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2 <        Basilisk II, Version 0.7
3 <        A free, portable Mac II emulator
2 >  Basilisk II, Version 0.8
3 >  A 68k Macintosh emulator
4  
5 <        Copyright (C) 1997-1999 Christian Bauer et al.
6 <        Freely distributable
5 >  Copyright (C) 1997-2001 Christian Bauer et al.
6  
7  
8   License
# Line 16 | Line 15 | See the file "COPYING" that is included
15   Overview
16   --------
17  
18 < Basilisk II is a free, portable, Open Source 68k Mac emulator. It requires
19 < a copy of a Mac ROM and a copy of MacOS to run. Basilisk II is freeware and
20 < distributed under the GNU General Public License.
18 > Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. That is, it enables
19 > you to run 68k MacOS software on you computer, even if you are using a
20 > different operating system. However, you still need a copy of MacOS and
21 > a Macintosh ROM image to use Basilisk II.
22  
23   Basilisk II has currently been ported to the following systems:
24    - BeOS R4 (PowerPC and x86)
25 <  - Unix (tested under Linux, Solaris 2.5, FreeBSD 3.x and IRIX 6.5)
25 >  - Unix (tested under Linux, Solaris 2.5, FreeBSD 3.x, NetBSD 1.4.2 and
26 >    IRIX 6.5)
27    - AmigaOS 3.x
28    - Windows NT 4.0 (mostly works under Windows 95/98, too)
29  
# Line 35 | Line 36 | Some features of Basilisk II:
36    - Floppy disk driver (only 1.44MB disks supported)
37    - Driver for HFS partitions and hardfiles
38    - CD-ROM driver with basic audio functions
39 +  - Easy file exchange with the host OS via a "Host Directory Tree" icon
40 +    on the Mac desktop
41    - Ethernet driver
42    - Serial drivers
43    - SCSI Manager (old-style) emulation
44    - Emulates extended ADB keyboard and 3-button mouse
45 <  - Uses UAE 68k emulation or (under AmigaOS) real 68k processor
45 >  - Uses UAE 68k emulation or (under AmigaOS and NetBSD/m68k) real 68k
46 >    processor
47  
48   The emulator is not yet complete. See the file "TODO" for a list of
49   unimplemented stuff.
# Line 137 | Line 141 | cdrom <CD-ROM drive description>
141    installed CD-ROM drives. The format of the "CD-ROM drive description"
142    is the same as that of "disk" lines.
143  
144 + extfs <direcory path>
145 +
146 +  This item specifies the root directory for the "Host Directory Tree"
147 +  file system (the "Unix/BeOS/Amiga/..." icon on the Finder desktop).
148 +  All objects contained in that directory are accessible by Mac applications.
149 +  This feature is only available when File System Manager V1.2 or later
150 +  is installed on the Mac side. FSM 1.2 is built-in beginning with MacOS 7.6
151 +  and can be installed as a system extension (downloadable from Apple, look
152 +  for the FSM SDK in the developer section) for earlier MacOS versions.
153 +
154   scsi0 <SCSI target> ... scsi6 <SCSI target>
155  
156    These items describe the SCSI target to be used for a given Mac SCSI
# Line 198 | Line 212 | screen <video mode>
212          (8/15/24 bit) depends on the depth of the underlying X11 screen.
213          This is the default.
214        dga/<width>/<height>
215 <        Full-screen display using the X11 DGA extensions. The color depth
215 >        [if Basilisk II was configured with --enable-xf86-dga]
216 >        Full-screen display using the XFree86 DGA extension. The color depth
217          (8/15/24 bit) depends on the depth of the underlying X11 screen.
218          "width" and "height" specify the maximum width/height to use.
219 <        Saying "dga/0/0" means "complete screen". For DGA to work, Basilisk II
220 <        must be compiled with DGA support enabled (selectable in the configure
221 <        script).
219 >        Saying "dga/0/0" means "complete screen".
220 >      dga/<frame buffer name>
221 >        [if Basilisk II was configured with --enable-fbdev-dga]
222 >        Full-screen display using the frame buffer device /dev/fb. The color
223 >        depth (8/15/24 bit) depends on the depth of the underlying X11 screen.
224 >        The "frame buffer name" is looked up in the "fbdevices" file (whose
225 >        path can be specified with the "fbdevicefile" prefs item) to determine
226 >        certain characteristics of the device (doing a "ls -l /dev/fb" should
227 >        tell you what your frame buffer name is).
