UltraHal for Linux

[vampyre2000]

Hi there.
I have been following Ultra Hal for a number of years and have run it a few time on Windows.
I do not use Windows anymore, But I love the idea of Ultra Hal.

What I would like to know is if anyone has had and success running Ultra Hal 6.2 on Linux using WINE.
I have been able to get Ultra Hal 6.2 to start and speak. However I cannot enter any text.
Any other Linux users out there who has been able to run this?
My system is
Ubuntu 9.04 and WINE 1.1.20

Any thoughts

Thanks.

[Bill819]

It might be easier for you to partition a small amount of your hard disk and format it with windows. In that way you could toggle back and forth as you desired, creating the best of both worlds.
Bill

[vampyre2000]

Hi
I do have WindowsXP in a Vmware session.
This runs very well, however I do not have sound.
Dual booting windows is not an option for me as it is too painful
to reboot every time I want to use HAL.

I know Robert is very busy with maintaining UltraHal.
Perhaps it would be possible if he could check against the WINE Libraries. A bit like Google did with Picassa.
Kind regards.

[markofkane]

I got Ubuntu and Windows 7 dual boot now. I like the best of both worlds.

It would be nice if Hal worked under Ubuntu. But I only reserved 9GB of space for Ubuntu, so adding too many programs would fill it up.

[One]

Mark,
Have you ever tried Fedora, for Hal or anything?
I have been taught that Fedora has the most corporate potential
and you basically get the most of Red Hat

[markofkane]

No, not yet. Fedora works with HAL?

[One]

Mark,
Haven't tried nor have I heard of success or failure with Fedora and Hal

I have removable SATA's for school and I took the accepting bay out of my computer (Fedora is on school drive)
If you do give it a try ,, it is larger than CD ya got to use a DVD disk if you are going to download and burn to save. I think 11 is just released or still in beta.  (I don't like betas)

[markofkane]

I found Fedora and Ubuntu to be similar, except Ubuntu has games.

[One]

Mark,
I find it hard to evaluate an OS based on a few games.

[markofkane]

I meant the layout. I could not find the power buttons on screen with Fedora, so I had to used the power button on the box to bring up the options. Fedora has a cooler background, but takes longer to load on my computer. (of course, I was loading from DVD)

(I was able to find the power button onscreen with Ubuntu.

Ubuntu seems to have a lot more features, too, and even if I did prefer Fedora, I think I am committed to Ubuntu, unless I can add Fedora to the boot menu.

I guess whatever a person prefers. If i was able to use the cool Fedora background.......... []

I'm not saying one is better than the other, just different in the features.

[One]

Mark,
sorry but I have to read over 700 pages on Fedora ( I am in a Linux class)and this is why I brought it up. fedora seems to have the most ties with Red Hat and I too found unbuntu to be a good OS  but in comparison, the loadable features are more extensive hence the DVD

no lotto or cloak and dagger here... just suggestions as to the possibilities with Hal.

So if you had a windows server and a Linux terminal I wonder if it could be pushed through the server and ran on the terminal??
I think I asked this once before, but I have yet to hear anybody test it.  and leave the Wine and cheese out of it.
I refuse to reach 'critical mass' and I am centered,calm when writing.
if you could use fedora Background ,, what for something like a haptek application or a movie?? I don't understand? Hmm Try it!

[markofkane]

maybe so, we'll see.

[vampyre2000]

My latest effort to get Ultra Hal 6.2 running under Linux
My platform
Ubuntu 9.04 32-bit version
bcl43@supernova:~$ wine --version
wine-1.1.21
The program installs after after a few reties.
Starting Ultra Hal shows that it is startings however it disapears. After about 5 minutes it starts.
I can then go through the configurations steps and get to the Ultra Hal window.
The 3d image of HAL is missing. But Hal Speaks!!! :-)
The issue I am really having is Ultra Hal ignores everything I type.
except for when I just press enter with no text.
He says " Please say something"

Anyway Not ideal , but it does show that it's at least possible to get Hal running under Linux.

Anyone else had any luck?

[rlederer]

i had a similiar issue with getting steam and halflife2 workin under wine...it wasn't transmitting my keystrokes properly....try installing the microsoft fonts package....it is a proprietary blob but it may give you the fonts you need...worth a shot.

[loungedaddy]

quote:Originally posted by vampyre2000

My latest effort to get Ultra Hal 6.2 running under Linux
...
The issue I am really having is Ultra Hal ignores everything I type.
except for when I just press enter with no text.
He says " Please say something"

Anyway Not ideal , but it does show that it's at least possible to get Hal running under Linux.

Anyone else had any luck?

Hello. I am having the same issues with Ultra Hal under Wine. I'm also using Ubuntu (Jaunty), 32 bit.

The install took a long time, but it did install and Ultra Hal runs. But same problem with the lack of responding; unless I actually type nothing at all, in which case I also get the "why don't you say something?"

I'm glad there are others playing around with this, and I am going to keep tinkering.