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'''''ExaGear''''' - a series of commercial programs created in 2013 by the Russian company '''Eltechs''' to translate x86_64 instructions to ARMv6, ARMv7, ARMv8 to run applications and games from ''Windows'' in a Linux container '' using ''Wine'', a free implementation of the ''Windows'' API.
'''''ExaGear''''' - a series of commercial programs created in 2013 by the Russian company '''Eltechs''' to translate x86_64 instructions to ARMv6, ARMv7, ARMv8 to run applications and games from ''Windows'' in a Linux container '' using ''[[Wine|Wine]]'', a free implementation of the ''Windows'' API.
{{Infobox_Exagear(en)
{{Infobox_Exagear(en)
|title = <center>'''ExaGear'''</center>
|title = <center>'''ExaGear'''</center>
|image = ExagearImage1.jpg.jpg
|image = ExagearImage1.jpg.jpg
|developer= Eltechs
|developer = Eltechs
|releasedate = ExaGear RPG/Strategies - November 3, 2014(beta), Windows Emulator - February 2017
|releasedate = ExaGear RPG/Strategies - November 3, 2014(beta), Windows Emulator - February 2017
|closure = February 28, 2019
|closure = February 28, 2019
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|version = ExaGear RPG - 2.6.8, Strategies - 3.5.0, Windows Emulator - 3.0.1
|version = ExaGear RPG - 2.6.8, Strategies - 3.5.0, Windows Emulator - 3.0.1
}}
}}
== History of the company and program ==
== History of the company and program ==
The company '''Eltechs''' was established in 2012 in Moscow, Russia. It is known that the team was led by a man with the pseudonym ''Armmaster''. It also featured ''pUnK2014 and TheAK47''. More information about the company can be found [[Eltechs(en)|here...]]
The company '''Eltechs''' was established in 2012 in Moscow, Russia. It is known that the team was led by a man with the pseudonym ''Armmaster''. It also featured ''pUnK2014 and TheAK47''. More information about the company can be found [[Eltechs(en)|here...]]
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On April 15, 2014, '''''Heroes 3 Runner''''' was introduced on Android, a program that allowed you to run and play Heroes 3 on Android by translating x86 to ARM. Also in 2014, ''Heroes 3 Runner'' was renamed to '''''ExaGear Strategies'''''. '''''ExaGear RPG''''' went into beta testing on November 3, 2014. It was designed to run Fallout 1.2, M&M 6,7,8 games.
On April 15, 2014, '''''Heroes 3 Runner''''' was introduced on Android, a program that allowed you to run and play Heroes 3 on Android by translating x86 to ARM. Also in 2014, ''Heroes 3 Runner'' was renamed to '''''ExaGear Strategies'''''. '''''ExaGear RPG''''' went into beta testing on November 3, 2014. It was designed to run Fallout 1.2, M&M 6,7,8 games.


On November 2, 2014, '''Exagear Desktop''' was released: a program to run x86 Linux, Windows applications (using Wine) on ARM GNU/Linux platforms. From 2013 to 2019, many new versions were released, the project developed and became more stable. The GPU was emulated by software methods, there was no support for OpenGL.
November 2, 2014 released '''[[ExaGear Desktop|ExaGear Desktop]]''': a program to run x86 Linux, Windows applications (with [[Wine|Wine]]) on ARM GNU/ Linux platforms. From 2014 to 2019, many new versions were released, the project developed and became more stable. The GPU was emulated in software, there was no support for OpenGL, as well as Direct3D (only DirectX 1-7)


In 2017, '''''ExaGear Windows Emulator''''' is released - a version of Exagear with Wine 3.0, which was new at that time, to run Windows applications on Android in addition to games. The name "Windows Emulator" is not true, the real Windows was not emulated, there was Wine - a free implementation of the Windows API.
In 2017, '''''ExaGear Windows Emulator''''' is released - a version of Exagear with Wine 3.0, which was new at that time, to run Windows applications on Android in addition to games. The name "Windows Emulator" is not true, the real Windows was not emulated, there was Wine - a free implementation of the Windows API.


== Termination of development, closure and sale of the project ==
== Termination of development, closure and sale of the project ==
The latest versions of ExaGear RPG, ExaGear Strategies, ExaGear Windows Emulator (2.6.8, 3.5.0, 3.0.1 respectively) were released in 2016, 2018. On February 28, 2019, Eltechs stopped supporting Exagear and removed all applications from Google Play, the project was closed.
The latest versions of ExaGear RPG, ExaGear Strategies, ExaGear Windows Emulator (2.6.8, 3.5.0, 3.0.1 respectively) were released in 2018. On February 28, 2019, Eltechs stopped supporting Exagear and removed all applications from Google Play, the project was closed.


