Exagear x86 code simulatior

[carljohanjensen]

Hello forum,

I have a small simple Windows application that I have to run on the Raspberry pi. In 2017 I made a perfect working disk image using debian + Exagear + Wine + my Windows application.
Now I'd like to make another batch and like to order new licenses from Eltech, but company seems to be closed ?
Does anyone know a way through ? Either to Eltech and Exager or to an alternative x86 simulator + Wine.

Highly appreciate if anyone could help ?

Kind regards
Carl Johan

[PiGraham]

Maybe Box86 can be useful to you.
https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/11/19 ... platforms/

[DougieLawson]

Your best bet is an upgrade to TwisterOS which includes some stuff for running X86 crap programs with a slower emulator than Exagear's.

[jj_0]

Your best option is to install binfmt-support, qemu-user-static and Wine and/or Mono (if it's a .NET program)
You can even configure binfmt to automatically use Wine or Mono and chmod +x your executable. See
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binfmt_misc section Common Usage.

It's not necessarily fast but not necessarily slow perhaps on a Pi 4. I've only done this on a TheC64 Mini which is much less capable than most Pi's.

There are a couple of related threads in the forum, and there's also a YouTube video that probably describes the same process: https://www.novaspirit.com/2019/04/15/run-x86-arm/

[scruss]

Does anyone know a way through ?

Run it on a x86 board in the same form factor, such as a ROCK PI X Model B?

(I have one of these. It's… okay, I guess. Radxa can ship them with a super-cheap Windows 10 licence, if that works for you.)

[ptitSeb]

Your best bet is an upgrade to TwisterOS which includes some stuff for running X86 crap programs with a slower emulator than Exagear's.

My emulator is open source, so maybe it is slower now, but you can help make it faster.

(I also wonder from what benchmark you base your assumption that box86 is slower than exagear)

[ptitSeb]

Your best option is to install binfmt-support, qemu-user-static and Wine and/or Mono (if it's a .NET program)
You can even configure binfmt to automatically use Wine or Mono and chmod +x your executable. See
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binfmt_misc section Common Usage.

It's not necessarily fast but not necessarily slow perhaps on a Pi 4. I've only done this on a TheC64 Mini which is much less capable than most Pi's.

There are a couple of related threads in the forum, and there's also a YouTube video that probably describes the same process: https://www.novaspirit.com/2019/04/15/run-x86-arm/

Box86 also work with binfmt. And with wine too.

[jj_0]

Your best option is to install binfmt-support, qemu-user-static and Wine and/or Mono (if it's a .NET program)
You can even configure binfmt to automatically use Wine or Mono and chmod +x your executable. See
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binfmt_misc section Common Usage.

It's not necessarily fast but not necessarily slow perhaps on a Pi 4. I've only done this on a TheC64 Mini which is much less capable than most Pi's.

There are a couple of related threads in the forum, and there's also a YouTube video that probably describes the same process: https://www.novaspirit.com/2019/04/15/run-x86-arm/

Box86 also work with binfmt. And with wine too.

Thanks, I wasn't aware of it, I'll have to try it out.

[PiGraham]

Does anyone know a way through ?

Run it on a x86 board in the same form factor, such as a ROCK PI X Model B?

(I have one of these. It's… okay, I guess. Radxa can ship them with a super-cheap Windows 10 licence, if that works for you.)

As I read it they don't offer a Windows licence at all, let alone super cheap. It's described as "pre-installation service", not "Win10 licence"

We pre-load Windows10 (English only) on your device. You only need to add the serial number and do the typical updates once the device is online.
https://shop.allnetchina.cn/products/ro ... 6290485350

Sounds to me like they clone the unlicensed OS and you have to provide a licence code, which you presumably have to pay MS for.

It seems you cn use a computer with a an un-activated Windows OS but you get nagged to activate it with a valid product key.
https://www.howtogeek.com/182847/htg-ex ... tion-work/

[fruitoftheloom]

Does anyone know a way through ?

Run it on a x86 board in the same form factor, such as a ROCK PI X Model B?

(I have one of these. It's… okay, I guess. Radxa can ship them with a super-cheap Windows 10 licence, if that works for you.)

As I read it they don't offer a Windows licence at all, let alone super cheap. It's described as "pre-installation service", not "Win10 licence"

We pre-load Windows10 (English only) on your device. You only need to add the serial number and do the typical updates once the device is online.
https://shop.allnetchina.cn/products/ro ... 6290485350

Sounds to me like they clone the unlicensed OS and you have to provide a licence code, which you presumably have to pay MS for.

It seems you cn use a computer with a an un-activated Windows OS but you get nagged to activate it with a valid product key.
https://www.howtogeek.com/182847/htg-ex ... tion-work/

You can buy a license key on eBay for £3

[PiGraham]

You can buy a license key on eBay for £3

No doubt you can buy a key. It isn't a Microsoft license though, is it?
MS sells those for $139

[fruitoftheloom]

You can buy a license key on eBay for £3

No doubt you can buy a key. It isn't a Microsoft license though, is it?
MS sells those for $139

They have always worked for me to have a W10 which does not complain it is not activated.

