7/24/2026 at 12:53:59 PM
by m0do1
7/24/2026 at 6:26:49 PM
X512 is an amazing treasure in the Haiku community. Other than nVidia hardware accelerated drivers, he ported Haiku to RiscV, got sound through HDMI and DisplayPort working, he got AMD Vulkan drivers for Southern Islands chipsets also working, made break throughs in dozens of other porting projects, he’s an amazing Hacker par excellance virtually unknown outside the Haiku community.by smallstepforman
7/25/2026 at 6:57:15 PM
[flagged]by itsbczurstupid
7/24/2026 at 3:12:44 PM
Looks like this may have been based on the nillerusr Source engine, which is based on a 2020 leak of the Source sources. nillerusr's engine has also been used to port some Valve games to Android.by LorenDB
7/24/2026 at 6:02:57 PM
I wish Valve would take a cue from id and release the source code to Source and/or at least GoldSrc under an open license. Though I have a hard time imagining them opening up code to more lucrative games like Team Fortress Classic or Counter-Strike classic. Nice dream though...by MisterTea
7/24/2026 at 6:12:45 PM
Source uses licenced middleware such as Havok so SDKs are likely all we're going to get officially. Source 2 might be a different story if HL3 releases one day since Valve replaced audio and physics with in-house technologies.by lunar_rover
7/25/2026 at 2:44:31 AM
That’s kind of the goal of S&Box, no?by kidfiji
7/25/2026 at 11:58:31 AM
I thought the point of s&box was to make a very profitable micro transaction marketplace.by inigyou
7/25/2026 at 11:28:01 AM
Is literally invoking the havok api protected by licensing?by throwaway27448
7/25/2026 at 2:59:23 PM
Yep, IIRC Havok’s licensing explicitly disallows redistribution of their technology, including headers and pre-compiled binaries.Source 1 is a good example here, where licensees of source need to also obtain a havok license before Valve can give them any code.
by ouchqt
7/26/2026 at 12:37:09 AM
Surely this works against Havoc's best interest, right? Unless their actual value is simply decent api design....by throwaway27448
7/25/2026 at 12:54:49 PM
[dead]by bombcar
7/24/2026 at 7:41:28 PM
Old-ish Source has a pretty generous license, no? https://github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013/blob/master... GoldSrc is there somewhere as well. I’m definitely grateful for it. I’ve read some of it myself and watched a bunch of Youtube about it.by wvbdmp
7/24/2026 at 9:19:37 PM
That repository is not the engine, it's just the code for the client.dll/server.dll binaries that contain game-specific logic and some other tools.by mepian
7/25/2026 at 12:10:09 AM
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife on the other hand is the full Half-Life (GoldSrc) engine, but it's not quite an open license.by TazeTSchnitzel
7/25/2026 at 1:10:37 AM
That is just the SDK, but there is an unofficial open source implementation of goldsrc.by jwitthuhn
7/25/2026 at 2:02:57 AM
Also based on leaks/reverse-engineering.by manytimesaway
7/25/2026 at 12:18:18 AM
I'm pretty sure this is just the mod SDK as well.by mepian
7/25/2026 at 12:32:37 PM
I always thought it'd be hilarious if they released an engine called "open source" (or, someone made a source replacement called that)by mghackerlady
7/24/2026 at 6:56:09 PM
Why should Valve give up their leverage. They actively pick and choose who they license the engine to.by charcircuit
7/24/2026 at 7:56:10 PM
Realistically there isn't really any commercial value left in it though. While there were some notable unique games made with it (Titanfall 1 & 2, E.Y.E, The Stanley Parable, etc), these were made over a decade ago and the majority of games made with it are reworks/mods/adaptations of Half-Life related material.https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/List_of_third-party...
by tweetle_beetle
7/25/2026 at 8:13:11 AM
> there isn't really any commercial value left in it thoughI wonder why it never went mainstream. The Unreal engine went on to power a massive number of games. The Half-Life engines birthed a lot of mods, but wasn't used by many full games.
