Halo on Linux

[darkcyber]

I'm installing ubuntu 6.10 64 bit and I've done some reading and seems that wine and codeweavers will run some Windows games and apps. My question is has anyone had much success running Halo on Linux?

This has been my big hang up of switching to linux, loosing my games.

[DeadEyes]

It would appear that you can install but not run it with Ubuntu although someone appears to have had some success with Suse.
http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iVersionId=2720

[null0]

This has been my big hang up of switching to linux, loosing my games.i wouldn't advise you to proceed with that quest. It's painful and frustrating. The most common scenario is simply not working, or worse then that, working till you're enjoying and then stop working cause of some stupid bug in wine.
Emulating games in linux sucks, with some exceptions.
Dual-boot my friend, that's the way to go.

[darkcyber]

This may be a dumb question...but if the stuff you need to run or want to run will not run in Linux...then what actually is the purpose of doing a dual boot. Why not just run the OS that your games and apps will run in all the time?

Don't get me wrong...I'm not a Windows fan, but there's just to many things that don't work in linux for me, for me to make a 100% switch to it.

[null0]

This may be a dumb question...but if the stuff you need to run or want to run will not run in Linux...then what actually is the purpose of doing a dual boot. Why not just run the OS that your games and apps will run in all the time?

Don't get me wrong...I'm not a Windows fan, but there's just to many things that don't work in linux for me, for me to make a 100% switch to it.
That's exacly what im suggesting. Dual-Boot means you can have 2 Operative Systems in the same computer. In boot time you decide what system to boot. If you want to play a game, start windows, if not, start linux.
If you *need* to run windows, just run it. Don't be fooled by the ones who say you can do everything in Linux that you do in windows. In theory that's true, but in practice it's not. The games designed and compiled for windows will run in windows, and luckly "walk" in a linux emulator.
I use a dual-boot system myself, it's no shame ;)
Don't attempt to be a Linux Purist if you need to use windows, that's just a hype.

[CCBalla10]

DarkCyber i agree. The only reason I have windows is for Halo. But now that I have gotten Enemy Territory to work with sound in Ubuntu 6.10 I'm making the switch a little more. Now I use Ubuntu probably 95% of the time.

[darkcyber]

Thanks for the responses.


I'm really trying to understand this...but why would you really want to run a dual boot? If a lot things will not work in Linux, why would you want to run Linux to do some things and then run Windows to do everything else? I know Windows is loaded with bugs and spyware and virus'...etc. But what is the real benefit if you constantly have to switch back and forth? Why not just run 1 OS that will run everything you want to run...apps, games...etc.

I'm just really trying to understand the benefit of this. I'm no Windows fan and would love to switch to linux...I'm just having a hard time justifying it right now. I guess for most of the Windows apps that will not run in linux there may be a linux version (or different app that does the same thing) that will work. But the big hang up for me is gaming. I know you suggest dual boot, but then there you are switching all the time.

I wanted to do a dual boot for linux and windows xp to be able to test out linux, but I'm finding out linux will not run a lot of things I need (or like) to run.

[d3v1ant_0n3]

For a while, I had an XP/Ubuntu dual boot for the sole purpose of running a couple of games that wouldn't run in wine.

I find Ubuntu fits ALL of my needs (including gaming, found a couple of gems), but if I had more of a gaming suited computer, I'd have a dual boot. Games in XP, Everything else in linux.

Yes, it's pain to reboot, but the time taken for rebooting to the other OS will be saved by not having to run malware scans, defragging, etc.

[null0]

personally i run games and music production software on windows, and develop, study, work and everything else in linux. IMO it's worth the reboots, you get the best of both worlds.

[sultanoswing]

I also run a dual boot XP/Ubuntu setup. Although I use linux 98% of the time these days (emulated console gaming, email, office apps, graphic work, surfing, music, movies et al.), there are still a couple of apps (and the increasingly rare game session) that I require windows for.

Dual booting isn't a matter of being 'not understandable', but a necessity so I can do the odd task linux doesn't do as well as M$, whilst still using Ubuntu, which as we all know does the vast majority of tasks far better than windows.

[Enverex]

Halo works perfectly, just make sure you use a NoCD Patch (Copy protection uses dodgy methods which do not currently work in Wine) and set the game to Medium graphics in the menu inside the game itself (High does not currently work) and Halo will run happily.

[darkcyber]

Hmmm! Thanks for the information. Halo is the main game I play right now. I even have a dedicated server for it...so hate to loose Halo.

[robr5454]

personally i run games and music production software on windows, and develop, study, work and everything else in linux. IMO it's worth the reboots, you get the best of both worlds.


Yes, I'm with you on that one. I dual boot as well. I use Ubuntu for pretty much everything (email, internet, research, business, etc) but boot into WinXP to do serious gaming. My children use Ubuntu 100%, with the Dansguardian adult content filter running, I'm quite confident they can do internet surfing for homework without the fear of adult pages displaying, as well as no spyware and viruses.

I tried to run games on Wine. Not much Luck. I tried the Cedega, but fought with it to get the MSI Installer updated on it. Ended up just using the WinXP for the games only. No issues.

[qamelian]

I wanted to do a dual boot for linux and windows xp to be able to test out linux, but I'm finding out linux will not run a lot of things I need (or like) to run.

I'm in a different boat. I keep a Windows partition to play a grand total of 2 games that I can't get working under Wine. Any other Windows games I play work in Wine. Many of the other apps that I rely on are Linux only so, out side of the two rogue games, I have no reason to see Windows at all.

[Enverex]

What games? Maybe we can get them working...

[qamelian]

What games? Maybe we can get them working...

The only two that I haven't been able to get working are Morrowind and Omikron: Nomad Soul. Both games will install under the last several releases of Wine, but I've never been able to get them to run successfully. This is still a step forward; last year not even the Morrowind installer would run!:)

[Enverex]

Morrowind is very close now but has 3 things missing. Music (rename the folder), Pixel Shaders (turn off in the Launcher menu) and Shadows (Move the Shadows slider to the far left, although I had to disable Shadows in Windows too on my older PC as even on the X800 it would bring the game to a crawl. A bug I assume). But other than a few minor cosmetic issues it seems to be fine. Can't say about Omikron though as I don't have a copy of it.

[mrbiscuit]

Due note, you aren't emulating games, hence WINE = Wine is not an EMULATOR... srry just wanted to let you all know :P.. Btw Halo runs very good on Linux, despite sound issues.....

[null0]

ok, lately i tried cedega and crossover and the new versions of wine. I got jedi academy running on feisty at a higher framerate then i run on xp, and now i use utorrent emulated on wine and it works better then any linux native torrent app (just turn off the [minimize to tray] option).
I gotta say i changed my opinion on windows emulators, wine is unbelievably better then it used to be. Hell, when i tried wine for the first time (....like 5 or 6 years ago :roll: ...) it used to take like five minutes just to start simple apps. It sucked so badly i never looked at it again, until recently, shame on me.

but still, dual-boot is the way to go if you wanna play every game you want with no troubles.