From: M-M on
In article <jwolf6589-AB6773.15375621022010(a)nntp.charter.net>,
John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:

> > I have run SheepShaver for a long time with two mountable disks plus the
> > UNIX volume; works just fine.

>
> How? Would you kindly like to assist me? Thanks..


Keep trying. It works for me whether I create the disk from the SS prefs
or from the OSX Disk Utility. If done thru the SS prefs I have to erase
it to initialize first.

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From: Jolly Roger on
In article
<nospam.m-m-7C6AB8.15532121022010(a)cpe-76-190-186-198.neo.res.rr.com>,
M-M <nospam.m-m(a)ny.more> wrote:

> In article <jollyroger-4D61D7.13113421022010(a)news.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > > Also I am having
> > > many issues with the Unix Volume. It seems like am always getting a
> > > "can be found message" and I need to quit sheep shaver to get it back.
> >
> > Get used to it. I've never found the Unix volume to be very stable in
> > SheepShaver. It's very problematic IME.
>
> For me the Unix volume works as expected. I even made an alias of some
> folders on my OSX volume to keep on my OS9 desktop for easy access.

For me, it works sometimes. More often than not, I get one of several
errors during file copies and so on.

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From: JF Mezei on
John wrote:

> It does not work. I create a disk image, add it in the Sheep Shaver
> prefs, quit sheep shaver and the new drive never shows.

You should quit sheep shaver before adding any drives with the
preferences utility.

With regards to the unix disk drive, it isn't a foolproof way to
exchange files. (For instance, files with classic resource forks may not
copy properly to the emulated MacOS because it thinks it is copying from
a Unix system without rousrouce forks. (you can zip the file or other
method to package it then copy it to the MacOS and unpack it at which
point resource forks will be created properly.
From: JF Mezei on
BTW, make backup copies of the MacOS disk image files from OS-X after
you exit from SheepShaver. I have found the MacOS disks to easily
corrupt. And don't ever mount them on OSX (double clicking on them)
while sheep shaver is running, high risks of the disk becoming corrupt.
From: isw on
In article <jwolf6589-AB6773.15375621022010(a)nntp.charter.net>,
John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:

> In article <isw-662ECF.11082121022010@[216.168.3.50]>,
> isw <isw(a)witzend.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <jwolf6589-2EC6B8.13230121022010(a)nntp.charter.net>,
> > John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <slrnho2d4m.kak.gsm(a)cable.mendelson.com>,
> > > "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm(a)cable.mendelson.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > John wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > K. I create a new volume and then copy? Bye the way what happened to
> > > > > my
> > > > > thread about running OS 9 under SL?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yes, once you copy open the system folder on the new volume and click
> > > > on
> > > > the
> > > > system file. This "blesses" the folder so the system knows to boot from
> > > > it.
> > > >
> > > > Or you could just add a second volume and not bother.
> > > >
> > > > Geoff.
> > >
> > > It does not work. I create a disk image, add it in the Sheep Shaver
> > > prefs, quit sheep shaver and the new drive never shows. Also I am having
> > > many issues with the Unix Volume. It seems like am always getting a
> > > "can be found message" and I need to quit sheep shaver to get it back.
> >
> > I have run SheepShaver for a long time with two mountable disks plus the
> > UNIX volume; works just fine.
> >
> > Now if somebody could just tell me how to get Pro Pinball under SS to
> > access the CD drive so I can play the soundtrack...
> >
> > Isaac
>
> How? Would you kindly like to assist me? Thanks..

It's been so long that I no longer recall, but I know that I did exactly
what the documentation said to do.

Here is my ".sheepshaver_prefs" file (don't forget the "."):

==

disk MacDisk500.dmg
disk MacDisk1500.dmg
cdrom /dev/disk3
extfs /Users/isw/OS 9 Env./9XShare
screen win/1024/768
windowmodes 0
screenmodes 0
seriala
serialb
rom Mac OS ROM
bootdrive 0
bootdriver 0
ramsize 134217728
frameskip 1
gfxaccel true
nocdrom false
nonet false
nosound false
nogui false
noclipconversion false
ignoresegv false
jit true
jit68k false
keyboardtype 5
ether slirp
keycodes true
keycodefile /Users/isw/OS 9 Environment/BasiliskII_keycodes
mousewheelmode 1
mousewheellines 3
dsp /dev/dsp
mixer /dev/mixer
ignoresegv false
idlewait true

==

The first two lines define the two disks, and the fourth line points to
the directory where they are located.

Isaac