problems with minivmac -m classic option

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geekdude
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problems with minivmac -m classic option

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Hello I am attempting to get minivmac running in hopes of some day putting it on my android phone, an old windows ce device, and maybe a dos laptop if i can. but i cant even get it runnin on osx or windows. one of my problems is the mac im getting the rom from is a mac classic not a plus. i found the correct version from here: http://minivmac.sourceforge.net/doc/var/mnvm0025.html but vmac turns on and tells me the rom image is too short. I can press C to continue but It still just sits there at a black screen. ive tried coppyrom and getrom each with the extensions turned off and with them turned on. it results in a file that is 256k which seems to be rounded up in osx to 262k but the same file still shows up as 256k in windows. and they all give the same message.

in softmac it gives me a sadmac with 0000000f 0000000a when i attempt to use these roms
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Re: problems with minivmac -m classic option

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An Android build has already been published by Gil Osher & Jesús A. Álvarez: http://dolfin.github.io/minivmac4android/
as well as a MinVMacII build, available for a small fee from the Google Playstore.
I´m not aware of a WIN-CE build though.
As for ROMs, Balrog started a thread some time ago at Macintoshgarden.
I´m not going to post the link here, just put in "Mac Roms" in the Gardens search and you should find what you are looking for.

I tried VMac for DOS in the past, if you wish, you may use this instead of searching the net: http://ubuntuone.com/6xHL4lV3eAPpSBWloFlllU
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Re: problems with minivmac -m classic option

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A copy of my feedback form reply:

The Macintosh Classic ROM actually is 512k, some utilities for acquiring ROM images are incorrect. My CopyRoms should work correctly. Also see my 680x0 Macintosh List.
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Re: problems with minivmac -m classic option

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oh hey thanks. That helps. no wonder ive never been able to get mac emulation working
gryphel wrote:A copy of my feedback form reply:

The Macintosh Classic ROM actually is 512k, some utilities for acquiring ROM images are incorrect. My CopyRoms should work correctly. Also see my 680x0 Macintosh List.
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