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Instead, what I recommend trying is grabbing an updated Mac HAL Driver—machaldriver.sys—from an unofficial source, booting Windows 10 into safe mode, and overwriting the old file with this.

HaloMD extends the life of Halo and makes mods fun again. Neither the retail nor demo version of Halo run on today's Macs. This project relives the demo experience. Download Version history Older versions. Note: HaloMD will not run on macOS Catalina (10.15) and later. Fans of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey that use Macs running the latest Mac OS X Mavericks operating system might be pleased to learn that an update has been rolled out to the awesome HAL 9000.

HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer or rather Hardware Annotation Library) is a software subsystem for UNIX-like operating systems providing hardware abstraction.

HAL is now deprecated on most Linux distributions and on FreeBSD. Functionality is being merged into udev on Linux as of 2008–2010 and devd on FreeBSD.^{[citation needed]} Previously, HAL was built on top of udev.^{[citation needed]}

Some other OS-es which don't have an alternative like udev or devd still use HAL.

The purpose of the hardware abstraction layer was to allow desktop applications to discover and use the hardware of the host system through a simple, portable and abstractAPI, regardless of the type of the underlying hardware.^[1]

HAL for Linux OS was originally envisioned by Havoc Pennington. It became a freedesktop.org project, and was a key part of the software stack of the GNOME and KDEdesktop environments. It is free software, dual-licensed under both the GNU General Public License and the Academic Free License.^[2] Mhdd for mac mojave.

HAL is unrelated to the concept of Windows NT kernel HALs, which handle some platform-specific core functionality within the kernel, such as interrupt routing.

Rationale[edit]

Traditionally, the operating systemkernel was responsible for providing an abstract interface to the hardware the system ran on. Applications used the system call interface, or performed file I/O on device nodes in order to communicate with hardware through these abstractions. This sufficed for the simple hardware of early desktop computing.

Computer hardware, however, has increased in complexity and the abstractions provided by Unix kernels have not kept pace with the proliferating number of device and peripheral types now common on both server and desktop computers. Most modern buses have also become hotplug-capable and can have non-trivial topologies. As a result, devices are discovered or change state in ways which can be difficult to track through the system call interface or Unix IPC. The complexity of doing so forces application authors to re-implement hardware support logic.^[1]

Some devices also require privileged helper programs to prepare them for use. These must often be invoked in ways that can be awkward to express with the Unix permissions model (for example, allowing users to join wireless networks only if they are logged into the video console).^[1] Application authors resort to using setuid binaries or run service daemons to provide their own access control and privilege separation, potentially introducing security holes each time.

Design[edit]

HAL is a single daemon responsible for discovering, enumerating and mediating access to most of the hardware on the host computer. Applications communicate with HAL through the D-BusIPC mechanism, which abstracts the hardware behind an object-basedRPC mechanism.

Each logical hardware device is represented as a D-Bus object, and its bus address is used as a unique identifier. Devices include abstractions like disk partitions and visible wireless networks. The device's functionality is exposed through D-Bus interfaces, and its state accessed through properties, a set of key-value pairs.

HAL broadcasts hardware events as signals on these objects; applications can listen for signals and react to the hardware events that they signify — events such as a digital camera being plugged in, an optical disc spinning up or a laptop computer closing its lid.^[3][4]

Implementations and obsolescence[edit]

On Linux, HAL uses /sys (a virtual file system for Linux systems) to discover hardware and listen for kernel hotplug events. Some Linux distributions also provide a udev rule to allow the udev daemon to notify HAL whenever new device nodes appear.

Deprecated[edit]

As of 2011, Linux distributions such as Ubuntu,^[5]Debian,^[6] and Fedora and on FreeBSD,^[7] and projects such as KDE,^[8] GNOME and X.org are in the process of deprecating HAL as it has 'become a large monolithic unmaintainable mess'.^[5] The process is largely complete, but some use of HAL remains – Debian squeeze (Feb 2011) and Ubuntu version 10.04 remove HAL from the basic system and boot process.^[9] In Linux, it is in the process of being merged into udev (main udev, libudev, and udev-extras) and existing udev and kernel functionality. The replacement for non-Linux systems such as FreeBSD is devd.

Initially a new daemon DeviceKit was planned to replace certain aspects of HAL, but in March 2009, DeviceKit was deprecated in favor of adding the same code to udev as package udev-extras, and some functions have now moved to udev proper.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcPennington, Havoc (2003-07-10), Making Hardware Just Work
2. ^HAL source code license text, HAL is licensed to you under your choice of the Academic Free License version 2.1, or the GNU General Public License version 2
3. ^Zeuthen, David (2009-11-01), HAL 0.5.14 Specification, freedesktop.org, retrieved 2017-01-15
4. ^'hal: doc/spec'. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
5. ^ ^abHalsectomy, ubuntu.com, 2013-05-10, retrieved 2017-01-15
6. ^'HALRemoval'. debian.org. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
7. ^'Features/HalRemoval'. Fedora Project. 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
8. ^'Revision 1206281: Features in KDE Base'. KDE. 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
9. ^'TechnicalOverview: HAL removal'. ubuntu.com. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2017-01-15.

