is there a way to run wine on 3ds?
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"Nope" is the correct answer, but it lacks a reason.
The 3DS does not have an x86 or x86_64 processor. As Wine does only provide a (re-)implementation of WinAPI, it requires running on the correct processor (or external emulation in conjunction simulating an x86 based processor).
There is no way to simply compile Wine for 3DS and expect it to somehow execute x86 code. Lookup the acronym Wine →
Good luck and have fun!
The 3DS does not have an x86 or x86_64 processor. As Wine does only provide a (re-)implementation of WinAPI, it requires running on the correct processor (or external emulation in conjunction simulating an x86 based processor).
There is no way to simply compile Wine for 3DS and expect it to somehow execute x86 code. Lookup the acronym Wine →
Good luck and have fun!
thanks for explaining."Nope" is the correct answer, but it lacks a reason.
The 3DS does not have an x86 or x86_64 processor. As Wine does only provide a (re-)implementation of WinAPI, it requires running on the correct processor (or external emulation in conjunction simulating an x86 based processor).
There is no way to simply compile Wine for 3DS and expect it to somehow execute x86 code. Lookup the acronym Wine →
Good luck and have fun!
The closest you are going to get is DOS games
https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-dosbox-svn-port-for-3ds.612857/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-dosbox-svn-port-for-3ds.612857/
Oh, yeah, great suggestion. 'Hello, I have a hacked 3DS, can you tell me if I can run this specific piece of homebrew you don't endorse and probably know nothing about?'Nintendo customer support exists for a reason
GBATemp also exists for a reason.
We should also send people with R4 and Luma issues to Nintendo support, i'm sure they will happily help them out.
So it can't be easily reformatted for the 3DS. It's a compatibility layer, and not designed for anything the 3DS can do.
It's like trying to use a plane engine in a car. Plane engines aren't made for cars. They're made for planes. The engine might work with other planes, but it won't work with any cars since cars really can't use plane engines without heavy modification.
It is possible to run Wine on an ARM version of Linux to run Windows ARM applications or through a userspace x86 emulator like box86/box64.
There are a few problems with this on the 3DS, though:
- the CPU on the 3DS is an older ARM 11 processor and probably doesn't support some of the instructions required for box86. It is also not 64-bit, so box64 definitely won't work.
- the 3DS only allows 64 MB for most applications, meaning probably only very old Windows games that use a fraction of that would run.
- the 3DS homebrew environment only supports the bare minimum in terms of native ARM POSIX/Linux libraries and syscalls (which are used by box86 to speed up certain operations), and it does not include important things like OpenGL and Vulkan, which would be required for most graphics.
It is more likely that individual games are open-sourced/decompiled/reimplemented and ported to the 3DS (E.G., OpenLara for Tomb Raider games, ctrQuake for Quake, etc.).
Or you could use a full emulator like DosBox-SVN, with the low performance and compatibility issues that come with that.
There are a few problems with this on the 3DS, though:
- the CPU on the 3DS is an older ARM 11 processor and probably doesn't support some of the instructions required for box86. It is also not 64-bit, so box64 definitely won't work.
- the 3DS only allows 64 MB for most applications, meaning probably only very old Windows games that use a fraction of that would run.
- the 3DS homebrew environment only supports the bare minimum in terms of native ARM POSIX/Linux libraries and syscalls (which are used by box86 to speed up certain operations), and it does not include important things like OpenGL and Vulkan, which would be required for most graphics.
It is more likely that individual games are open-sourced/decompiled/reimplemented and ported to the 3DS (E.G., OpenLara for Tomb Raider games, ctrQuake for Quake, etc.).
Or you could use a full emulator like DosBox-SVN, with the low performance and compatibility issues that come with that.
