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can anyone help me get networking to work so I can access the net?

I have installed the win tap 32 network thing and windows detects a connection when osx starts, but the card is always assigned a 169 ip address. I have followed the earlier advice and it still getting the same IP, if i assign things manually i still cannot access the net. Anyone any ideas?

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Hi Guys, long time reader, just registered. Anyway I am trying to network in OSX 10.2 which was installed from a Powermac G4 recovery disk. The TAP driver is installed, and PPC detects it, but when i go and set it up in OSX, this is what happens

Warning: 2304x1024 (dual screen) file sorry if its too big :blush:

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Could someone help me?

I had to atart everything again, like you guyd told me to do. Now I can't run it because i don't know what problem is coming out.

Any tips ideas, please something i want to run OS X 10.2 on my XP, please! Please

Ok Look at the pic and tell if you know what is wrong or if i'm using the right version, and what should i do

Please I allready tried everything you guys tld me I need to get it working \

S.O.S S.O.S HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Guys, I have to say, PearPC .2 by the original author is really great. Amazing speed increase. And with me having a low end processor I can finally go below 100 redraws and still keep great performance. I suggest you all try it out.

And I'm sorry if this has been asked, but I can't be bothered reading through 184 pages to find the answer. But I'm using 10.3.4 and whenever I try to turn on the rtl network driver for the Tap32 method and load up the config it gives me the error:

unknown identifier 'pci_rtl8139' in line 110

I looked this up on emaculation forums and people were saying to use a different version of PPC, but it still showed up in all the versions I tried...

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I got the new ppc.pre03.SDL.win32newclock build off of Richard Goodwin's site and a SDL dll from somewhere on this thread, but I can't seem to get PearPC to run anymore.

If i try to run it, i don't get any error, it just doesn't pop up the normal window.

also, could someone post a link to the tap driver I need, I need to reinstall it and forgot where I found it.

here is my config:

ppc_start_resolution = 8
redraw_interval_msec = 20
prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"
prom_bootmethod = "select"
prom_env_bootargs = ""
prom_env_machargs = ""
memory_size = 0x10000000
pci_ide0_master_installed = 0
pci_ide0_master_image = ""
#"darwin-701.iso"
pci_ide0_master_type = "cdrom"
pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1
pci_ide0_slave_image = "pearpc-6gib.img"
pci_ide0_slave_type = "hd"
pci_3c90x_installed = 0
pci_3c90x_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"
pci_rtl8139_installed = 1
pci_rtl8139_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"
pci_rtl8139_verbose = 0
pci_usb_installed = 1
nvram_file = "nvram"

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http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/installmacos.html

Step 4.

Either you can use the Disk Utility or Darwin.

Btw, Klop, I believe that fixed the networking problem, I did manage to start up PearPC fully this time, but still am too busy to let it load OSX. Thanks again.

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http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/openvpn...ta2-install.exe

And thanks Klop, that fixed the unknown error, but right now I'm too busy to test further.

thanks

actually, installing the tap fixed the problem.....

Is there anything I should change in my config to make the animations run smoother? I noticed I had to change the screen setting to 4 instead of 8. what are the new resolution numbers now?

ppc_start_resolution = 4
redraw_interval_msec = 20
prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"
prom_bootmethod = "select"
prom_env_bootargs = ""
prom_env_machargs = ""
memory_size = 0x10000000
pci_ide0_master_installed = 0
pci_ide0_master_image = ""
#"darwin-701.iso"
pci_ide0_master_type = "cdrom"
pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1
pci_ide0_slave_image = "pearpc-6gib.img"
pci_ide0_slave_type = "hd"
pci_3c90x_installed = 0
pci_3c90x_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"
pci_rtl8139_installed = 1
pci_rtl8139_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"
pci_rtl8139_verbose = 0
pci_usb_installed = 1
nvram_file = "nvram"

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http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/installmacos.html

Step 4.

Either you can use the Disk Utility or Darwin.

Btw, Klop, I believe that fixed the networking problem, I did manage to start up PearPC fully this time, but still am too busy to let it load OSX. Thanks again.

ty tons :D

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someone help me! got a Network problem. My DOS says this

[iO/3c90x] indicate(00000010) mIntStatus now = 00000000

[iO/3c90x] acknowledge(00000010) mIntStatus now = 00000000

[iO/3c90x] EthTun: 250 bytes received. But they don't pass the filter.

[iO/3c90x] Not uploading, because: mUpStalled(=0) or UpListPtr == 0 (=00000000)

or not mRxPacketSize(=0)

I have it configure right i think. My XP show a connection (when i exit it says it dropped it) But i can't recognize it in OS X. Looks like the underneath is seening it but the OS isn't

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thanks

actually, installing the tap fixed the problem.....

Is there anything I should change in my config to make the animations run smoother? I noticed I had to change the screen setting to 4 instead of 8. what are the new resolution numbers now?

ppc_start_resolution = 4
redraw_interval_msec = 20
prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"
prom_bootmethod = "select"
prom_env_bootargs = ""
prom_env_machargs = ""
memory_size = 0x10000000
pci_ide0_master_installed = 0
pci_ide0_master_image = ""
#"darwin-701.iso"
pci_ide0_master_type = "cdrom"
pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1
pci_ide0_slave_image = "pearpc-6gib.img"
pci_ide0_slave_type = "hd"
pci_3c90x_installed = 0
pci_3c90x_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"
pci_rtl8139_installed = 1
pci_rtl8139_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"
pci_rtl8139_verbose = 0
pci_usb_installed = 1
nvram_file = "nvram"

You should try getting the official PearPC .2.

http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/

And for .2, only these are showed in the config.

0: 640x480x15

1: 640x480x32

2: 800x600x15

3: 800x600x32

4: 1024x768x15

5: 1024x768x32

I use 1024x768x32 and it runs pretty good. The only other one I know if is 8 which is a widescreen type resolution.

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Sorry if this sound stupid but how would I get the networking and internet to work in pearpc .3. I read that all you have to do is remove the bridge. I have no clue on how to do this. Can anyone help me step by step.

Thanks in advance

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Could someone help me?

I had to atart everything again, like you guyd told me to do. Now I can't run it because i don't know what problem is coming out.

Any tips ideas, please something i want to run OS X 10.2 on my XP, please! Please

Ok Look at the pic and tell if you know what is wrong or if i'm using the right version, and what should i do

Please I allready tried everything you guys tld me I need to get it working \

S.O.S S.O.S HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

in your ppc config file, turn off Verbose mode, i had that the first time and then i took off verbose and it booted into OSX install normally. in your PPC confic there is a command that has a "-v" at the end of it, put a #(hash) in front of it..

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I'm having weirdo problems getting the networking to work how I want it on the new SDL patched build. Networking works when I use ICS, but when I bridge my two adapters, the PearPC can't get an IP address from my LAN's DHCP Server. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the card a million times...

Anyone know whats going on?

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