SheepShaver likes to crash.

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MacintoshGuy
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SheepShaver likes to crash.

Post by MacintoshGuy »

After using SheepShaver for a few hours, after shutting it down, it will stop working.
Message upon opening:
"Cannot open ROM File."
Replacing the ROM files does not work, the only viable option is to delete the entire folder and redownload it.
Any help?

prefs:

disk C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\how are you doing\My applications\SheepShaver\MacHD.dsk
extfs
screen win/640/480
windowmodes 3
screenmodes 63
seriala COM1
serialb COM2
rom C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\how are you doing\My applications\SheepShaver\Mac_OS_ROM_oldworld
bootdrive 0
bootdriver 0
ramsize 16777216
frameskip 1
gfxaccel true
nocdrom false
nonet false
nosound false
nogui false
noclipconversion false
ignoresegv false
ignoreillegal false
jit true
jit68k false
keyboardtype 5
keycodes false
mousewheelmode 1
mousewheellines 3
ignoresegv false
idlewait true
keycodes false
mousewheelmode 1
mousewheellines 3
enableextfs false
debugextfs false
extdrives CDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
pollmedia true
etherpermanentaddress true
ethermulticastmode 0
routerenabled false
ftp_port_list 21
portfile0 C:\B2TEMP0.OUT
portfile1 C:\B2TEMP1.OUT
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Re: SheepShaver likes to crash.

Post by adespoton »

I think we need some more details.
What host operating system are you using?
What release of SheepShaver are you using?

When you say "after shutting it down, it will stop working" do you mean that you use it for a few hours, choose "Shut Down" from the Special menu, and then the next time you fire it up, you get "Cannot open ROM File?"

When you say "delete the entire folder," what is in the folder?
TiddK
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Re: SheepShaver likes to crash.

Post by TiddK »

I thought that the 'new world' ROM was better for SheepShaver?

And doesn't it have to be named 'Mac OS ROM'?
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Re: SheepShaver likes to crash.

Post by adespoton »

TiddK wrote:I thought that the 'new world' ROM was better for SheepShaver?

And doesn't it have to be named 'Mac OS ROM'?
Depends on the OS you're running -- best to grab the new world ROM that came with the OS installer for 8.6 and 9.0.4. If you're running an older OS, the old world ROM is the way to go.

The ROM can be named whatever you want, as long as the prefs file matches the filename. On first run, SS looks for "Mac OS ROM" in the SheepShaver folder. After the prefs file is generated, you can change that to anything you want.

[edit] I have all my ROMs named by year of release and hardware, and store them in the same folder. Then I just point my SS instance at the one that's best for the OS I'm running.
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