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box64
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No one even read the box64 readme for today's RISC-V video
In the video, they mentioned they can't run steam on RISC-V because box64 doesn't support 32bit apps. In the README of box64, it is mentioned:
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Stardew Valley on Starfive VisionFive 2 running Ubuntu 23.10 with external Ati Radeon HD 5450
I see it can do more now, already tried some stuff. But see it is now more mature than months ago. Will try factorio again https://github.com/ptitSeb/box64/issues/665
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runing factorio on raspberry pi 5 4gb ram
Also, in the discussions of box64 is this thread: https://github.com/ptitSeb/box64/discussions/524 My guess is that you have to install both box64 and box86, the latest mesa drivers with vulkan support. And then try to launch the game with proton. There is also this issue that shows factorio running on a Rock 5B: https://github.com/ptitSeb/box86-compatibility-list/issues/284
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Runing factorio on raspberry pi 5 4gb ram
In Box64, which is an emulator+JIT recompiler, and thus likely pretty slow?
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DirectX 12 Support on macOS
macOS runs x64 executables just fine through Rosetta so I don't see why Wine couldn't make use of that hardware acceleration.
It's also possible to only simulate the entrypoints through Rosetta and then execute native aarch64 code from there. On Linux https://github.com/ptitSeb/box64 does exactly that, for example. However, with the performance Apple has been able to squeeze out of Rosetta, I'm not sure of that workaround is even necessary.
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Factorio on Arm: A Benchmark
Recently, I got a server from Oracle Cloud, having 4 cores and 24GB of RAM. Then, using a software called Box86 and its 64 bit version called Box64, I succeeded in running Factorio! Unfortunately, 1.1.80 ran at 3 UPS! I went through each major version, testing each individual one down to 0.12. Here are my results!
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How to emulate on M1 mac?
You could try https://github.com/ptitSeb/box86 and https://github.com/ptitSeb/box64/ , I believe they allow you to emulate x86_64 on aarch64, though I have no experience with them, so cannot say for sure.
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currently trying to get tf2 to work, but steam removed 32 bit support (wanted to use box86) with their html login thing, so i just have this system laying around collecting dust lmao
git clone https://github.com/ptitSeb/box64.git
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How to run Linux games on ARM64
If you have time and patience take a look at box86 and box64. These are basically like translation layers that allow x86/x86_64 applications to run on ARM. I personally haven't use them yet, so I can't provide a guide or vouch for game compatibilities. But by the look of the progress made by them so far it looks promising.
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Still a bit slow as Dynarec is not complete, but Stardew Valley now works on my StarFive2 with Box64
You can follow progress of this on https://github.com/ptitSeb/box64/issues/635
FEX
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FEX 2305 Tagged!
"A fast usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator for Arm64"
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice On Android using Fex-Emu Turnip DXVK
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Genshin, compatibility, ARM processors, surface pro x, mac M1
Could try this https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX + wine/proton. But as always keep in mind that playing on non-supported platforms can lead to bans in future (never happened but who knows).
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Asahi Linux M1 GPU drivers can now run Windows games via Steam Proton
It's explained in the video, it uses https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX
- Asahi Linux got 24 games from steam running on M1 Mac mini.
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Apple holds press event showing off its ‘latest advances in gaming’
Steam is also funding an x86 tn ARM game emulator, which opens up the potential for it working on Android.
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Android tablets and Chromebooks are on another crash course – will it be different this time?
Valve is funding developers working on an x86-to-ARM layer, FEX. I'm assuming that the eventual end goal would be to run Steam on Android, one of the FEX developers was commenting on trying to get FEX to work on an S8 Tab Ultra.
- How to install Steam.
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How the f*** does Proton works so amazingly well?
Valve is also funding another translation layer, from x86 to ARM (see FEX).
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Apple GPU drivers now in Asahi Linux
Additionally, game emulation won't be optimal until someone fixes this issue from FEX-Emu, which will allow that emulator to run on Apple Silicon. QEMU-user is currently your best option though it is dead slow. Box64 is currently pretty capable, however, it will not be able to run any 32-bit libraries (which even modern games ship a few of).
What are some alternatives?
box86 - Box86 - Linux Userspace x86 Emulator with a twist, targeted at ARM Linux devices
ish - Linux shell for iOS
asahi-installer - Asahi Linux installer
xqemu - Open-source emulator to play original Xbox games on Windows, macOS, and Linux
hangover - Hangover runs simple Win32 applications on arm64 Linux
factorio-docker - Factorio headless server in a Docker container
docs - Hardware and software docs / wiki
Unicorn Engine - Unicorn CPU emulator framework (ARM, AArch64, M68K, Mips, Sparc, PowerPC, RiscV, S390x, TriCore, X86)
pi-apps - Raspberry Pi App Store for Open Source Projects
kernel_emulator