In the “Volumes” tab of the GUI click “Create…” to create a hard disk image file to which you will install Mac OS. Decide how big the hard file image should be (Mac OS requires at least 220 MB for a typical install) and give it a name. Click “OK” to create the file (see figure two). Be patient… it can take a few minutes to create the file. Note: You can only create a hard disk image of a maximum size of 2 GB.
Figure one: Creating a blank hard file for SheepShaver
Set the MacOSROM and 9.0.4 ISO to Read-only. Open SheepShaver.exe in the SheepShaver folder and click Create. Create the Mac OS 9 hard drive file. The size is in megabytes, and can be a maximum of 2 GB or 2000 MB. The name of the file is initially blank, so name it macos9.hfv. Oct 19, 2019 Open your Mac's App Store. Click the search box. Find the ISO file you want to open. Go to the folder location of your ISO file. Select the ISO file. Click once the ISO file to do so. It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear. Aug 24, 2016 If you have any questions, please leave a comment. I hope this video helps you! Links: http://www.redun.
When the hard file is created, the GUI will return to the “Volumes” tab, and the hard file should be listed as added to your emulated Mac. While it is not necessary for the purposes of this guide, you can check the “Enable 'My Computer'…” box to gain access to files on your PC from within the emulator. This is an easy way to copy downloaded programs to the emulated system. See figure two.
Figure two: The “Volumes” tab of the SheepShaver GUI. Almost ready to boot!
Switch over to the “Graphics/Sound” tab. You should probably make the resolution a bit bigger than the default setting. Any size is okay. The “Maximum” setting fixes the screen to your current resolution. The other settings here are best left to default for now. See figure three.
Figure three: The “Graphics/Sound” tab of the SheepShaver GUI.
- SheepShaver is an Open Source PowerPC Mac OS run-time environment. That is, it enables you to run PowerPC Classic Mac OS software on your computer, even if you are using a different operating system. However, you still need a copy of Mac OS and a PowerMac ROM image to use this program.
- If SheepShaver locks up: While the MacOS9 app is running, a small Mac-like icon appears in your Windows system tray. You may click on this to open a menu that includes 'Force Quit.' You may click on this to shut down SheepShaver forcibly; you will be asked to confirm that you intend to do this.
Switch to the “Memory/Misc” tab. Give your emulator some RAM… the more the better. Here you must also select your ROM file. Click “browse” to locate the file. See figure four. Note 1: It has been reported that sometimes SheepShaver crashes when loading MacOS if the emulator's RAM is set to less than 512 MB. Try to set memory to 512 Mb (or use an old world rom) if you experience such a crash. Note 2 : Although not shown in the figure below, it is best to also tick “Ignore Illegal Memory Accesses”.
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Figure four: The Memory/Misc tab of the SheepShaver GUI