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ShinobiKenobi
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on: February 14, 2025, 03:51
I installed 7.6.1 on BII and I have it set to have TCP/IP constantly active so that it doesn't have to reactivate it every time I want to use networking. Using the ethernet interface in the BII settings causes it to freeze right after booting to the desktop, showing only a blank desktop with no menu bar, but showing the control strip. Using slirp allows it to boot successfully. But when I use this, I get a 10.x.x.x IP address, and I'm not able to connect to my Power Mac 7200. I don't have any utility to extract files from archives like bin or sit. So I was trying to get Stuffit Deluxe from my Power Mac. I don't have a web browser on it, either, so I can't get any software right now. I read another topic here that said not to use the "Unix" drive on the desktop because it will result in data corruption, so I really have no way to get files and software the way it is. What do you guys recommend? |
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wove
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Reply #1 on: February 14, 2025, 05:13
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I do not know how you have Basilisk setup, but you might wish to take a look at Mendelson's pre configured images (https link). His images contain a number of apple scripts that allow for sharing files on the host machine, as well as allowing you to drop files on the application icon to have the files show up on root of the guest OS storage. There are decent directions included. Overall a very nice preconfigured Basilisk7.6.1 system.
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daptdore
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Reply #2 on: February 14, 2025, 11:35
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Quote from: ShinobiKenobi I read another topic here that said not to use the "Unix" drive on the desktop because it will result in data corruption, so I really have no way to get files and software the way it is. Perhaps this might have simply been referring to the fact that you should only use the "Unix" drive for file transfer in the Finder. Trying to use or open the files from another application in the emulator should be avoided. (In my experience with SheepShaver it simply doesn't work at all to open the files still on the "Unix" drive in another app.)
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lauland
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Reply #3 on: February 14, 2025, 15:57
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I've been using Basilisk (running 8.1) almost daily for hotline (as we speak), but have recently used it for usenet news, and browsing works also. (With the caveat, of course, only with sites supporting very old protocols). So networking definitely works well and is stable, using 10.x.x.x addresses, and slirp. Since this is with 8.1, I'm using OpenTransport 1.3. I'm running it on two different MBP's, one intel, the other apple silicon. I recently did exactly what it sounds like you wanted to do, and downloaded Stuffit Expander from MG. Since you mention your 7200, my Basilisk does not seem to connect well with my other machines via AppleShare, etc, but this is an AppleTalk routing issue, I believe, and not TCP/IP related. These are separate issues, so you'll need to debug them separately, first just getting Internet connectivity working stably. I've seen the caution about using the "Unix" drive come into play...attempting to use it as "just another drive" does sometimes produce errors, such as attempting to unstuff archives on it...so I first copy them to Basilisk's "Macintosh HD". I've run 7.6.1 on it also, but only to test a few things, and don't believe I tried using the network when I did so.
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68040
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512 MB Posts: 950 68k - thy kingdom come, thy will be done !
Reply #4 on: February 17, 2025, 02:04
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Please look on the MacGarden for threads about TCP/IP setup as well as a StuffIt engine to install. Incoming connections are easy enough, as B-II acts as its own proxy and routes the host traffic automatically. That also necessitates the fixed IP#. You have to stick with slirp, unless you know how to compile and insert your own kernel module for the full Ethernet access. But slirp is usually good enough. If you want to host your own server under B-II or access your MacOS volumes via FTP from the outside, you need to setup NATed ports in the B-II config file for that. But I think that's a bit too much for a beginner. You can use the "Unix" virtual drive to your heart's delight. I recommend it to anyone who wants to test the reliability of his backup process. Because rather sooner than later the host OS will "lose" some or all of your extended attributes - which it really doesn't care about anyway - and you'll be left with a bunch of unusables in that drive. So its meant only for transferring sit packages or pure text files in and out of B-II.
Last Edit: February 17, 2025, 02:07 by 68040
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