Sheep Shaver for mac os x help

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empy
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Sheep Shaver for mac os x help

Post by empy »

I know this is a pc forum but i need help, everything works its just I cant get the hard disk image to load, Ive tried hvf the blank 500meg version but that one doesnt show, anyone know?
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Post by ataxy »

sheepshaver does not work with MacOsX
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Post by empy »

if you read the title its sheep shaver for os x, Ive got it to boot the os 8.5 cd but i cant make a hard disk image that the os x version of sheep shaver can understand
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Post by templest »

I think he meant, "there is no version of SheepShaver for OS X".
Either way, have you tried the 500MB HFV image that's been floating around on this site?
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Post by willhart »

Sheepshaver is available for OS X as a host from Gwenole's site. The link is http://gwenole.beauchesne.free.fr/sheep ... 07.tar.bz2.
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Post by ataxy »

empy wrote:if you read the title its sheep shaver for os x, Ive got it to boot the os 8.5 cd but i cant make a hard disk image that the os x version of sheep shaver can understand
sorry, sorry, sorry my fault
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Post by empy »

Yea i tried that blank 500 meg HD but it didnt see it on the desktop :(
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Post by Crystal Paradigm »

You can use .dmg file created by Disk Utility.
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Post by empy »

I tried that to :(
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Post by Trombone Bob »

I think that SheepShaver required X for Mac OS X this link http://www.emaculation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=898 is the first guy to run it on his computer
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Post by empy »

I got it all running, i can boot up using my os 8,5 disk and see whats on the disk and stuff, just im having problems making a hard disk
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Post by gb »

What about: dd if=/dev/zero of=MyDisk.dsk bs=1m count=<howmany> and then let MacOS format it? This is what I usually do...
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Post by prasys »

how do I edit the config file

I tried adding . in front , but OSX says its only used for system files


Help!!!!!!!!!
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