by matheusmoreira
7/25/2026 at 11:30:02 AM
Unreal won because they invested in a whole ecosystem of tools to build interactive media and the community to support it. Only unity really compares (and I'm not sure how true even that is these days).by throwaway27448
7/25/2026 at 11:59:28 AM
The Source engine isn't a blank slate engine like Unity. It's more like having unlimited power and permission to mod HL2. They just give you the HL2 code and say go nuts.by inigyou
7/25/2026 at 12:36:32 AM
I half-jokingly thought to myself, "of course it's all software rendering, Haiku doesn't have GPU drivers", so imagine my amazement when I saw that this thread is about porting an NVidia GPU driver from Linux, and HL2 does, in fact, run with hardware acceleration.by grishka
7/25/2026 at 10:43:06 AM
The title is heavily editorialised and misleading.When I see how much progress has been made on Haiku I wonder whether it can be used as a daily driver.
by graemep
7/25/2026 at 12:34:28 PM
It's about as daily driveable as BeOS was in its heydayby mghackerlady
7/24/2026 at 5:02:18 PM
Nifty to see... I always liked BeOS/Haiku from a tech perspective, but really don't care nearly as much for the UX or ergonomics... I really like a lot of the Windows 10 start menu and taskbar, but I do hate the MS search results/ads,etc so I switched to Linux for non-work and mostly Cosmic since later alphas.by tracker1
7/24/2026 at 6:23:31 PM
The UX has always been my favorite part. It's like some mixup of OS/2 and Classic Mac OSby bluedino
7/24/2026 at 8:56:58 PM
Reminds me a bit more of Amiga... that said, I just don't like the "handle" on the windows, and the launcher is a bit odd imo.by tracker1
7/25/2026 at 11:32:35 AM
Haiku will always be my favorite UX just for the ability to universally modify gui modifier keys distinct from changing the actual key mappings. Ie you can choose whether to use control or command as the main modifier—very slick, makes linux and windows feel like some creaky eighties remnant.by throwaway27448
7/24/2026 at 6:57:48 PM
As a long time BeOS fan (and user back in the day) I really enjoy reading about progress on Haiku. Similarly cool as the Half-Life 2 port is the work on the ARM platform. With early support for M1 Macs (https://discuss.haiku-os.org/t/my-haiku-arm64-progress/19044...) and Raspberry Pi 500+ (https://discuss.haiku-os.org/t/my-haiku-arm64-progress/19044...).by m0do1
7/24/2026 at 4:10:05 PM
I think HL2 on portable 5W ARM linux is more interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl1nrDvmiIIby bullen
7/24/2026 at 4:24:06 PM
I wanted to say, 5 watts, doesn't HL2 already run on Raspberry Pi? But then I realized, this thing seems to be powered by some kind of rpi?https://www.clockworkpi.com/product-page/uconsole-kit-rpi-cm...
That's pretty cool though, do you have a video of it running on the device itself?
by andai
7/24/2026 at 8:40:59 PM
This is captured+streamed on the device with ffmpeg, but mobile phone video no.Got a short of my own engine though: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LKYX7E3A0Dk
by bullen
7/25/2026 at 9:47:34 AM
Damn this is so cool. In the future, a computer may even fit in your coat pocket!by andai
7/24/2026 at 5:07:04 PM
I know it's not as cool but the Steam Deck can run HL2 at just as low power consumption with its AMD APU.by Rohansi
7/24/2026 at 8:44:29 PM
"A normal Steam Deck consumes about 4 to 7 watts of total system power when idling on the home screen with low screen brightness."Maybe HL2 brings zero overhead to idle then?
Anyway X86 is the past, risc-v is so completely lost into eternal future... only ARM really works right now.
by bullen
7/24/2026 at 10:36:59 PM
You can do less on the OLED with a few tweaks in the quick menu. Specifically the OLED because it has a more efficient APU. Limit APU to 3W, disable radio, maybe more.> Anyway X86 is the past, risc-v is so completely lost into eternal future... only ARM really works right now.
