wine users - Apr 2011 - Problem: Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction on Ubuntu 10.10

I'm not really sure what all information I should include with my question. 
But, I've installed both the original Diablo II and its expansion onto a
virtual drive provided by Wine.  When I choose to run Diablo II the emulated
window is a blue color, and in the top left of the screen there is a small black
box which cycles through letters and symbols.  Finally after a few seconds the
window freezes and I have to force the program to shut down.

Could anyone give me some ideas as to what could be my issue(s) here?

If there's any way I can retrieve the info for you via the console or any
other means please let me know.

I just switched direct draw from 3d to 2d and everything is working fine. 
Although I still have the weird symbols cycling through as it loads.