In October 2020, Eltechs sold '''ExaGear''' to Huawei and the project was relaunched under the brand name '''ExaGear Huawei'''. Support for x86_64 architecture has been added. The new version only works on Huawei products and has not been released to the public.
In October 2020, Eltechs sold '''ExaGear''' to Huawei and the project was relaunched under the brand name '''ExaGear Huawei'''. Support for x86_64 architecture has been added. The new version only works on Huawei products and has not been released to the public.
[[File:ExaGearMainPageMarch2019.png|thumb|Eltechs website in March 2019.]]
[[File:ExaGearMainPageMarch2019.png|thumb|Eltechs website in March 2019.]]
== Continued development by enthusiasts in 2019-2022. ==
== Continued development by enthusiasts in 2019-2022 ==
In 2019-2020, support for software 3D acceleration (llvmpipe) was added to Exagear by enthusiasts, which marked the beginning of the development of basic 3D acceleration by adapting virgl-renderer to Android.
In 2019-2020, support for software 3D acceleration (llvmpipe) was added to Exagear by enthusiasts, which marked the beginning of the development of basic 3D acceleration by adapting virgl-renderer to Android.


In April 2021, alexvorxx releases a post on Russian forum 4PDA about VirGL Overlay in Exagear, which was developed by user mittorn. This will mark the start of 3D acceleration support in Exagear. At that time, most games were unstable with it, and those that worked often had graphic artifacts, root rights were also required, and only Adreno GPUs were supported. In the summer of 2021, a version without root is released, game performance is improved, the number of graphic bugs is reduced, support for Mali GPUs has been added,
In April 2021, a person under the nickname alexvorxx releases a post on 4pda.to(Russian forum) '''VirGL Overlay''' in '''ExaGear''', which used virgl-renderer as a renderer. The original application was ported and developed by the user ''mittorn'', and subsequent versions (0.0.5, 0.0.7, etc.) based on new versions of virgl-renderer were built by the user alexvorxx.
 
This will mark the start of support for '''3D acceleration''' in ExaGear. At that time, most of the games with it were unstable, and those that worked often had graphical artifacts, root rights were also required, and only '''GPU Adreno''' were supported.
 
In the summer of 2021, a non-root version is released, the work of games is improved, the number of graphic bugs is reduced, support for Mali GPUs has been added.


At the end of July 2021, 2021 on the YouTube channel Grima04 posted a video demonstrating the work of [[Turnip]] (Vulkan Adreno open driver) + [[Zink]] (Vulkan->OpenGL translator) + VirGL (virgl_vtest_server) in ExaGear using the proot container in Termux. A little later [https://github.com/Grima04/virgl-vtest-launcher virgl_vtest_launcher] is released, an early implementation of VirtIO-GPU in ExaGear. At that time, root was required, and there were graphical bugs.
At the end of July 2021 on YouTube channel Grima04 posted a video demonstrating the work of [[Turnip|Turnip]] ''(Vulkan Adreno open driver'')+[[Zink|Zink]]''(Vulkan- >OpenGL)''+VirGL(virgl_vtest_server) to ExaGear by using Termux's proot container. A little later [https://github.com/Grima04/virgl-vtest-launcher virgl_vtest_launcher] is released, an early implementation of VirtIO-GPU in ExaGear. At that time, root was required, and there were graphical errors.


In December 2021 Chinese enthusiasts release ExaGear with VirtIO-GPU: VirGL but render based on Turnip+Zink drivers for Adreno 618+ using the same method as Grima04.
In December 2021, Chinese enthusiasts release ExaGear with VirtIO-GPU: VirGL but with [[Turnip|Turnip+]][[Zink|Zink]] driver based rendering for Adreno 618+, using the same method as Grima04.


Already in January 2022, alexvorxx releases a cache modification based on the standard one from Eltechs, which uses the GPU directly without VirGL, using only [https://github.com/alexvorxx/Zink-Mesa-Xlib Turnip+Zink built with the xlib library]
Already in January 2022, alexvorxx releases a cache modification based on the standard one from Eltechs, which uses the GPU directly without VirGL, using only [https://github.com/alexvorxx/Zink-Mesa-Xlib Turnip+Zink built with the xlib library]


In the same January 2022, a new convenient, but so far unstable control '''Input Bridge''' from DotNetBurst is released (development is frozen)
In the same January 2022, a new convenient, but so far unstable [[Controls in ExaGear#Input Bridge|'''Input Bridge''']] control from DotNetBurst is released (development is frozen)


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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ExagearImage6.jpg|Stalker: Shadow on Chernobyl launched in ExaGear.
ExagearImage6.jpg|Stalker: Shadow on Chernobyl launched in ExaGear.
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== Links ==
[[https://web.archive.org/web/20190319162705/https://eltechs.com/|Offical Eltechs(archive] website]
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