I don't disagree but all of the recent Raspberry Pis have worse performance, cost more than x86, and barely use less power. There are so much better examples to showcase ARM.
by Rohansi
7/24/2026 at 11:21:21 PM
> Maybe HL2 brings zero overhead to idle then?It went like particularly dry shit off a teflon shovel on my Duron 700 when it was new so I can't imagine it would tax a nice modern chip much.
by ErroneousBosh
7/24/2026 at 9:28:58 PM
You can run HL2 at 1080p 60fps in 5W on Armada on the AYN Thor (on the Eco performance profile). That includes a screen and speakers.by potwinkle
7/24/2026 at 3:16:55 PM
looking forward to see Action Retro's shenanigans on YouTube with this.by yakk0
7/24/2026 at 3:41:50 PM
I've watched his previous videos on Haiku and haven't been impressed with him. He doesn't seem to have in-depth knowledge of how software and drivers work, which is especially important given how work-in-progress it all is, and that the lineage of Haiku goes back to BeOS. The community has done a lot of good work, and he doesn't grasp it fully.by jordand
7/24/2026 at 5:51:28 PM
> He doesn't seem to have in-depth knowledge of how software and drivers workI don't really think the point of his videos is to go into that level of detail. I think I'm someone who could understand that level of detail but I still watch his videos anyway since they're fun and engaging (same with others like Michael MJD), and have other YouTube channels that I might watch for more technical dives.
by kaladin-jasnah
7/24/2026 at 6:04:19 PM
It's genuinely possible to do informative, fun and engaging videos on a niche OS; it does require a lot of skill and effort to pull off he does not have. His content has been way too shallow. There's a lot more to an OS than just the Desktop Environment being different, and 'Can it run Minecraft' (with missing/broken drivers he doesn't understand).by jordand
7/24/2026 at 8:33:35 PM
Perhaps it’s too much of a reoccurring gimmick but his videos are squarely in the “tech-aware consumer” user profile, not a pro developer or editor. It’s like how LGR does retrospectives and deep-dives on hardware from a purely hobbyist-enthusiast customer perspective.by Apocryphon
7/24/2026 at 4:03:05 PM
Yes, you have seen a video and you have seen them all. It can be resumed to "will it run minecrafts (or one of its clones)".I guess he figured out the short 10-15min format is better for engagement bevause people brains have been destroyed by tiktok and instagram reels and barely anyone can concentrate for 30min on a subject but really it makes for very uninformative vids.
by prmoustache
7/25/2026 at 12:17:16 AM
Sometimes there's just not more than 10-15min of content that even a (significant) niche audience would find interesting. There's also only so much time in a day / week to produce. The machine demands novelty.by paulryanrogers
7/25/2026 at 5:24:48 AM
At some point your channel can only collapse when your content is resumed to:And today's sponsor is a brand I will lie about for 2 minutes...thank you for watching, please click and subscribe!
It is only a matter of time.
by prmoustache
7/25/2026 at 4:36:43 PM
Is that inevitable?I personally welcome creators moving to rely more on patronage systems (Patreon, Supporting Cast) from consumers, to gain/retain their independence from sponsors and platforms alike.
Full disclosure, I work for Supporting Cast ;)
by paulryanrogers
7/26/2026 at 9:47:52 AM
I never joined patreon (nor ever heard of supporting cast) because most youtubers are either very unspecific about what do they really offer or the value doesn't seem to be there. Some do not seem to offer much more than early access which seem like a really silly offer. I mean, we don't need to see everything the day of their launch. Sometimes they offer bonus videos but since you don't really know what they are, you aren't really missing them. Ignorance is bliss.Plus these are additional accounts to setup/manage + payment to setup so it is a bit annoying. I hate subscriptions.
