a/dlls/winex11.drv/x11drv_main.c b/dlls/winex11.drv/x11drv_main.c
index d4f5c84..10ee851 100644
--- a/dlls/winex11.drv/x11drv_main.c
+++ b/dlls/winex11.drv/x11drv_main.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static BOOL process_attach(void)

init_pixmap_formats( display );
     init_visuals( display, DefaultScreen( display ));
-    screen_bpp = pixmap_formats[default_visual.depth]->bits_per_pixel;
+    screen_bpp = 8;

XInternAtoms( display, (char **)atom_names, NB_XATOMS - FIRST_XATOM,
False, X11DRV_Atoms );

If yes then bug 42215 is about same issue.

[Bug 34235] SimPark requires 256 bit colors

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--- Comment #11 from Bruno Jesus  ---
IMO the bug is valid because it works in XP with compatibility set as stated in
comment 9.

In Wine hacking different functions to return 8 instead of real bpp or using
VNC or Xephyr to emulate 8bit always end in the game running with black screen,
it is possible to random click the screen and reach the game (identified by the
animal sounds playing).

I don't know how to debug this or anything, the game is old, interest is low.

So while in XP compatibility setting is required in Wine there is no possible
workaround so far.

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--- Comment #12 from joaopa  ---
Bug still occurs with wine-6.10.

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--- Comment #13 from [e-mail] ---
Created attachment 72718
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Xephyr color distortion

Bug still present in wine-7.11.

Running the game through Xephyr works but gives weird colors (tested with cc
0/1/2/3/4, glamor, glamor_gles2 etc. All in 640x480x8).