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[insanekiwi]

i didn't want to hijack another pearpc threadso i'm making one for myself. i'm new to pearpc, just downloaded pearpc-0.1.1-win32-jitc. yesterday i got mac osx panther 10.3 from my dear mac friend. now how do i go about setting up pearpc etc? i have absolutely NO clue. the website didn't help me very much either. please help me.

-insanekiwi

[Toxikk Veteran]

get a mac. hehe. sry, i dont know eiter, just wanted to bust on ya ;)

but if you find out, you may need to enlighten us... cuz i may try it.

[Keldyn]

Give this guide a try: http://s87840517.onlinehome.us/pearpc.html

[insanekiwi]

wow. thanks alot keldyn :)

[insanekiwi]

bin2isocoverter wont install on my system. windows is moaning and telling me something about 16-bit etc.

[jack_canada]

not bin to iso, you have to convert dmg to iso

[insanekiwi]

http://s87840517.onlinehome.us/pearpc.html

Step 8: Use IsoBuster and make a .bin file of your OS 10.2 CD1

IsoBuster will show an error saying it found unknown file type. Just click Yes

Right click on the CD icon and choose Extract Image > Extract RAW

and save the file as OSX_CD1.bin

Step 9: Use Bin2IsoConverter to convert that .bin to an .iso file.

[insanekiwi]

and ther error is: Error in 16-Bit-Windows-Program. The File SETUP.EXE couldn't be found. Please check of path- and filename are correct and if the needed libraries are installed.

[insanekiwi]

whee. i got ppc working. now what's this screen supposed to tell me? what do i hafto change so i can boot off the cd?

[Rek]

are yes ;) now wherews that fix.. for that hang on

http://www.emaculation.com/phpBB/viewtopic...?t=1102&start=0 :) that will fix it :)

from pojo

CODE

#

# bootargs: don't change unless you know what you are doing

# machargs: set to "-v" to get a verbose startup

#

#prom_env_bootargs = ""

#prom_env_machargs = "-v"

prom_env_machargs = ""

#

# This is needed if you want to boot Mac OS X

#

hmm, it is said to edit "prom_env_machargs =" - not -"#prom_env_machargs =" you see the difference?

try also to change the one with "-v" -to- "-s" after trying the other first smile.gif good luck!

[insanekiwi]

#

# bootargs: don't change unless you know what you are doing

# machargs: set to "-v" to get a verbose startup

#

#prom_env_bootargs = ""

#prom_env_machargs = "-v"

prom_env_machargs = ""

#

# This is needed if you want to boot Mac OS X

that's how it's setup by default. yea. now what? i have the isos. the path is correct etc. can't boot. that's the only problem.

[PGHammer]

#

# bootargs: don't change unless you know what you are doing

# machargs: set to "-v" to get a verbose startup

#

#prom_env_bootargs = ""

#prom_env_machargs = "-v"

prom_env_machargs = ""

#

# This is needed if you want to boot Mac OS X

that's how it's setup by default. yea. now what? i have the isos. the path is correct etc. can't boot. that's the only problem.

You'll need to specify the *explicit path* to all files (especially true in Win32).

I had the same problem at first (first it wouldn't boot, then it wouldn't create a window); explicit pathing solved the problem.

Now I have Panther running in the background as I type this.

[insanekiwi]

explicit pathing ?

[PGHammer]

get a mac. hehe. sry, i dont know eiter, just wanted to bust on ya ;)

but if you find out, you may need to enlighten us... cuz i may try it.

I have it running (not new to fake Macs, but *am* new to PearPC) on Windows XP.

Here are some tips to get your fake G3 up and running smoothly:

If you grab the pre-prepped image files, use WinRAR to extract them.

In your configuration file, specify the *explicit path* to *all* files (disk images, ISO files, even video.x); this gives you the freedom to put them wherever you wish on your PC. (In my case, I have the 6 GB HD image in a different directory from the rest of PearPC; with the path names explicitly defined, I can swap disk images by judicious editing of the configuration file.)

PearPC is extension-neutral when it comes to configuration files (I use .pearpc strictly for convenience); also, you need not settle for the default screen resolution, if you have decent graphics hardware. (I installed, and run, OS X @ 1024x768x32bpp with a redraw time of 45 ms; Windows XP SP1 host is running @ 1280x1024x32bpp with a 60 Hz NI refresh). If you have a better monitor and more RAM, you may be able to lower the redraw time to as low as 30 ms or less (even 45 ms is pretty darn snappy performancewise for a 128 MB fake G3).

Screen captures: If you want to post them in the forums, save them as JPEG files (Paint is the best application for this in Win32 OSes; it's included with Windows, and it's *F-R-E-E*).

