PPC Emulator Emulating a PowerPC under Linux on x86 is very simple. One of the programs that can do it under Linux x86 is SheepShaver. The same person that wrote SheepShaver for x86 also helped write BasiliskII/JIT which is a special version of BasiliskII that can perform instructions much faster than BasiliskII itself. But we wont go into installing that as this is a guide to installing SheepShaver x86. The requirements for SheepShaver x86 are: Linux(installed), Mac OS(from 7.5.3 to 8.6), a PowerPC ROM(included on the Mac OS 8.6 CD), and, possibly, Wine. You can get a ROM from another computer, and so far, the only ones known to work are from a PCI-based PowerMac, models 7500, 8500, and 8600.
The ROM I used is from a Mac OS 8.6 CD. It works perfectly. Here is the Mac OS ROM: Here is where Mac OS 7.5.3 is located: Here is where the Mac OS 7.5.5 update is located: Part 1: Downloading and Compiling 1) Open a new terminal window, and cd to any directory you like, this will be where the BasiliskII and SheepShaver source will be stored. 2) In your terminal window, type cvs -d:pserver:[email protected]:/cvs login and press Enter. It will ask for the CVS password, type 'anoncvs', no quotes.
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About QEMU, a PPC Mac emulator (among many others) for Windows, MacOSX, and Linux that can run Mac OS 9.0 up to Mac OS X 10.5 119, 3277 Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:03 pm Jump to: Select a forum ------------------ PowerPC Emulation PearPC SheepShaver Other SheepShaver configurations QEMU 68k Mac Emulation Basilisk II Mini vMac and Other Mac Emulators. Mac OS 9 is the ninth and final major release of Apple's classic Mac OS operating system. Introduced on October 23, 1999, it was promoted by Apple as 'The Best Internet Operating System Ever'. The PearPC PowerPC emulator does not support Mac OS 9.
3) Now type cvs -d:pserver:[email protected]:/cvs checkout BasiliskII and press Enter. It will download a bunch of files, and when it completes, type cvs -d:pserver:[email protected]:/cvs checkout SheepShaver and press Enter. More files will be downloaded.
4) Ignore the BasiliskII directory and type cd SheepShaver. Once in the SheepShaver directory, type make links. 5) After thats done, type cd src/Unix, and then type./autogen.sh. Ignore the warnings about AMGTK, as it compiled fine for me with those warnings.
After the script finishes, it will tell you to run make, so, type make. Once that finishes, you can either type./ SheepShaver or, if you want it available to all users, type su root, type your password, and then doing make install. After that finishes, exit root, as you no dont have to be root to use SheepShaver. Note: you might have problems running./autogen.sh or make. If this is the case, install ALL development packages for your distribution. If you use SuSE, this can be done via YaST. Then try it again.
Part 2: Configuring SheepShaver 1) If you have used BasiliskII under Linux before, the GUI for SheepShaver is nearly identical. On the first tab, you can choose the volumes, add volumes, remove volumes, and create them. Note that you might have to install a disk under BasiliskII configured for ANY Macintosh and then use that in SheepShaver. I had a Mac OS 7.5.3 installation for a Mac IIci under BasiliskII and it refused to work under SheepShaver, which emulates a PowerMac. To boot from a Mac OS CD, select CD-ROM under Boot From. In the Linux Root box, you can leave it as / to give the Mac access to your Linux filesystem, or remove the / and replace it with a specific path such as /home/user or delete it altogether to isolate the Mac. Use the Disable CD-ROM Driver option in specific circumstances.
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2) Under the Graphics/Sound tab, set the Window Refresh Rate to 5Hz to take the load off of the virtual machine. It will run slow enough.
For Enabled Video Modes, I believe that Fullscreen modes arent implemented yet, so either choose Window 640x480 or Window 800x600. For the bottom audio settings, you can either choose to disable or leave it enabled, and set your output and mixer devices, most commonly /dev/dsp for the output device and /dev/mixer for the mixer. 3) Under Mouse/Keyboard, the defaults usually work, but if you are outside the U.S., you.may.
have to play with the Keycode Translation File option. The Mouse Wheel Function and Lines To Scroll options are pretty obvious, usually the default is fine. 4) For Serial/Network, the default Modem Port and Printer Port options are fine, and for Ethernet Interface, leave it blank, as the SheepNet driver, which provides Ethernet for the virtual machine, is broken. I couldnt compile it, but if you're good with C/C, give it a fix. 5) The Memory/Misc tab is where you set how much RAM you want the virtual machine to have, where to set its ROM file path, and the Ignore Illegal Memory Accesses function.
