I need my PC to connect to a few old Macs I have on hand so that I can back up their hard drives. Unfortunately, I have been unable to successfully compile the Linux SheepNet kernel module that is necessary for BasiliskII to use AppleTalk.
Has anyone had success with this in the past? Any tips?
Anyone get SheepNet working in Linux?
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I've had it working in the past, but couldn't get it to work the last time I messed around with Linux. I've heard recommended to try out some Sheepnet version that comes with Mac-On-Linux. You might also try installing a RPM of Basilisk II and try using it's sheep_net.o. Hopefully someone else can help you out if this doesn't help.
Mac-On-Linux? Huh?
...Oh, that's the one for PPC Linux. Any modules included with that be compiled for PPC, not x86, I suspect.
All the RPMs I've seen of BasiliskII don't include sheep_net.o either. Or am I just not looking hard enough?
I was actually just about to try the BeOS version of Basilisk, which apparently does include a precompiled SheepNet module of some sort. (BeOS is remarkably easy to get up and running.)
...Oh, that's the one for PPC Linux. Any modules included with that be compiled for PPC, not x86, I suspect.
All the RPMs I've seen of BasiliskII don't include sheep_net.o either. Or am I just not looking hard enough?
I was actually just about to try the BeOS version of Basilisk, which apparently does include a precompiled SheepNet module of some sort. (BeOS is remarkably easy to get up and running.)
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If you install Appletalk/Ethertalk (i.e. Appletalk protocol on Ethernet) on Linux wouldn't you be able to directly connect to the Macs, without using Basilisk II? There are several such products for Windows, but I think there should be some for Linux too. Maybe this: http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/
If you could directly network the PC and the Macs via Ethertalk you'd be all set. I'm assuming the Macs are all equipped with Ethertalk NICs and not with Localtalk hardware.
If you could directly network the PC and the Macs via Ethertalk you'd be all set. I'm assuming the Macs are all equipped with Ethertalk NICs and not with Localtalk hardware.
Interesting... Looks like Netatalk is even included in the Fedora Core 2 distribution. It doesn't look particularly easy to set up, though.
These are mostly old Powermacs that I have on hand, so they have that built in, er, whatchamacalit... AAUI ethernet connector (for which I have an RJ45 adapter).
These are mostly old Powermacs that I have on hand, so they have that built in, er, whatchamacalit... AAUI ethernet connector (for which I have an RJ45 adapter).
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If you are using a 2.6 kernel, than, to my limited knowlegde, the sheepnet module doesn't compile or work.
However, there is a way to get networking running using the tun device.
Look here for a rather cryptic description of how to get going (I still need to get the text straightend out....):
http://www.ou.nl/open/hsp/Engels/SheepS ... ng_2_6.htm
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Cat_7
If you are using a 2.6 kernel, than, to my limited knowlegde, the sheepnet module doesn't compile or work.
However, there is a way to get networking running using the tun device.
Look here for a rather cryptic description of how to get going (I still need to get the text straightend out....):
http://www.ou.nl/open/hsp/Engels/SheepS ... ng_2_6.htm
Best,
Cat_7
Well, anyway, I finally got a Macintosh to talk to my PC through the Windows port of BasiliskII. I had no idea how much extra system software I needed, but with a little help from TomeViewer, all is well now. I guess it will take hours for the Macintosh to make a 240 MB read-only compressed image and copy it over the network, though.
The main reason I was trying to use the Linux version was because I never did manage to get the JIT version running under Windows, but this thread solved that little problem. Still, I am curious if anyone has further information about SheepNet or Netatalk.
The main reason I was trying to use the Linux version was because I never did manage to get the JIT version running under Windows, but this thread solved that little problem. Still, I am curious if anyone has further information about SheepNet or Netatalk.