Trying to natively build Xemu Original Xbox emulator and run it in Termux.
Without Root, Proot, Chroot, Box64, Wine.
Install Termux and copy-paste enter -
https://f-droid.org/repo/com.termux_1020.apk
apt update -y && \
yes | apt upgrade -y && \
yes | apt install -y x11-repo && \
yes | termux-setup-storage >/dev/null; \
apt install -y --no-install-recommends wget openbox && \
wget -O xemu.deb "https://github.com/George-Seven/Termux-XEMU/releases/latest/download/xemu-aarch64.deb" && \
apt reinstall -y ./xemu.deb --allow-downgrades
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Download the game's ISO file for the Original Xbox. If it is zipped/compressed, extract the ISO file from the zip.
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Convert the ISO file to XISO format needed by Xemu emulator.
iso2xiso "/path/to/game.iso"Replace
"/path/to/game.iso"with the file path to the game's ISO.Copy the path of the converted file that will be printed, such as
"/path/to/game.x.iso" -
Install Termux:X11 -
https://github.com/termux/termux-x11/releases/download/nightly/app-universal-debug.apk
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Start the game in Xemu emulator -
export DISPLAY=:1 && kill -9 $(pgrep -f "termux.x11") 2>/dev/null; if command -v openbox-session >/dev/null 2>&1; then termux-x11 -ac -xstartup openbox-session :1 2>/dev/null; else termux-x11 -ac :1; fi &And then,
xemu -dvd_path "/path/to/game.x.iso"Replace
"/path/to/game.x.iso"with the game's XISO file path.Open Termux:X11 app to access Xemu emulator UI.
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Renderer is OpenGL by default. Try switching to Vulkan in Xemu > View > Backend > Vulkan.
Seems to be working normally with OpenGL renderer. The games work, but OpenGL renderer is too slow. Instead trying to use Vulkan renderer.
Normally when using Vulkan renderer (in chroot) it gives around 10~12 times more FPS -
It works in chroot, so it should work even better without root.
For maximum performance, trying to run it natively in Termux using this Vulkan implementation -
It could potentially work with Mali/Xclipse GPU as well -
But, it is crashing when trying to switch to Vulkan renderer in Xemu > View > Backend > Vulkan.
Edit - Xemu updated to latest 0.8.8-ebcacad78b496604291a168aa3bc64ac96823cf9
$ apt install -y /sdcard/Download/mesa-vulkan-icd-wrapper_25.0.0-1_aarch64.deb
$ termux-x11 :1 &
$ export VK_INSTANCE_LAYERS=VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation
$ DISPLAY=:1 xemu
xemu_version: 0.8.8
xemu_branch: ebcacad78b496604291a168aa3bc64ac96823cf9
xemu_commit: ebcacad78b496604291a168aa3bc64ac96823cf9
xemu_date: Mon Jan 13 17:49:20 UTC 2025
xemu_settings_get_base_path: base path: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.local/share/xemu/xemu/
xemu_settings_get_path: config path: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.local/share/xemu/xemu/xemu.toml
CPU:
OS_Version: Unknown Distro
GL_VENDOR: Mesa
GL_RENDERER: zink Vulkan 1.3(Adreno (TM) 750 (QUALCOMM_PROPRIETARY))
GL_VERSION: 4.0 (Core Profile) Mesa 24.3.3
GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION: 4.60
Created QEMU launch parameters: xemu -machine xbox,bootrom=/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/share/xemu/mcpx_1.0.bin,kernel-irqchip=off,avpack=hdtv -device smbus-storage,file=/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.local/share/xemu/xemu/eeprom.bin -bios /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/share/xemu/4627v1.03.bin -m 64 -drive index=0,media=disk,file=/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/share/xemu/xbox_hdd.qcow2,locked=on -drive index=1,media=cdrom,file=/sdcard/Download/Ninja Gaiden Black (USA) (En,,Ja).iso -display xemu -device usb-hub,port=1,ports=4 -audio none
Enabled instance extensions:
- VK_KHR_surface
- VK_KHR_xlib_surface
- VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2
- VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities
- VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities
Available physical devices:
- Adreno (TM) 750
- llvmpipe (LLVM 19.1.6, 128 bits)
Selected physical device: Adreno (TM) 750
- Vendor: 5143, Device: 43051401
- Driver Version: 512.744.12
Warning: extension not available: VK_EXT_memory_budget
Enabled device extensions:
- VK_KHR_external_semaphore
- VK_KHR_external_memory
- VK_KHR_external_memory_fd
- VK_KHR_external_semaphore_fd
- VK_EXT_custom_border_color
- VK_EXT_provoking_vertex
VUID-VkMemoryAllocateInfo-pNext-00639(ERROR / SPEC): msgNum: -49292556 - Validation Error: [ VUID-VkMemoryAllocateInfo-pNext-00639 ] Object 0: handle = 0xa0c0000000a0c, type = VK_OBJECT_TYPE_IMAGE; Object 1: handle = 0xa0d0000000a0d, type = VK_OBJECT_TYPE_DEVICE_MEMORY; | MessageID = 0xfd0fdaf4 | vkBindImageMemory(): memory (VkDeviceMemory 0xa0d0000000a0d[]) has VkExportMemoryAllocateInfo::handleTypes with the VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_OPAQUE_FD_BIT flag set, which requires dedicated allocation for the image created with format (VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM), type (VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D), tiling (VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR), usage (VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT|VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT), flags (VkImageCreateFlags(0)), but the memory is allocated without dedicated allocation support.
The Vulkan spec states: If the pNext chain includes a VkExportMemoryAllocateInfo structure, and any of the handle types specified in VkExportMemoryAllocateInfo::handleTypes require a dedicated allocation, as reported by vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties2 in VkExternalImageFormatProperties::externalMemoryProperties.externalMemoryFeatures, or by vkGetPhysicalDeviceExternalBufferProperties in VkExternalBufferProperties::externalMemoryProperties.externalMemoryFeatures, the pNext chain must include a VkMemoryDedicatedAllocateInfo or VkDedicatedAllocationMemoryAllocateInfoNV structure with either its image or buffer member set to a value other than VK_NULL_HANDLE (https://www.khronos.org/registry/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/html/vkspec.html#VUID-VkMemoryAllocateInfo-pNext-00639)
Objects: 2
[0] 0xa0c0000000a0c, type: 10, name: NULL
[1] 0xa0d0000000a0d, type: 8, name: NULL
vk_result = -1000072003
../hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/vk/display.c:657: void create_display_image(PGRAPHState *, int, int): assertion "vk_result == VK_SUCCESS && "vk check failed"" failed
Crashing at line -
../hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/vk/display.c:657
cd; \
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/George-Seven/Termux-XEMU; \
cd Termux-XEMU; \
git pull; \
./build-xemu.sh