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Q92532: PRB: Display Monitor Goes Blank After the Logo Display

Article: Q92532
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Device Driver Kit
Version(s): 3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 03-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Device Development Kit (DDK) for Windows, versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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Under the debugging version of Windows, you may see something like "GlobalAlloc
failed" or some other messages indicating problems, after the logo is displayed.
Under non-debug Windows, the logo will display, then the screen will clear, then
nothing else seems to happen. You must press CTRL+ALT+DEL to reset the system.

Note: This should happen only while developing a display driver that implements
device bitmaps.

CAUSE
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The display driver device returned 0 (zero) to fail a RealizeObject() function
call after setting the RC_DEVBITS value in the dpRaster member of the GDIINFO
structure.

RESOLUTION
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Modify the device driver to prevent it from failing the RealizeObject() function
call. A device driver cannot fail this call under Microsoft Windows 3.1. See
section 2.1.14 of the 3.1 Device Driver Kit (DDK) "Device Driver Adaptation
Guide" (DDAG) for more information.

Additional query words: 3.10 DDK DeviceBitmap display

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWinDDKSearch kbWinDDK310 kbWinDDK311
Version           : :3.1,3.11

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