New "SDL" version

[ARCHIVED] About PearPC, a mostly obsolete PPC Mac emulator for Windows and Linux to run MacOS X 10.1 up to 10.4. Using QEMU is now recommended.

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Post by ataxy »

trexplorer wrote:
ataxy wrote:
trexplorer wrote: If your config file still has refresh rate, comment out (the # symbol) that line.
yeah it is i have even set the things they say on there webpage but no luck yet
Mostly comon sense, but you might try the following:

1) restart your pc if you haven't already
2) delete nvram file
3) comment out screen res (SDL version doesn't need it)

Good Luck ....
i did what you said but still no luck it goes all the way to the bootscreen (the grey screen with the apple) and then it freeze, and when i follow what is happenning in task manager it appears to be running for a minute then it stop responding

here is a copy of my config file:

## PearPC Configuration File

##
## Resolution
##
## 0: 640x480x8 (indexed)
## 1: 640x480x15
## 2: 640x480x32
## 3: 800x600x8 (indexed)
## 4: 800x600x15
## 5: 800x600x32
## 6: 1024x768x8 (indexed)
## 7: 1024x768x15
## 8: 1024x768x32
## 9: 1280x960x8 (indexed)
## 10: 1280x960x16
## 11: 1280x960x32
## 12: 1280x1024x8 (indexed)
## 13: 1280x1024x16
## 14: 1280x1024x32
##
## The indexed modes are unsupported.
##
## default: 4

#ppc_start_resolution = 5

##
## Refresh Rate (in hertz)
## (only applicable in full screen mode )
##
## default: 60

#fs_refresh_rate = 60

##
## Redraw interval (in ms)
## must be between 1 and 999
##
## If you set this higher, PearPC will spend less time doing redraws (and so run faster)
## but feel less responsive. You should adjust this to your computer speed and personal
## preference.
##

redraw_interval_msec = 1

##
## Loader
##

##
## Boot method
## this can be
## 1. "auto", prom will boot the first bootable partition found (default)
## 2. "select", prom will show you a list of bootable partitions
## 3. "force", prom will load and boot the local file prom_loadfile
##

prom_bootmethod = "auto"

## Example of how to use "force":

#prom_bootmethod = "force"
#prom_loadfile = "test/yaboot"
#prom_env_bootpath = "disk"

##
## bootargs: don't change unless you know what you are doing
## machargs: set to "-v" to get a verbose startup
##

#prom_env_bootargs = ""
prom_env_machargs = ""

##
## This is needed if you want to boot Mac OS X
##
prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"

## This will adjust the position of the initial page table (don't change)

#page_table_pa = 104857600

##
## CPU Config
##
## Processor Version Register
## Defaults to 0x00088302
## Only change if you know want you are doing
##

#cpu_pvr = 0x00088302


##
## Main memory (default 128 MiB)
## must be >= 64 MiB
##

memory_size=0x20000000

##
## IO Devices
##

##
## PCI IDE Config
##
## Drive type will be set according to file extension:
## .img: Harddisk (filesize must be multiple of 516096)
## .iso: CD-Rom
## Or you can override this by specifying the type via
## pci_ide0_master_type / pci_ide0_slave_type

pci_ide0_master_installed = 1
#pci_ide0_master_image = "PantherImage.img"
pci_ide0_master_image = "pearpc-6gib.img"
#pci_ide0_master_type = "hd"

pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1
#pci_ide0_slave_image = "MacOsXPantherDisc2.iso"
#pci_ide0_slave_image = "MacOsXPantherDisc1.iso"
#pci_ide0_slave_image = "darwin-701.iso.gz"
#pci_ide0_slave_image = "/dev/cdrom"
pci_ide0_slave_image = "MacOsXPantherDisc3.iso"
pci_ide0_slave_type = "cdrom"


##
## Network (unavailable on windows)
##

#pci_3c90x_installed = 1
#pci_3c90x_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:35"
pci_rtl8139_installed = 1
pci_rtl8139_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:35"

##
## USB
##
pci_usb_installed = 1

##
## NVRAM
##
nvram_file = "nvram"

and here is what is written in the stdout.txt file:

[TAP-WIN32]: Enumerating TAP devices...
[TAP-WIN32]: Found TAP device named 'Local Area Connection 4'
[TAP-WIN32]: Driver Version 7.1
making new sdl window with 800 x 600
SDL_Driver: directx
[CPU/MMU] new pagetable: sdr1 = 0x00300003
[CPU/MMU] new pagetable: sdr1 accepted
[CPU/MMU] number of pages: 2^15 pagetable_start: 0x00300000 size: 2^18
SDL_Driver: directx
[CPU/CPU] execution started at 01c00cb0
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Post by willvg »

so has anyone compiled the 0.3 successfuly yet.
if so pls post it
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Post by CaptainValor »

Chess works now? Sweet! :)
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Post by ataxy »

CaptainValor wrote:Chess works now? Sweet! :)
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh dont tell me shit why oh why is mine not working why god why me lololololololol
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Post by litghost »

Post both your stdout.txt and your stderr.txt, that may help (you may not have a stderr.txt).
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Post by ataxy »

there is a stderr.txt but there is nothing in it
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Post by trexplorer »

ataxy wrote:there is a stderr.txt but there is nothing in it
Looking at your config, You appear to have 512 Mb ram - try changing to 256 Mb (memory_size=0x10000000). Your output file is same as mine from what I can see ...
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Post by ataxy »

no this did not do it i also said to myself is myhdd image broke but no it still works with the official pearpc release
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Post by trexplorer »

ataxy wrote:no this did not do it i also said to myself is myhdd image broke but no it still works with the official pearpc release
Are you running Panther or an earlier version of OSX ... ? I had reliability problems w OSX 10.1. You might also try going to the Disk Utility pogram and rebuild associations and repair disk under maintenance (will take a while).