YMMV

[PiGraham]

They have always worked for me to have a W10 which does not complain it is not activated.

YMMV

I wasn't suggesting it wouldn't work, or indeed that what you get from Rock Pi doesn't work, but that what you pay under a fiver for isn't "A Windows 10 license".
You can buy downloads of thousands of music tracks on ebay for under a tenner. No doubt what you get is playable music, but you know you aren't paying anything to the performers / right holders for legal right to use it, right?

[fruitoftheloom]

They have always worked for me to have a W10 which does not complain it is not activated.

YMMV

I wasn't suggesting it wouldn't work, or indeed that what you get from Rock Pi doesn't work, but that what you pay under a fiver for isn't "A Windows 10 license".
You can buy downloads of thousands of music tracks on ebay for under a tenner. No doubt what you get is playable music, but you know you aren't paying anything to the performers / right holders for legal right to use it, right?

I object for paying an extremely high price for an Operating System 35 years in the making which is barely fit for purpose, if it was $25.00 then would not seek an alternative solution.

[PiGraham]

I object for paying an extremely high price for an Operating System 35 years in the making which is barely fit for purpose, if it was $25.00 then would not seek an alternative solution.

Raspberry Pi OS is free,
There are ways to run Win10 on the cheap.
Box86 (mentioned earlier) is free
Just don't mislead anyone into thinking they can buy legit Win10 licences for $5

[pjh64]

Now I'd like to make another batch and like to order new licenses from Eltech, but company seems to be closed ?
Does anyone know a way through ? Either to Eltech and Exager or to an alternative x86 simulator + Wine.

Highly appreciate if anyone could help ?

This solution is outdated by now. Exagear went out of business. The software was tied with an online verification service that isn't up anymore. So you're pretty much out of luck here if you want to run it on a recent RPI board with Buster.

There is however a solution that should be well suited to handle simple Win32 applications.(As well as HW accelerated graphics)
Other than Exagear it is developed open source and is supported by its developer.

You can find it on Github:
https://github.com/ptitSeb/box86

It is able to run wine(x86) which should enable you to run your windows application.
If you got issues or questions about setting up box86+wine there is support on github and discord.

I hope this helps you getting your program up again.

Greetings,
Pjh64

[jamesh]

They have always worked for me to have a W10 which does not complain it is not activated.

YMMV

I wasn't suggesting it wouldn't work, or indeed that what you get from Rock Pi doesn't work, but that what you pay under a fiver for isn't "A Windows 10 license".
You can buy downloads of thousands of music tracks on ebay for under a tenner. No doubt what you get is playable music, but you know you aren't paying anything to the performers / right holders for legal right to use it, right?

I object for paying an extremely high price for an Operating System 35 years in the making which is barely fit for purpose, if it was $25.00 then would not seek an alternative solution.

The fact you don't like the price is irrelevant. It's the same argument some thieves use - "I couldn't afford it so I stole it".

[Phoenixbyrd]

Your best bet is an upgrade to TwisterOS which includes some stuff for running X86 crap programs with a slower emulator than Exagear's.

I've have over 200+ games running on my pi 4 largely thanks to box86 being able to run x86 linux and wine. Also having used both exagear and box86, I find box86 to be the better option for most people and it's certainly NOT slower, I'd like to see some hard benchmarks on that.

Here's some of the crappy x86 programs that have a playable 30+ fps on the Pi 4.

[jj_0]

Your best bet is an upgrade to TwisterOS which includes some stuff for running X86 crap programs with a slower emulator than Exagear's.

I've have over 200+ games running on my pi 4 largely thanks to box86 being able to run x86 linux and wine. Also having used both exagear and box86, I find box86 to be the better option for most people and it's certainly NOT slower, I'd like to see some hard benchmarks on that.

Here's some of the crappy x86 programs that have a playable 30+ fps on the Pi 4.

It certainly looks great but might be overkill for the OP's single simple Windows application - depending on how easy it is to install.

[Phoenixbyrd]

It certainly looks great but might be overkill for the OP's single simple Windows application - depending on how easy it is to install.

I understand that, but I wasn't replying OP.

As for OP... Would be easier to address OP's specific needs when OP decides to provide more specificity. It's hard for anyone to properly address vagueness.

[hippy]

I got Windows notepad.exe running on my Pi under Raspberry Pi OS after building and installing Box86 and installing the WINE intended for Twister OS -

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cd ~
wget https://twisteros.com/wine.tgz
tar zxvf wine.tgz
box86 /home/pi/wine/bin/wine notepad.exe

Other things haven't worked quite so well but it's a start.

[pjh64]

Other things haven't worked quite so well but it's a start.

You're welcome to ask on github or join our discord. I'm sure we can help you out running more than notepad if you want.

https://discord.gg/4qFZz9J5

Greetings,
Pjh64

[relayman357]

This won’t help you with new seats, but the Exagear license servers are still up. With your key file in lic folder you can activate with:
sudo -E /opt/exagear/bin/actool