a fast change to black (3 to 5 seconds) indicates MDxx. a slow change to grey/black (15 or more seconds) indicates DXM.
smoke is often seen in DXM reactions. this apparently happens at the very begining of the reaction, and a long time before the solution turns black. MDXX sometimes smokes as well, especially when it is in strong concentration and not masked by fillers, but the difference is it will give an immediate change to black.
the MDxx black should actually be a very, very dark blue. make sure you are doing the test in a good white light and you should see it. there should be a very short flash of blue at the begining of the reaction.