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Post #3 by dav7
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateMon, 29 Dec 2008 - 03:24
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/emulating-a-mac-lc-475-from-real-data.16035/
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Disclaimer: Never tried this random guess myself, I have no idea if it will work.

I don't know if BasiliskII is equivalent to an LC 475 in terms of emulation - it is if the 475 can't run Mac OS 8 or later, afaik:

1. Find a PC with SCSI support on the mobo (these instructions only apply if said PC runs Linux).

2 Use BasiliskII's SCSI tab to map one of the emulated SCSI IDs to the real SCSI disk. The SCSI disk will be of the form /dev/sdN, where N is a number you'll need to figure out.

3. If you DO NOT want to use BasiliskII's "Unix root" feature:

3a. Create a disk image on the PC's HDD the size of the Mac's HDD and import it into BasiliskII.

4. If you DO want to use said "Unix root" feature:

4a. Ensure "Unix root" is filled in with a directory name of some sort under the Volumes tab.

5. If you can boot off the SCSI HDD do so, eitherwise boot a compatible installer CD or floppy to get the emulator running.

6. If you DO NOT want to use the "Unix root" feature:

6a. Initialize the virtual disk image.

6b. Copy everything across from the real hard disk onto the virtual disk image.

7. If you DO want to use the "Unix root" feature:

7a. Locate the disk named "Unix". Browse as little as possible because each directory you visit will be littered with .rsrc and .finf hidden directories as a way of preserving Mac OS resource forks and file information stored natively in the HFS file system.

-dav7

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