SRCDS On Mac

[Wirocill]

1. Download hldsupdatetool.exe for windows.
2. Download CrossOver (60 days free Trial) from http://www.codeweavers.com/products/
3. Open CrossOver and click file >> Open and select hldsupdatetool.exe
4. Install hldsupdatetool.exe to C Disc
5. Open CrossOver and click programs >> run in command
6. In command line enter address where you installed hldsupdatetool.exe ( C disk : /Users/>>Your MAC User<</Library/Application Support/CrossOver/Bottles/win2000/drive_c/ )
7 Then repeat 6. and in back write hldsupdatetool.exe" -command update -game "Counter-Strike Source" -dir /Users/>>Your MAC User<</Library/.../...
8. Wait then update compleates
9. Open Programs >> run in command in the command line enter where your srcds.exe is and in back write -game cstrike -maxplayers [number]

it's working for my

Sorry for my bad english

[Bonsaihero]

nice ! The only question, can SRCDS run good at mac?

[Drocona]

nice, could be fun for mac users! ThumbsUp!


PS: your english isn't bad at all, I could only find 2 errors

[zef.]

I would have thought it would be better to run the linux srcds on mac... im sure someone with some more knowledge of mac and linux than me would be able to figure out a way.

[Drocona]

zef. Wrote:I would have thought it would be better to run the linux srcds on mac... im sure someone with some more knowledge of mac and linux than me would be able to figure out a way.

My I ask why you'd rather run it on Linux?

Also, can someone please post any performance stuff? Does the server run well?

[zef.]

What I meant was that I would have thought that the Linux version on would perform better on a mac.

In fact looking at my post thats virtually exactly what I said, have I misinterpreted you?

If you meant to ask "Why would you rather run the Linux SRCDS on Mac rather than the Windows version?" then my answer is as follows:

Linux and Mac share a common ancestor in BSD, thus I imagine you would get better performance from either porting/recompiling the linux version to suit mac or setting up a virtual environment in which for it to run. As I said tho, this is an opinion of someone who hasn't a clue on how to go about doing this.

**edit**

Im not so sure now that thats not exactly what you asked.... i think i need sleep.

[Drocona]

Sorry, after readin my own post again I noticed it wasn't very clear, what I meant was the second thing you mentioned. And thanks for telling me the answer.

I think running any virtual crap just plain sucks, why? because 99% of the time it always lags and never has enough resources. (Used VMware and stuff like that, threw it all away within the hour )

I think if you really really really really want to hsot on mac you could do it but you will never ever get the same performance like running on a normal Windows server.

[necro2607]

Actually, Crossover isn't a virtual machine like VMware . It acts more as a transparent layer of compatibility , but since the new Macs are already x86 architecture, no emulation/virtualization is required. So, you're running at totally native speeds, just with an imitation Windows environment so the applications can run - the SRCDS feels that it is running in a Windows environment even though it's not, and it's running at native speeds because the Mac is using an x86 cpu just like any typical WIndows machine would.

Hope that makes sense..


I used to use this at my old job to run Photoshop in Linux on an x86 machine. Ran just as well (maybe better) as on Windows.

[telos]

Indeed. Crossover, similar to Wine, is not an emulator, they rather, install windows API's, and allow windows native code, to be run in a Linux/Unix environment, with the same resources and dedication as Linux native code.