I would set the RAM size to either 16/32/64/128/256MB, depending on the amount of RAM you have. I have 1280MB and I set mine to 256. Set the ROM File to where you have your PowerPC ROM stored, such as /home/joe/ SheepShaver.rom in my case. I would leave the Ignore Illegal Memory Accesses option enabled, all it does is lets programs access RAM that doesnt exist, it shouldnt cause much trouble, but I like to leave it on. Feel free to change it. 6) The last tab, JIT Compiler, has one option. Leave it enabled, put simply, it sort of 'recompiles' to make it run alot faster.
7) After you set things up the way you like it, click Start. Give the emulator 30 minutes to get going. Subsequent starts wont take as long. Note that SheepShaver isnt fast at all, not like BasiliskII compared to an older Mac. 8) Have fun emulating the PowerPC.
What version of the Mac OS is pre-installed on the Mac Pro? What is the maximum version of OS X supported by each series?
Each Mac Pro model originally shipped with a different version of the operating system. Maximum OS X support varies between lines, also. Specifically, the Mac Pro models support these operating system versions: Mac Pro Original Mac OS X Maximum Original OS X 10.4.7 (8K1079) OS X 10.7.5 Original OS X 10.4.9 (8P4037) OS X 10.7.5 Early 2008 OS X 10.5.1 (9B2117) Current Early 2009 OS X 10.5.6 (9G3553) Current Mid-2010 OS X 10.6.4 (10F2521) Current Mid-2012 OS X 10.7.4. (11E53) Current.Unusually, although the 'Mid-2012' Mac Pro models first had OS X 10.7.4 pre-installed (and subsequently shipped with more recent versions of OS X), they also are capable of booting Mac OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard.' It also is worth noting that the 'Mid-2010' Mac Pro models first shipped with Mac OS X 10.6.4 'Snow Leopard' using the 64-bit kernal by default, which made them the first Macs to do so. Also see: can I upgrade or 'hack' an incompatible Intel Mac - like the original Mac Pro - to run OS X 10.8 'Mountain Lion'?
Is it even possible? Can the Mac Pro run all Mac OS X applications written for PowerPC-based Macs? A good percentage of Mac OS X applications written for PowerPC-based systems can run on compatible Mac Pro models if they are running Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger', Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard' or Mac OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard' via the 'Rosetta Universal Binary Translator.' However, these applications may run more slowly than they would if they were 'native' for Intel-based processors.
The always excellent provides a list of Mac OS X written for the PowerPC with readers opinions regarding their performance using 'Rosetta'. You may wish to consult this list to ensure compatibility with any particular vintage application of interest. Mac OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard' is the last version of Mac OS X that supports Mac OS X software written for the PowerPC processor. If the Mac Pro has been upgraded to run OS X 10.7 'Lion' or later, it cannot run PowerPC Mac applications at all.
If support for older software is important to you, it likely would be wise to purchase a used Mac Pro capable of running Mac OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard.' As of the date last updated (see top), this version of the operating system still is capable of running both the majority of Mac software written for Intel-based Macs as well as the majority of Mac OS X applications written for PowerPC-based systems, too. Site sponsor specializes in refurbished, and often heavily upgraded, systems capable of running older versions of Mac OS X and even Mac OS 9. Also see: ' is Rosetta?
What does it support?' Can the Mac Pro run Mac OS 9/Classic applications?
Apple provides no support for running Mac OS 9 or the 'Classic Environment' on Intel-based Macs. The Mac Pro relies on the 'Rosetta Universal Binary Translator' to run software for Mac OS X for PowerPC, and this emulator cannot run 'Mac OS 9/Classic' applications.
If you have a mission critical application that only runs in Mac OS 9, you likely would be best served by maintaining an existing PowerPC-based Mac. However, you may also be interested in reading ' there any third-party programs to run Mac OS 9/Classic applications on Intel Macs?' Site sponsor specializes in refurbished, and often heavily upgraded, systems capable of booting in both Mac OS X and Mac OS 9. Can the Mac Pro run Windows?
Like all other Intel-powered Macs, the Mac Pro line is fully capable of running Windows, Linux, and other operating systems via Apple Boot Camp or by using 'virtualization' software. For more information regarding Windows on the Mac, please refer to EveryMac.com's extensive.
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