quick help...perhaps someone can help me out

MDZ61384 · Post by **MDZ61384** » Fri May 21, 2004 3:55 am

heya guys,

just started trying to get this pearpc to work. unfortunately install screen seems to freeze. I get the apple just fine, then a line with a cross through it and the wait timer. beats me.

Screenshot of Problem: CLICK HERE (183 KB)

and here is my updated config file

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# PearPC Configuration File, generated by PearPeeler 0.1
#

ppc_start_resolution = 8
redraw_interval_msec = 100
prom_bootmethod = "auto"
prom_env_bootargs = ""
prom_env_machargs = ""
prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"
memory_size = 0x34000000
pci_ide0_master_installed = 1
pci_ide0_master_image = "C:\MACINTOSH\Hard Drives\3GB OSX 10.3 Panther Virtrual Bootable Hard Drive.img"
pci_ide0_master_type = "hd"
pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1
pci_ide0_slave_image = "C:\MACINTOSH\CD's\MacOSX 10.3 Panther (CD #1)\MacOSX 10.3 Panther (CD #1).iso"
pci_ide0_slave_type = "cdrom"
pci_3c90x_installed = 0
pci_3c90x_mac = "DE:AD:CA:FE:12:34"
pci_usb_installed = 1
nvram_file = "nvram"

here are my system specs:

pentium 3 ghz w hyper threading
1024 megs of ram (832 set to pearpeeler...should this be more?)
~75 gig WD Raptor Raid Array

I set my visual field to 1024*768*32 and refresh rate at 100ms. I am using PearPC 0.2pre right now and a 3 gig pre-bootable hd partition image.

neither the cd and hard drive images are in the pearpc root folder. they are in their own directories. pearpc and pearpeeler also have their own directories in my C:\MACINTOSH\ folder. I wanted to keep them outside the pearpc directory for organizational purposes but dont know if this would have caused the problem

dont' know if I'm forgetting anything...but I guess we'll see. any suggestions?

MDZ61384 · Post by **MDZ61384** » Fri May 21, 2004 4:05 am

am trying them all in pearpc's directory to see if that had to do with it

Mac Emu · Post by **Mac Emu** » Fri May 21, 2004 4:10 am

First off, you probably need to change to prom_env_machargs = ""

Second off, it sounds like your ISO isn't correctly created. What did you use to create an ISO of your CD?

I'm new to PearPC too, I'll get better with diagnostics in time.

MDZ61384 · Post by **MDZ61384** » Fri May 21, 2004 4:13 am

thanks for your help. I"ll try prom_env_machargs = ""

. if it doesn't work from there, then we yell at the iso

MDZ61384 · Post by **MDZ61384** » Fri May 21, 2004 4:19 am

well...so far that seemed to do the trick. not sure yet as I'm not even to the install screen. it looks like its still initializing, though my apple changed to a circle with a line through it for some reason :-/

my computer hates me I swear. and for all the time I put into it, you'd think it would thank me

EDIT: Screenshot of Problem: CLICK HERE (183 KB)

MDZ61384 · Post by **MDZ61384** » Fri May 21, 2004 5:30 am

same problem still. I've tried what seems like everything...pearpc 1.2. changed the directories in case it didn't like ()# and ' characters. still same thing. heres the new config:

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# PearPC Configuration File, generated by PearPeeler 0.1
#

ppc_start_resolution = 4
redraw_interval_msec = 200
prom_bootmethod = "select"
prom_env_bootargs = ""
prom_env_machargs = ""
prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"
memory_size = 0x34000000
pci_ide0_master_installed = 1
pci_ide0_master_image = "C:\MACINTOSH\Hard Drives\3GB OSX 10.3 Panther Virtrual Bootable Hard Drive.img"
pci_ide0_master_type = "hd"
pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1
pci_ide0_slave_image = "C:\MACINTOSH\CD\MacOSX 10.3 Panther\MacOSX 10.3 Panther.iso"
pci_ide0_slave_type = "cdrom"
pci_3c90x_installed = 0
pci_3c90x_mac = "DE:AD:CA:FE:12:34"
pci_usb_installed = 1
nvram_file = "nvram"

MDZ61384 · Post by **MDZ61384** » Fri May 21, 2004 5:40 am

I edited the config file...tried 512 of ram and it worked. seems like pearpc can't support over that yet; fooled me becuase of the slider in pearpeeler

hopefully will support more soon

kensuke · Post by **kensuke** » Fri May 21, 2004 5:54 pm

shouldn't be, I have a gig of ram in my system, I also got that sign, but when I changed my harddrive ISO it worked

MDZ61384 · Post by **MDZ61384** » Fri May 21, 2004 6:12 pm

hmm...you changed to a different iso (hard drive)? also...what version of pearpc are you using?

I had 832 MB set for pearpc so perhaps that was the problem. I heard somewhere that the amount of ram set for pearpc needed to be in a multiple of 64...so I ended up with that.

maybe once this thing is finished installing I"ll have better luck with running more than 512 of memory

thanks for your help