Question: are disk images interchangable between emulators? eg. Basilisk, Shapeshifter, vMac etc.

Not sure what to take for granted. Check these sources: https://lowendmac.com/2014/mac-os-8-and-8-1-maximum-size-maximum-convenience/ "Large Volume Support: Working hand in hand with HFS+ is large volume support that actually works. System 7.5.3 and up reportedly support partition sizes up to 2...

No can do! I persisted on the Windows front, and had no results. I tried using the .img extension while creating image files, but things only got weirder.. Choosing various sizes, from 4GB to 6GB, i got images made with either 0MB size, or up to 490MB. So it appears this setup does not like playing ...

Thanks for that Ronald! Now, this answers my thought: something is different in the Mac vs the Windows version of Basilisk II. Here's proof: https://i.postimg.cc/sxGz87jF/IMAGE-3.jpg I think i should utilize the Mac version, and would appreciate knowing what's better: a (real) PPC Mac, or a (real) I...

Here's a couple of screenshots of the 4GB file scenario:

Yes, i am running MacOS 8.1 on Basilisk II, but creating a hard file, is done through the GUI on Windows, on pre-boot. Is there another way, that i can create one inside the Mac environment?

Ronald, thanks for the advice, but i just can't create a image file larger than 2GB on Basilisk II. I tried, entering 4GB size, the file was created, but when i was told to initialize the volume in MacOS, i have only a ProDOS something selection. If i choose that, i get an error of the drive being c...

Thank you all for your suggestions! It appears an earlier version of HDD Raw copy didn't have the selection for uncompressed image saving... I managed to dump the image as an .img file. This, is directly useful in Basilisk II. I can now run the 8.1 under emulation decently. Now, for some other detai...

That's exactly the case i described. But 7-zip refuzes to decompress it, saying it's a file it doesn't open. And the image is a single HFS+ partition.

Thanks once again Cat_7, but i'm still troubled.. Ok, i understand the philosophy of the CockatriceIII prefs. I managed to use my LC 475 ROM, and i get the initial screen, then a request for a boot volume. I could even change the resolution to a smaller one, as the default was rather big for my disp...

Thanks for the reply Cat_7, the SCSI disk was imaged on XP SP3 with an Adaptec controller. It only has one partition, carrying the 8.1 OS, and is of 2,1 GB capacity. Yes, using Mac Drive in Windows, i copied everything to a new Basilisk image, which apparently couldn't boot, but was seen as contents...

Hi there fellas, new user here, but long-time lurker. Have been using Mac emulators for decades, mostly under Amiga OS (Shapeshifter, Fusion, A-Max) quite happily i may add. Anyway, long story short, i happen to have various real Macs around too. Wanted to utilize a copy of a real (SCSI) disk i got ...