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The Basic Edition of the HAL 9000 (Console) screensaver features 28 separate animations and runs as a re-recreation of the eight-screen HAL 9000 console from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. In this film by Stanley Kubrick, as well as the series by writer Arthur C. Clarke, HAL 9000 is an artificially intelligent computer that can interact with the crew and control the systems of the Discovery One spacecraft. No music or sound effects are included.

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Microsoft Windows

1. Double-click the file you downloaded to launch the installer program.
2. If you accept the end-user license agreement for this screensaver, click 'OK and Install'.
• If you are notified that the screensaver already exists, simply click 'OK'.
3. Once the installation has completed, you will be asked whether or not you want to have the screen saver settings panel opened. Click 'Yes' to open it. The 'HAL 9000 [Console] Basic' screensaver should appear among your other screensavers.
4. The installer has also opened a 'README' document containing installation notes and information on known issues and the author. Feel free to close this document when the installation has completed successfully.

Apple Mac OS X

1. Double-click the file you downloaded to extract the application from the ZIP archive.
2. In the folder where the ZIP archive was downloaded to (usually: Downloads), double-click the 'HAL 9000 [Console] Basic' application to start the install program.
3. Click 'Continue' twice in a row, then check 'I accept' if you agree to the end-user license agreement and click 'Continue' again. Finally, click 'Install'.
4. When the screensaver was successfully installed, click 'Quit' to exit the installer.
5. The Screen Saver panel will be opened, where 'HAL 9000 [Console] Basic' should be listed among your other screensavers.

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User reviews (23)

It's very nice and useful on Windows 10!

I like it. What about multiple monitors?

The Hal 9000 screensaver installer is not able to detect the AdobeFlash plugin V32 although it is installed.
Is there a fix for this?

A brilliant screensaver, but unfortunately it breaks completely under Catalina for Mac. Hopefully some wise and generous individual will correct this issue and share with us the greatness that is HAL-9000. Normally 5 stars, but until the Catalina problem is resolved it's just 1. :(

can't open on macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, not even the advanced version. any fix for this?

Unfortunately, the Screensaver breaks with the update to macOS 10.15 Catalina. Probably because the Flash plugin it is using might be 32-Bit? Anyone know how to replace the plugin with a 64-Bit version? Or get it to use the latest Flash player? Or how to take the Flash video of the screensaver and repackage it as something that is viable for a 64-Bit only OS?

FYI, I have several versions of the REAL version of this, if anyone knows how to upload files instruct me and it's yours

Screensavers Planet: You can upload files through our Submit a screensaver page.

Is anyone aware if an advanced version is available in the console format? As one reviewer mentioned, just the 28 animations are terrific, but it would be so much better with the all animations included in the advanced versions.

Doesn't work on my High Sierra retina screen (just get blank screen).
Shame :(

Excellent! Captures the look and feel of the HAL Console.. sometimes I just sit and watch the many animations on the screens.

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The repackaged version works properly on High Sierra, so thanks! But may I add my own request for an updated Advanced version? With multiple monitors the effect is mesmerising.

Very happy to at least have the Basic screensaver update; any chance on the 4.0 Advanced Version being updated as well? I run multiple monitors and it was a gorgeous thing to see the individual screens on each one.

I love it. I used it to replace an older version on my Mac and this is much faster. I'm using High Sierra too, so I got that version.

There's an Advanced version of this screensaver which has all the animations full-screen, I think that's what Justin is referring to. If it's possible to repackage these screensavers so they work on High Sierra, is there any chance you could repackage that version too?

Hey that new version HCJ uploaded works on Sierra, but I liked the full screen Hal version better. HCJ can you make that one? I love this screensaver!

Screensavers Planet: That was our response to HJC's review, sorry if that was unclear. That version should display full-screen, but it doesn't for you? Please contact us or post to the message board and I'll look into it.

Does not work on OS X High Sierra.

Screensavers Planet: The High Sierra update for macOS breaks a lot of screensavers, unfortunately. Please try this repackaged version. It should work on High Sierra.

I love it. 2001 is my all-time favorite movie. I can pull up music from the movie and then activate the screensaver and it is a gas! That is all I need, man.

Hal For Macbook Pro

Only working on 2 of 3 monitors

On the original HAL 9000 a small screen would POP UP first and then expand to fill the screen. The nominal displays would be overridden by emergencies or problems. I was hoping for a HAL like system that kept track of the PC housekeeping. A small pop up showing hard drive, network, etc and then if the computer encounters an error it goes to the system screen or SYS showing what is happening.

Looks great, but sometimes it activates and I can't escape it once I'm back at my desk. Maybe this is a bug or perhaps it just thinks I want the pod bay doors open. five stars if fixed!

Love this!! Have had it for several years now & visitors love it too! How much work would it be to port this for 3 or more monitors? It is even possible witout the source code? TNX-

Turns out the Flash update is a known problem. I did a system restore to get rid of the update and downloaded MS's hide and show updates tool.

Runs fine on Windows 10, 64-bit machine. There are sometimes duplicated displays on two or more of the eight screens, but generally looks very good.

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