Welcome surprises: Even though networking (on the Win32 side) is a non-starter, Safari *does* install as part of Panther's minimum installation (and yes, it works). If networking gets fixed in Win32, PearPC will be the equal of Basilisk II in almost every way.

Allow time for the OS X (especially Panther) install; in my case, it took about two and a half hours for a minimal install.

Best tradeoff between RAM appetite and performance: between one-quarter and one-half of system RAM (with 512 MB, I devoted 128 MB to PearPC and Panther; performance would likely be snappier with 256 MB). If you have 128 MB or more RAM on your graphics card and run your desktop at 1280x1024, 32bpp, and have a monitor refresh rate of 60 Hz or higher, feel free to crank up the resolution from the 800x600x16 bpp default; I have it set at PearPC's ceiling of 1024x768x32bpp, and it looks *absolutely gorgeous*. (Apple may have a point about Aqua looking better at high color depth.)

Redraw rates: Surprisingly, the limitations here are the host's desktop resolution and monitor refresh rate (in addition to the graphical hardware). High-end ATI and nVidia GPU/VPU owners with 17" or larger monitors should have redraw times set no higher than 60 ms (I use 45 ms with a six-year-old CTX Vl-700 and two year old AIW 9700 Pro); those of you with Trinitron aperture-grille monitors (19" or larger) should seriously consider a redraw rate of 30 ms (if not less) and an AGP aperture of 256 MB in your PC's BIOS.

[insanekiwi]

i added the explicit path to nvram, iso and video.x

still doesnt work. i'm missing something. dammit. i wanna run osx.

[KeR]

do this:

Go into your config file and change the "prom_env_machargs" to read "-s". Thats SMALL s, not capital s. Obviously if the line is commented out, remove the # so it works. Boot the machine from the CD again as before. This eventually leaves you with the shell/command prompt, and we're about to tackle the job that Darwin would've been used for if it were needed. Type "pdisk" to start the partition tool.

1. Type "e" (without quote marks) then hit enter.

2. For name of device enter "/dev/disk0". Again, no quote marks.

3. Press "p" to view the partition table. The 3rd one actually needs to be moved up to 2 to make it bootable. So...

4. Press "r" to go into partition reordering mode.

5. Enter the number of that partition (3).

6. Enter 2 to move it to the second position.

7. Hit w to write the partition table, check it using p again if you want to confirm it is all okay.

8. Hit q to quit, then hit it again.q. Type reboot which will close PearPC.

9. Go into the config file and comment out the "prom_env_machargs", which will leave the standard mac bootup screen rather than the verbose mode when you now restart PearPC.

10. You should now see the hard drive partition listed as bootable - yay! And, because you set the bootmode to "select" right at the start, you can just select it to boot OS X without having to comment out the cd drive, which also lets you access the cd drive from within OS X. So go ahead and boot it. One thing I would advise first off is to go into the system preferences>energy saving/power management section and TURN OFF SLEEP MODE... this prevents it from crashing every so often when left. There you go, Panther in 20 steps!

got all this from here: http://www.emaculation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1102

[insanekiwi]

#prom_env_bootargs = ""

#prom_env_machargs = "-s"

#prom_env_machargs = ""

is this correct?

[PGHammer]

i added the explicit path to nvram, iso and video.x

still doesnt work. i'm missing something. dammit. i wanna run osx.

What I mean by *explicit pathing* is the full path, including all directories/subdirectories, to each file, should go between the quotemarks in your configuration file.

That solved the problems I had with getting PearPC up and running.

I used Notepad to edit/create my configuration file.

[MxxCon]

#prom_env_bootargs = ""

#prom_env_machargs = "-s"

#prom_env_machargs = ""

is this correct?

anything prefixed by # means it's a comment so it doesn't matter what's there

for me it wouldn't detect hd or cd images untill i used double \

here is my config that works perfectly(for me)

#PearPC Configuration File

ppc_start_resolution=8

redraw_interval_msec=100

prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"

cpu_pvr=0x00088302

memory_size=0x10000000

prom_bootmethod="select"

prom_env_machargs="-v"

pci_ide0_master_installed=1

pci_ide0_master_image="D:\\qqq\\PearPC\\6gib.img"

pci_ide0_master_type="hd"

pci_ide0_slave_installed=1

pci_ide0_slave_image="D:\\qqq\\Mac.OS.X.10.3.Panther.CD2.iso"

pci_ide0_slave_type="cdrom"

pci_3c90x_installed=0

pci_3c90x_mac="de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"

pci_usb_installed=1

nvram_file="nvram"

[insanekiwi]

i posted my config file over here: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=167708&st=90

still i can't find any bootable partitions.

[syphern]

bump im having same problem.

[MxxCon]

insanekiwi talked about 5 different things in this thread, so what's your "same" problem?