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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: motorollin on May 11, 2006, 09:45:17 PM

Title: Why don't any Mac emulators work on my system???
Post by: motorollin on May 11, 2006, 09:45:17 PM

A very kind person provided me* with a MacOS 8.1 hardfile which he has been using in ShapeShifter. When I boot from it, the same thing happens as it did before: the emulator hangs while MacOS is booting. The hardfile booted fine under Basilisk for Mac, so it wasn't damaged in transit.

I don't understand this. I am using a working hardfile, and yet two different emulators suffer the same problem. My full configuration is as follows:

A1200
Blizzard 060
128MB RAM
SCSI HDD + CD
Mediator
Voodoo 3 Graphics
Workbench 3.9

What's going on :-(

--
moto



*I own MacOS 8.1 on CD, alright?  :-P

Title: Re: Why don't any Mac emulators work on my system???
Post by: itix on May 11, 2006, 09:52:42 PM

Maybe your 060 is causing compatibility problems? Basilisk II on non-68k systems uses UAE engine for CPU emulation. On Amiga it is running natively on your CPU.

Title: Re: Why don't any Mac emulators work on my system???
Post by: motorollin on May 11, 2006, 10:00:55 PM

Hmmm, maybe. I've still got an 040 so I'll give that a try. Thanks!

--
moto

Title: Re: Why don't any Mac emulators work on my system???
Post by: Legerdemain on May 11, 2006, 11:15:29 PM

Now, that is EXACTLY the same configuration as I am running under, and for me it works just fine, so I guess the word I am looking for here is something like 'weird'. Oh, well, exactly the same configuration besides the SCSI HD... but that shouldn't be the matter (or should it?).

Title: Re: Why don't any Mac emulators work on my system???
Post by: mr_a500 on May 11, 2006, 11:29:30 PM

Maybe this line from the Shapeshifter.guide will help:
"On 68060 systems the CPU must be slowed down by disabling caches or the superscalar mode lest MacOS should hang during startup."

Also, make sure the "MacOS 8 mode" checkbox is checked in the preferences (in Miscellaneous).

Title: Re: Why don't any Mac emulators work on my system???
Post by: adolescent on May 12, 2006, 12:07:14 AM

Any system patches?  Blizkick?  Are you running FixPatchMac or some other utility?

Title: Re: Why don't any Mac emulators work on my system???
Post by: ManRaven on May 12, 2006, 02:15:26 AM

I never liked Shapeshifter on the '060. It is slow and
clunky. Fusion (Emplant) runs beautifully on the '060.
It out performs just about any 68xxx powered native Mac.
I have OS 8.1 running on my A4000 '060. Basilisk,
howerver, runs great on my old 600 mhz. Windoze machine.