Having trouble with Basilisk on Mac Catalina

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Having trouble with Basilisk on Mac Catalina

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Doesn't open and won't open any roms. Crashes immediately on open.
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Re: Having trouble with Basilisk on Mac Catalina

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Which BasiliskII build do you use?
Is this in an existing setup where you replaced the old BasiliskII build, or is this in a new setup?
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Re: Having trouble with Basilisk on Mac Catalina

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Hi, actually got it working. Do you know how I can run this in it? https://www.macintoshrepository.org/192 ... ical-house

I would really appreciate a step by step guide, since it's not opening obviously to me. Thanks!
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Re: Having trouble with Basilisk on Mac Catalina

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The download is a zipped .iso disk image with the Barbie app on it.

Add the .iso image to the volumes list in the GUI.
In BasiliskII, the Barbie disk will mount on the desktop.
The pink Barbie app icon will be on that disk
Drag the Barbie app to your virtual HD, if you wish into the folder Applications or create a folder Games for it.
Run the app from the virtual HD.
Later, you can remove the Barbie .iso image again from the list in the GUI.
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Re: Having trouble with Basilisk on Mac Catalina

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Hi!

I think i'm getting stuck in this process. I have the .iso in basilisk II gui. Added it to the volumes, but doesn't let me start it.

See Photo of start being greyed out.

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaoCdTE ... 8%20AM.JPG
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Re: Having trouble with Basilisk on Mac Catalina

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You got stuck alright. You did not set up BasiliskII properly. I see only the Barbie disk. What happened to your startup disk, the disk on which you should have installed System 7.5.3 (if you followed our setup guide)?

(The "Start" button is not yet functional in this beta GUI. Just save settings in the GUI, quit the GUI, and start BasiliskII itself.)
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Re: Having trouble with Basilisk on Mac Catalina

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I am afraid I may have gotten way too in over my head trying to figure this all out.

I figured I just needed basilisk II GUI
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Re: Having trouble with Basilisk on Mac Catalina

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The GUI just hand-holds you through setting up the configuration text file. You still need to run the emulator and provide the ROM, blank drive image, and installer CD, and set up the environment yourself.
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Re: Having trouble with Basilisk on Mac Catalina

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Follow our setup guide here: https://www.emaculation.com/doku.php/ba ... _osx_setup
The images are from the old GUI. The new GUI looks different, but the settings are the same.

See also this topic for workarounds for missing features in the new GUI, which is still in beta: https://www.emaculation.com/forum/viewt ... =6&t=10658
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