Could be a bad windows driver (imagine something bad in Windows ...). Sorry I can't think of anything simple ... Good Luck.
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Post by ataxy »

no i am running 10.3 yeah anyway no hurry i have been witing long enough to have a PPC on my X86 its not a bit more time that is going to kill me
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Post by ataxy »

lol just switch auto to select and voila..... shazamm
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Post by trexplorer »

ataxy wrote:lol just switch auto to select and voila..... shazamm
Mine works in either mode ....
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Post by ataxy »

well... it does run a bit smoother but apart from that ...but hey chess works now so this is the sign of a big plus cuz this means better video but still whe need a clock fix and i think its almost more important then the rest
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Post by trexplorer »

ataxy wrote:well... it does run a bit smoother but apart from that ...but hey chess works now so this is the sign of a big plus cuz this means better video but still whe need a clock fix and i think its almost more important then the rest
Glad it's finally working for you, but surprised that you did't find it significantly smoother/faster - What are u running for a PC ?
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Post by ataxy »

asus a7n8x
athlon xp2400 with 333fsb
1.5gig of ram ddr333
200gig hdd 8mb cache
Radeon 9800pro AIW 128mb
But i mean dont get me wrong it is faster, but its a bit like when everybody says "oh that movie is the best, i have never seen such a movie" then you get to the movie and you go oh well it was good but not THAT GOOD if you see what i mean, but hey compared to what whe had before and when i mean before i mean like a week ago its a boost but i guess from what i was earing i was expecting like the going from 66mhz to 133mhz but it actualy feels more like 100mhz but hey thats still 33mhz more.
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Post by kybernaut »

I like the SDL releases and I hope that the patches go into the "official" source code. On my slow PC system I can clearly notice that the mouse is much more responsive...

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Post by jhkl »

The really neat thing about the SDL release is that you can run applications that require a 3D accelerator - like the chess program or Fish v0.951. It runs unbearably slowly - but it works. :D :D :D
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Post by ataxy »

yes i guess that is the biggest plus of this version
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Post by prasys »

Wow , you mean that it could run faster...Jolly good....

Can i use 3rd Party GUI to config it
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Post by ibanezcollector »

ok dont want to sound like a complete noob but does the refresh rate even matter on this..

I had it at 40 where I usually keep it

then decided to try some differences.. Nothing changed it runs now at 999 the same as it was at 40..

its still smooth, not that im complaining just wondering if it bypasses the refresh rate altogether..
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Post by windowsxd »

Some screenshots of SDL ver. 0.3

Host:
OS:Windows XP SP1
CPU:AMD XP1600+
RAM:768MB
Graphic Card:TNT2 M64 32MB

PearPC (SDL 0.03)
RAM:256MB


The Boot screen
It's 800x600 for default on my computer.
http://storykuso.hp.infoseek.co.jp/otaku/snapa0587.jpg

The startup screen
It automatically change to 1024x768.
I captured it in full screen mode.
http://storykuso.hp.infoseek.co.jp/otaku/snapa0588.jpg

Shiira is playing flash movie.(Top of this page)
That's a lot of smoothly than nightly builds.
It's a good browser for pearpc.
Faster than Camino and safari in the nightly build.
I use Japanese version,it has English version too.
http://hmdt-web.net/shiira/index-e.html
screenshots
http://storykuso.hp.infoseek.co.jp/otaku/snapa0589.jpg

And the Chess,it works slowly.
http://storykuso.hp.infoseek.co.jp/otaku/snapa0590.jpg

In Konfabulator,
the fade in and fade out Effects are lots of faster than nightly builds.
http://konfabulator.com/downloads/
screenshots
http://storykuso.hp.infoseek.co.jp/otaku/snapa0591.jpg

Activity monitor and Safari
http://storykuso.hp.infoseek.co.jp/otaku/snapa0592.jpg

Movie trailers
Lag,but play better than nightly builds.
http://storykuso.hp.infoseek.co.jp/otaku/snapa0593.jpg
Last edited by windowsxd on Wed Jun 02, 2004 11:38 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Post by ibanezcollector »

can you make your screenshots smaller next time or use thumbs? there are still 56k people out there..

and we dont need this thread hijacked with huge pictures..

Just a thought next time..
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Post by Xanthracus »

CaptainValor wrote:Yes I figured that out the hard way as well. ;)

Overall I agree, this IS a step in the right direction. But the lack of the Option and Command keys being mapped, as well as network support, will keep me from using this on a regular basis.

If only all these great improvements could be integrated into one master build. That would be the ideal situation. :)
The "Command" key is "alt". But the "option"?
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Post by windowsxd »

ibanezcollector wrote:can you make your screenshots smaller next time or use thumbs? there are still 56k people out there..

and we dont need this thread hijacked with huge pictures..

Just a thought next time..
Thanks for your suggestion.
I edit with "url" tags. :lol:
It looks clean now.
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Post by freeride_dude »

could somebody help me ? i have the binary file of pearpc.net
and i have copied the files in to my pearpc diretory , but when i typ in cmd32 : typ : "ppc-sdl ppccfg.example" nothing happening

what do i need to do ?
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