BasiliskII quit unexpectedly on Big Sur

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BasiliskII quit unexpectedly on Big Sur

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When I open the BasiliskII app, it will just quit. I have followed the setup manual and set up the GUI. And I am using macOS Big Sur (11.6).

Here's my prefs file:

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disk /Users/fengguo/Downloads/Basilisk II/DiskTools_MacOS8.image
disk /Users/fengguo/Downloads/Basilisk II/OS753InstallerParts.dsk
disk /Users/fengguo/Downloads/Basilisk II/MacOS753.dsk
extfs /Users/fengguo/Downloads/Basilisk II/Shared
screen win/1024/768
seriala 
serialb 
ether slirp
udptunnel false
udpport 6066
rom /Users/fengguo/Downloads/Basilisk II/PERFORMA.ROM
bootdrive 0
bootdriver 0
ramsize 134217728
frameskip 0
modelid 14
cpu 4
fpu true
nocdrom false
nosound false
noclipconversion false
nogui false
jit false
jitfpu true
jitdebug false
jitcachesize 8192
jitlazyflush true
jitinline true
keyboardtype 5
keycodes true
keycodefile /Users/fengguo/Downloads/Basilisk II/BasiliskII_keycodes
mousewheelmode 1
mousewheellines 3
dsp 
mixer 
ignoresegv true
idlewait true
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Re: BasiliskII quit unexpectedly on Big Sur

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You probably run BasiliskII from the location where the zip archive was downloaded and expanded. A security feature in macOS will prevent it from running and using the associated files.

Try this:
- Copy the BasiliskII application (only the application itself) to a different location, like your desktop
- Delete the original application
- Move the copy back to where the original was
The copy should now run as expected.

(You do what many seem to do, run applications or use files while they still reside in the Downloads folder. The Downloads folder is where downloads end up. From that folder one is supposed to move, copy, or install the downloaded material to the location where it will be used.)
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Re: BasiliskII quit unexpectedly on Big Sur

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I have tried what you said. However, it still can't run :sad:
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Re: BasiliskII quit unexpectedly on Big Sur

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Strange.
Is this on an Intel Mac or on a M1 Mac?
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Re: BasiliskII quit unexpectedly on Big Sur

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It's an Intel Mac.
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Re: BasiliskII quit unexpectedly on Big Sur

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Do you use the 1 August 2021 universal build?

Please try this older Intel-only build: https://www.emaculation.com/basilisk/Ba ... 210421.zip
You can simply replace the application. No need to change anything else. Best copy the app replacing the newer app.

Note that the Caps-Lock key does not work in this build.
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Re: BasiliskII quit unexpectedly on Big Sur

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Hi,

I've been having the same issues with the same build on an Intel Mac running macOS 11.6. I've put a file next to the .app bundle: `PERFORMA.ROM`, as I understand I am supposed to do, however the app immediately closes on launch. There is no error dialogue about security, so I think that's not the issue here. I wonder if it cannot find the ROM file?

[EDIT: It could not find the ROM file. Naming it simply `ROM` gets me past this stage, and the application now launches]

Huw
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Re: BasiliskII quit unexpectedly on Big Sur

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Yes, that is expected behaviour.

The setup guide assumes that BasiliskII GUI is used first to configure the settings before any attempt is made to launch BasiliskII. Then the path to the rom file will be saved in the prefs file before BasiliskII is launched and the name of the rom file will be irrelevant.

If no path to the rom file is available in the prefs file, BasiliskII will find a rom file named "ROM" in the same location.

The OP issue was different, because there the path to the PERFORMA.ROM was saved in the prefs file.
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