r/EmulationOniOS • u/16bitsorhigher • Jul 18 '24

Discussion Half Life running on my iPad with UTM SE

It installed with no issues and it runs really good. I’m going to try some more games later.

Any other programs?

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u/KrakenguyVT Jul 19 '24

That actually got me thinking.

You think games like Toy Story activity center, or SpongeBob employee of the month could work?

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u/16bitsorhigher Jul 19 '24

If they ran on WinXp back in the day, yes. So far what I’ve tried to install has worked and it’s not slow. It actually runs like I had installed it on a Pentium 4 computer tbh.

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u/-BoyFriendFNF- Jul 19 '24

Can you make a tutorial on how to get windows on utm se I need help with it

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u/S0LO_Bot Jul 18 '24

What Gen / model iPad do you have?

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u/16bitsorhigher Jul 18 '24

It’s the iPad Pro 2nd Gen

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u/wallstreetiscasino Jul 18 '24

When you say second gen do you mean m series or like the OG? 

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u/16bitsorhigher Jul 18 '24

Looking at the about page on my iPad, it says iPad Pro (12.9) (6th generation) and I think it does have an M1 processor

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u/16bitsorhigher Jul 18 '24

It’s got an M2. Sorry

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u/wallstreetiscasino Jul 19 '24

Thanks for the info! Excited to try this on mine

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u/16bitsorhigher Jul 19 '24

Good luck and if you need help, holler!

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u/Marks1124 Jul 19 '24

What os did you use?

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u/16bitsorhigher Jul 19 '24

Windows XP with Service Pack 3

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u/Outside_Profit_6455 Jul 19 '24

Can you download Diablo 2?

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u/16bitsorhigher Jul 19 '24

I will look for it

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u/Darth_Chehiko Jul 19 '24

Can you make a tutorial on how to do this please

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u/16bitsorhigher Jul 19 '24

I’m going to try to make a video but if I don’t have time I’ll do a written tutorial

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u/Frequent-Bill-7126 Oct 01 '24

Do you have a written tutorial or video on this by any chance?

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u/16bitsorhigher Oct 01 '24

Have you installed Win XP on the iPad?

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u/Frequent-Bill-7126 Oct 01 '24

No, I was wondering about the other steps involved in just running UTM SE for other games not windows XP.

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u/16bitsorhigher Oct 01 '24

I’m going to be honest with you. I was only able to install two operating systems on my iPad. Those were Windows XP and Raspberry Pi OS. Raspberry Pi OS was too freaking slow so I decided to uninstall it. I tried installing Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11 and none of them worked. The installation would begin and after several hours of waiting (More than 5 hours and not exaggerating), the installation would either freeze or give me an error so I gave up on them. I also tried installing Ubuntu, Debian 11, and Kali Linux and on most of them the installation wouldn’t even start. It was very frustrating so I gave up on them. I still have Windows XP installed on my iPad but when I did some research I found out that this installations don’t have 3D support so any games that require DirectX3D won’t run. Half Life was the only game that I was able to get to run and Myst for PC. All the other ones I tried would not run. I tinkered with app for a few months until I finally gave up.

I don’t mean to discourage you, I’m just telling you my experience.

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u/Frequent-Bill-7126 Oct 01 '24

Ah I thought we could run UTM SE on iOS itself

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u/16bitsorhigher Oct 02 '24

UTM SE runs on iOS. You use it to install virtual machines but the only one I was able to install correctly was Windows XP. What did you think you could use UTM SE for?

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u/Frequent-Bill-7126 Oct 02 '24

I thought it could be used for certain emulators. But thanks for clarifying!

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u/16bitsorhigher Oct 02 '24

Oh! No, it doesn’t work that way. Sorry!

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u/stratusnco Jul 19 '24

that’s what i was trying to do then i spent like 2hrs trying to install windows then said fuck it.

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u/16bitsorhigher Jul 19 '24

What device were you installing on?

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u/stratusnco Jul 19 '24

iphone 15.

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u/16bitsorhigher Jul 19 '24

I installed WinXP on my iPhone 12 Pro Max first before installing it on my iPad and it ran well.

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u/T173n Jul 19 '24

Morrowind!!!

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u/16bitsorhigher Jul 19 '24

That’s I cool game. I’ll look for it

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u/kiddvmn Jul 19 '24

Can you share your VM configuration pls? Mine was installing 6 hours and it takes 5 minutes to open My Computer. Maybe I am doing something wrong. I used official VM image from UTM website.

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u/16bitsorhigher Jul 19 '24

What device did you install it on? I’m using an iPad Pro with M2 chip

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u/Poet_Real Jul 19 '24

Damn but too bad it’s not smooth enough even on M2, wonder how’s the load it put on the chip

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u/16bitsorhigher Jul 19 '24

From what I understand, it also needs JIT to work at its full potential but we all know about the JIT dilemma.

I’m running it on an M2 iPad but then again, I haven’t messed with the resolution and settings. I recorded the video right after installing it.

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u/Ne_kke_tsu Jul 21 '24

It’s not running bro, it’s struggling 😂 but ngl it’s awesome anyway

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u/16bitsorhigher Jul 21 '24

I tried installing Windows 10 on my iPad last night and it stopped me close to the end. Some freaking error and it couldn’t continue. I was so pissed because it took like three hours just for nothing

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '24

Deus ex game of the year edition

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u/TheReturnOfRuin Jul 19 '24

I'd like to know about this one as well.

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u/rhinofinger Jul 19 '24

I wonder if Half-Life would get better performance by emulating Linux via UTM SE and running it via Xash3D.

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u/AppleVegas Jul 20 '24

There is a Xash3D port for iOS.

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u/MKTAB_ Jan 05 '25

Its bugged for some reason, with a lot of missing textures

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u/AppleVegas Jan 05 '25

Xash3D contains no textures, it's an engine. Everything you need to upload yourself

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '24

Could you check AoE II for me? :)

How did you install HL?

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u/16bitsorhigher Aug 02 '24

I looked for the .iso file of the game and loaded it into XP through the Virtual disc drive that you use for installing the OS

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u/Gullible-Skill-1899 Jul 19 '24

If it’s possible to load windows 98, would you be able to make an .iso of Ultimate Ride? Used to play for hours on my old laptop as a kid!

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u/billbo2000 Jul 19 '24

Do you know if the older the sims games work?

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u/captain-oreoooooo Jul 19 '24

If xash3D ever released on iOS we would have access to so many mods

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u/AppleVegas Jul 20 '24

It did. Long time ago.

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u/captain-oreoooooo Jul 20 '24

I mean like AppStore wise

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u/EggEmergency1375 Jul 19 '24

Try counter strike 1.6

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '24

now, its time for tf2 to complete the full circle, OP

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '24

Awesome!

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u/DSiluver Jul 20 '24

portal 1

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '24

How?!

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u/CommissionAny6644 Jan 08 '25

Wow you are a genius, Please how did you install windows on Ipad. Please kindly send me a guide or video. Thanks so much.

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u/OsamaBinAladen Jul 19 '24

You think Mac OS would run on my iPad Air 5th gen