PearPC
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PearPC Tips and Problems, by TekSupport
What is PearPC? It is a PowerPC emulator that can show the Macintosh Finder and run Mac OS X compatible software to the core. Although not stable enough for everyday use like other emulators, it is a promising project and will hopefully go very far. You can currently install Mac OS X v10.2 and above. The best pick in my book to install is Mac OS X Tiger. Mac OS X v10.0.3 (Mac OS X Beta) cannot run on PearPC. See #1 for details:
1. PearPC cannot run Mac OS X v10.0.3)
I have researched this problem and have come up with a reason why this is happening...(This is only an educated guess)
Mac OS X v10.0.3 is not only a beta version of Mac OS X, but it is also meant to be an upgrade CD for Mac OS 9 compatible Power Macintoshes and iMacs. For this to be possible, the Installer software must be compatible with Classic Mac OS. PearPC is only meant to emulate and run Mac OS X compatible software. The closest that you would come to starting the Mac OS X v10.0.3 Installer is either a grey or regular colored Mac logo for 5 or more seconds, then a CD icon appears in the top left corner. After a while, that CD icon will become distorted and a message would come up saying that the Installer must terminate, crashing PearPC.
I may have a solution for this, but be warned:
TO PREVENT POTENTAL DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER, DO NOT TRY THIS UNTIL I CONFIRM THAT IT IS SAFE TO FOLLOW THESE INTRUCTIONS:
SHOULD YOU DISREGARD THIS WARNING AND DO CAUSE HARM TO YOUR COMPUTER, DO NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURERS OF PearPC, AS IT IS YOUR FAULT FOR NOT WAITING FOR FURTHER TESTING TO BE COMPLETED. THIS MESSAGE WILL NO LONGER BE HERE ONCE TESTS CONFIRM THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS DO INFACT LEAD TO PLEASANT RESULTS.
Required Tools:
1. PearPC PowerPC Mac OS X Emulator [Download http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/]
2. Version of Mac OS X that is compatible with PearPC [Buy http://www.apple.com/]
3. Mac OS X v10.0.3 CD [Buy http://www.apple.com/]
4. Mac OS 9.2.1 or 9.1 CD [Buy http://www.apple.com/]
5. 6gb Hard Drive Image [1] Click "hard disk image file" upon arrival, extract into C:\PEARPC\. This will be your PearPC's directory. 6. MacDrive
Click here if you're running Windows XP or earlier: [2]
Click here if you're running Windows Vista: [3]
Then click "Download Now"
7. UltraISO (CNet's Download.com) [Download http://www.download.com/UltraISO-Premium/3000-2646_4-10665177.html?tag=lst-0-1]
Click "Download Now".
Instructions on how to hopefully install and run Mac OS X v10.0.3 on PearPC:
1. Install MacDrive onto your computer. Restart if necessary.
2. Install UltraISO onto your computer.
3. Create a C:\PEARPC\ directory onto your hard drive.
4. Create an ISO file using UltraISO of your Mac OS X v10.0.3 CD into C:\PEARPC\
5. Download and extract the 6GB hard disk image into C:\PEARPC\
6. Create an ISO file using UltraISO of your PearPC compatible Mac OS X install CD/DVD into C:\PEARPC
7. Download PearPC and extract the files into C:\PEARPC\
8. Open Windows Notepad and type the following:
pci_ide0_master_installed = 1
pci_ide0_master_image = HD_IMAGE
pci_ide0_master_type = "hd"
pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1
pci_ide0_slave_image = OSX_PPC_COMPATIBLE
pci_ide0_slave_type = "cdrom"
memory_size = 0x8000000
cpu_pvr = 0x00088302
nvram_file = "nvram"
ppc_start_resolution = "800x600x32"
redraw_interval_msec = 60
prom_driver_graphic = "C:\PEARPC\VIDEO.X"
ppc_start_full_screen = 0
key_toggle_mouse_grab = "F12"
key_toggle_full_screen = "CTRL+ALT+RETURN"
pci_usb_installed = 1
prom_bootmethod = "select"
prom_env_bootargs = ""
prom_env_machargs = ""
HD_IMAGE is to be replaced with the path of your new hard disk image
OSX_PPC_COMPATIBLE is to be replaced with the CD-ROM ISO of Mac OS X that PearPC can run (Tiger, Panther)
9. Save this file into C:\PEARPC\ as OSX.PEARPC
10. Go to Windows Command Prompt and type the following:
C:\PEARPC\PPC C:\PEARPC\OSX.PEARPC
11. Choose to boot from the CD-ROM image
12. Install Mac OS X onto your hard disk image. When finished, shut off PearPC
13. Open C:\PEARPC\OSX.PEARPC with Windows Notepad, find and edit the following:
pci_ide0_slave_image = OSX10
OSX10 is to be replaced with the path of the Mac OS X v10.0.3 CD-ROM ISO image
14. Save file, overwriting the original file.
15. Start PearPC, but this time...boot from the hard disk image
16. Fill out the information required by Apple after first boot. Rename the main hard disk to "Macintosh HD".
17. Once in the Finder, double-click "Macintosh HD" and create a New Folder called OS10_0_3
18. Open the CD icon that says "Mac OS X Install CD" and copy all its contents to OS10_0_3
19. Shut down PearPC
20. Open C:\PEARPC\OSX.PEARPC with Windows Notepad, find and edit the following:
pci_ide0_slave_image = OS9
OS9 is to be replaced with the path of the Mac OS 9.2.1 or 9.1 CD-ROM ISO image
21. Save file, overwriting the original file.
22. Start PearPC, booting from the hard disk image
23. Install Mac OS 9 onto Macintosh HD, thereby enabling Classic Support
24. Shut down PearPC
25. Re-download the 6gb image but extract it into C:\PEARPC2\.
26. Find the 6gb image in C:\PEARPC2\, rename it to MacHD.img and move it to C:\PEARPC
27. Open C:\PEARPC\OSX.PEARPC with Windows Notepad, find and edit the following:
pci_ide0_slave_image = OSX10_0_3
pci_ide0_slave_type = "hd"
The slave image will become a disk image instead of a CD-ROM image
OSX10_0_3 is to be replaced with the path of the blank hard disk
28. Save file, overwriting the original file.
29. Start PearPC, booting from the hard disk image labeled "disk0"
Now that a default operating system and classic support is installed, you can hopefully install Mac OS X v10.0.3 with almost no trouble.
30. Open OS10_0_3 in Macintosh HD and double-click "Install Mac OS X".
31. Wait for Classic Support to start. If it needs to be configured, configure it to load Classic from the "System Folder" (not System) inside Macintosh HD.
32. Follow the on-screen directions. Be sure to install the software into the disk NOT labeled "Macintosh HD".
33. Shut down PearPC when finished.
34. Open C:\PEARPC\OSX.PEARPC with Windows Notepad, find and edit the following:
pci_ide0_slave_image = OSX10
Choose a different boot hard disk image
OSX10 is to be replaced with the path of the hard disk with Mac OS X v10.0.3 installed on it (MacHD.img)
35. Save file, overwriting the original file.
36. Start PearPC, booting from the disk labeled "disk0".
IF ALL GOES WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE A FULLY FUNCTIONING MAC OS INSTALLATION IN PEARPC... IF NOT, THAT'S WHAT REVISIONS ARE FOR. PLEASE WAIT UNTIL I TEST THESE INSTRUCTIONS OUT FIRST...
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