Hurrah!

I wish we knew which of those changes solved the problem. I suppose we will never know.

Cat_7 suggested that the problem was with your blank 6 GB disk image. You are now using the one from this site. Were you using something different originally?

This guide now includes a note about the online config file generator. I've been recommending it so much in the forum that I thought it was about time the guide had a reference to it.

Latest Redscorp release on XP SP3.

The only way I was able to get Tiger installed from CD images was after the first CD was done and PearPC quit, I manually edited the config file to add the second IDE controller and mounted CD's 2, 3 and 4.

The install completed successfully.

Now the big problem is there's no way I've been able to find to make the thing either change CD images while running or use the PCs real CD-ROM. With an IDE port enabled but no image name in the config for it, it won't boot.

If I only have IDE enabled for the hard drive image and have native CD-ROM access enabled, it won't boot, not even with a Mac formatted disc in the drive.

If I enable either network option, it won't boot.

Without being able to either change CD images or access the real CD/DVD drive and without network access, PearPC is pretty much useless.

If I drag the mounted CD images to the trash, they unmount then a few seconds later re-mount.

There needs to be a GUI or configuration file creator that will work with the other IDE ports. The online config file generator creates a network section that the Redscorp release will not boot with, even when set to disabled. I had to copy and paste from a file made by the Redscorp modified version of the GUI.

Here's the config I used, with modified network and IDE sections.

# This PearPC config file has been generated by a script located on http://guillaumejamet.eu

# Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:07:48 GMT
# Config reference : http://wiki.pearpc.net/index.php?title= ... ation_File
# More info about PearPc, forums and community : http://pearpc.net

# __________________________________________________________________________ Boot parameters
prom_env_machargs = ""
prom_env_bootargs = ""
prom_bootmethod = "auto"

# __________________________________________________________________________ Hotkeys
key_compose_dialog = "F11"
key_change_cd_0 = "F10"
key_toggle_mouse_grab = "F12"
key_toggle_full_screen = "Alt+Return"

# __________________________________________________________________________ Video
prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"
ppc_start_full_screen = 0
redraw_interval_msec = 40
ppc_start_resolution = "800x600x15@60"

# __________________________________________________________________________ Disks
pci_ide0_master_installed = 1
pci_ide0_master_type = "hd"
pci_ide0_master_image = "macosx_6gb.img"
pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1
pci_ide0_slave_type = "cdrom"
pci_ide0_slave_image = ""
pci_ide2_master_installed = 1
pci_ide2_master_type = "cdrom"
pci_ide2_master_image = ""
pci_ide2_slave_installed = 1
pci_ide2_slave_type = "cdrom"
pci_ide2_slave_image = ""

# __________________________________________________________________________ Network
pci_rtl8139_installed = 0
pci_rtl8139_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:35"
pci_rtl8139_type = "tap"
pci_rtl8139_interface = ""
pci_3c90x_installed = 0
pci_3c90x_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:35"
pci_3c90x_type = "tap"
pci_3c90x_interface = ""

# __________________________________________________________________________ CPU
cpu_pvr = 0x00088302

# __________________________________________________________________________ Memory
nvram_file = "nvram"
page_table_pa = 104857600
memory_size = 0x8000000

# __________________________________________________________________________ USB
pci_usb_installed = 1

Hi,

Those redscorp code changes are not documented well.
For current networking options, please read here:
http://www.pearpc.net/viewtopic.php?f=1 ... =30#p47546

For more info on disks and partitions, use these parameters in the config file:
prom_env_bootargs = "-v"
prom_bootmethod = "select"

And have you tried setting a cd rom to e.g. "E:\"
and "nativecdrom", like this:
pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1
pci_ide0_slave_type = "nativecdrom"
pci_ide0_slave_image = "E:\"

Best,
Cat_7

Tried that with NATIVECDROM and after the loading bar gets to the end it just sits there. It does the same thing when I try to mount the Apple3Com3C90x-7-sw-pkg.iso image with the IDE set to CDROM

I have been able to get it to mount other image files.

What'd be nice is if it would use the same network setup as Basilisk II and Sheep Shaver. Simple and it works.