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Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / April 2008Installing OS into Sheepshaver from disk image
I have an old Classic application that I depend on heavily (MYM). I've been keeping my old iBook running just for this, but I'd like to switch to Sheepshaver emulation. I don't have any OS 9 install CD's, so I downloaded a torrent of install CD's, and extracted Mac OS 9.img. I can open this disk image and mount it on my iMac. What I can't figure out how to do is get SS to boot from it and install the OS onto the virtual disk. Do I have to burn it to a CD?  SignatureBarry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group *** > I have an old Classic application that I depend on heavily (MYM). I've > been keeping my old iBook running just for this, but I'd like to switch [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > it and install the OS onto the virtual disk. Do I have to burn it to a > CD? I've used Sheepshaver in the past. I used an actual CD of Mac OS 9, but I think you should be able to go into Sheepshaver GUI, create a virtual hard drive, then add the DMG of the installer CD as another volume, and then boot from it. SignaturePlease send all responses to the relevant news group. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. I do not read posts from Google Groups. Use a real news reader if you want me to see your posts. JR > > I have an old Classic application that I depend on heavily (MYM). I've > > been keeping my old iBook running just for this, but I'd like to switch [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > hard drive, then add the DMG of the installer CD as another volume, and > then boot from it. Someone sent me a private response referring me to the WordPerfect Mac yahoo group, which has a link to a package containing everything you need to run SheepShaver -- an OS ROM image, the SheepShaver app itself, a keyboard emulation file, and a pre-loaded disk image containing System 7.5 (with WordPerfect installed, naturally, but I don't care about that). It's running OK, but I'm encountering a couple of minor issues. When I run MYM, it frequently alerts that the folder only has room for 1 transaction. It seems to be a spurious alert, as I have no problem adding transactions and saving the file. I usually keep my data file in my regular OS X directory, but I think this also happened when I used a file in the SheepShaver disk image. The other thing is that SheepShaver seems to prevent display sleep. I have my iMac set to sleep the display before the screen saver kicks in. I left the house for an hour with SS running, and when I came home the screen was on full. SignatureBarry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group *** > > > I have an old Classic application that I depend on heavily (MYM). I've > > > been keeping my old iBook running just for this, but I'd like to switch [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > It's running OK, but I'm encountering a couple of minor issues. You're running System 7.5? You do realize that's extremely old compared to 9.x, right? SignaturePlease send all responses to the relevant news group. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. I do not read posts from Google Groups. Use a real news reader if you want me to see your posts. JR > > > > I have an old Classic application that I depend on heavily (MYM). I've > > > > been keeping my old iBook running just for this, but I'd like to switch [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > You're running System 7.5? You do realize that's extremely old compared > to 9.x, right? I didn't choose it, it was what came on the preconfigured image that I downloaded. I was having trouble installing an OS myself (see my original post), so I took what was given. I'm only running one application, which hasn't been updated in over a dozen years. I don't think it matters all that much which OS I use. SignatureBarry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group *** > You're running System 7.5? You do realize that's extremely old compared > to 9.x, right? Can Sheepshaver run 9? I though 8.1 was its max. SignatureDinosaurs are attacking! Throw a barrel! > > You're running System 7.5? You do realize that's extremely old compared > > to 9.x, right? > > Can Sheepshaver run 9? I though 8.1 was its max. It can run 9.0.4 SignatureHelp improve usenet. Kill-file Google Groups. http://improve-usenet.org/ |
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