by prmoustache
7/24/2026 at 4:52:18 PM
Dang. Half-Life 2 ruled my high school life. it is still insane.by limsungkee
7/24/2026 at 7:05:23 PM
But can it run Crysis?by jocular
7/24/2026 at 8:23:35 PM
Under Wine? Yes.by anthk
7/24/2026 at 7:31:45 PM
Hats off to the folks behind this for keeping such a cool project alive! This, ReactOS, and TempleOS have been my answer to the question of: "what should I install if I'm looking for something interesting?" for at least a decade. Obviously for vastly different reasons.by Greed
7/24/2026 at 4:47:18 PM
This is great, but can we get a port to BeBox please. ;)by MomsAVoxell
7/24/2026 at 4:36:00 PM
What I find depressing is because of idiotic Linux policies, it turns out nvidia hardware is easier to run on a 3rd party OS than hardware with otherwise fully open source drivers like Radeon.This is just yet another example that you may think things in the hardware world have changed now that Linux "rules", but they have not.
by AshamedCaptain
7/25/2026 at 12:02:52 AM
Nvidia drivers being crap has nothing to do with Linux policies. It's entirely up to Nvidia to invest and improve their drivers but it's clearly not a priority. Their focus is AI. If you need a CUDA accelerator, they're great. Graphics or even display output? Better have a second AMD or Intel card for that.by GreenVulpine
7/24/2026 at 6:27:44 PM
What do you mean? BSDs have tons of code lifted from the Linux amdgpu driver.by cherryteastain
7/24/2026 at 8:41:31 PM
They are literally the only one who has managed to do it,, and they do so by having a huge layer of compatibility that takes years to update to new versions and support newer generations. We do not know if it would be easier for BSD to support nvidia either ... because they already have nvidia drivers (released by nvidia itself).On the other hand here we have a random guy that adds support for nvidia gpus, by himself, on a non-linux, non-bsd kernel. And specifically claims he will not do the radeon one because he finds it too much work.
by AshamedCaptain
7/24/2026 at 9:37:42 PM
Right, I thought you meant there was some GPL-caused license issue.by cherryteastain
7/24/2026 at 4:53:11 PM
Are you talking about driver ABIs or something else?by tadfisher
7/24/2026 at 6:01:43 PM
What makes it easier?by Quitschquat
7/24/2026 at 8:45:51 PM
See the first message of TFA. The author complains that amdgpu has way too many linuxisms that make it impractical to port it to non-Linux ( unless you are already emulating Linux). On the other hand, the nv kernel driver is portable, up to the point that it is easier to port that to Haiku and then change the entire Mesa to use it than it is to port amdgpu (which wouldn't need Mesa changes).by AshamedCaptain
7/24/2026 at 11:34:02 PM
Of course a Linux driver is going to make use of Linuxims. That’s literally the point of a Linux device driver.Given how performance-sensitive device like a graphics card is, you’d naturally want as few abstractions between your OS and your hardware as possible.
by hnlmorg
7/25/2026 at 1:24:08 PM
But there is no evidence whatsoever for what you are saying (in fact the nvidia drivers are portable and may perform comparably or even better than the free ones).On the other hand here we have evidence of how this has made it impossible for any OS other than Linux to provide support for amdgpu (except if you rip a huge chunk of Linux code, which only works if your OS is extremely UNIX-like to begin with), while other OSes support NVidia cards just fine (which do not really have a complete free driver to begin with!).
by AshamedCaptain
7/25/2026 at 4:47:03 PM
> But there is no evidence whatsoeverNo evidence that a Linux driver targets Linux? Isn’t that what you’re moan about?
by hnlmorg
7/24/2026 at 4:21:10 PM
i wonder how many people are using haikuos enough to make frontpage of video game on that os ?by parisiansam
7/24/2026 at 4:25:39 PM
When people get doom running on a toaster, do you also ask how many people game on a toaster? It's more about the technical challenge of the whole deal.by nemomarx
7/24/2026 at 5:00:48 PM
I wonder how many people are flying to space in rockets for rocket launches to make the frontpage? It's just interesting. Haiku is cool, and getting relatively complex games to run on it is a good signal that it is making progress.by InsideOutSanta
7/24/2026 at 4:40:47 PM
I love it, this is OG hacker newsby nharada
7/24/2026 at 6:30:30 PM
Add in the number of people who have fond memories of BeOSby paisawalla
7/24/2026 at 6:32:01 PM
.o/But then what did you expect?
by ErroneousBosh