228  
229    AmigaOS:
230      The "video mode" is one of the following:
# Line 215 | Line 236 | screen <video mode>
236          15-bit truecolor display in a Picasso96 PIP. This requires
237          Picasso96 as well as a PIP-capable graphics card (e.g. Picasso IV).
238        scr/<hexadecimal mode ID>
239 <        8/15/24-bit fullscreen display on a Picasso96 screen with the given
240 <        mode ID. This requires Picasso96. For 15 and 24 bit, the frame buffer
241 <        format must be QuickDraw-compatible (big-endian, xRGB 1:5:5:5 or
242 <        xRGB 8:8:8:8). The screen size will be the default size for that
243 <        mode ID.
239 >        8/15/24-bit fullscreen display on a Picasso96/CyberGraphX screen with
240 >        the given mode ID. This requires Picasso96 or CyberGraphX. For 15 and
241 >        24 bit, the frame buffer format must be QuickDraw-compatible
242 >        (big-endian, xRGB 1:5:5:5 or xRGB 8:8:8:8). The screen size will be
243 >        the default size for that mode ID.
244  
245    Windows:
246      The "video mode" is one of the following:
# Line 313 | Line 334 | ether <ethernet card description>
334    Linux:
335      The "ethernet card description" is the name of an Ethernet interface.
336      There are two approaches to networking with Basilisk II:
337 +
338        1. Direct access to an Ethernet card via the "sheep_net" driver.
339           In this case, the "ethernet card description" must be the name
340           of a real Ethernet card, e.g. "eth0". It also requires the "sheep_net"
# Line 322 | Line 344 | ether <ethernet card description>
344           networking. MacOS will only be able to talk to other machines on
345           the Ethernet, but not to other networks that your Linux box routes
346           (e.g. a second Ethernet or a PPP connection to the Internet).
347 +
348        2. Putting Basilisk II on a virtual Ethernet via the "ethertap" device.
349           In this case, the "ethernet card description" must be the name
350           of an ethertap interface, e.g. "tap0". It also requires that you
351           configure your kernel to enable routing and the ethertap device:
352           under "Networking options", enable "Kernel/User netlink socket" and
353           "Netlink device emulation", under "Network device support", activate
354 <         "Ethertap network tap". Next, see /usr/src/linux/Documentation/
355 <         networking/ethertap.txt for information on how to set up /dev/tap*
356 <         device nodes and activate the ethertap interface. Under MacOS,
357 <         select an IP address that is on the virtual network and set the
358 <         default gateway to the IP address of the ethertap interface. This
359 <         approach will let you access all networks that your Linux box has
360 <         access to (especially, if your Linux box has a dial-up Internet
361 <         connection and is configured for IP masquerading, you can access
362 <         the Internet from MacOS). The drawback is that you can only use
363 <         network protocols that Linux can route, so you have to install and
364 <         configure netatalk if you want to use AppleTalk.
354 >         "Ethertap network tap". You also have to modify drivers/net/ethertap.c
355 >         a bit before compiling the new kernel:
356 >
357 >          - insert "#define CONFIG_ETHERTAP_MC 1" near the top (after the
358 >            #include lines)
359 >          - comment out the line "dev->flags|=IFF_NOARP;" in ethertap_probe()
360 >
361 >         Next, see /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/ethertap.txt for
362 >         information on how to set up /dev/tap* device nodes and activate the
363 >         ethertap interface. Under MacOS, select an IP address that is on the
364 >         virtual network and set the default gateway to the IP address of the
365 >         ethertap interface. This approach will let you access all networks
366 >         that your Linux box has access to (especially, if your Linux box has
367 >         a dial-up Internet connection and is configured for IP masquerading,
368 >         you can access the Internet from MacOS). The drawback is that you
369 >         can only use network protocols that Linux can route, so you have to
370 >         install and configure netatalk if you want to use AppleTalk. Here is
371 >         an example /etc/atalk/atalkd.conf for a LAN:
372 >
373 >           eth0 -seed -phase 2 -net 1 -addr 1.47 -zone "Ethernet"
374 >           tap0 -seed -phase 2 -net 2 -addr 2.47 -zone "Basilisknet"
375 >
376 >         (the "47" is an arbitrary node number). This will set up a zone
377 >         "Ethernet" (net 1) for the Ethernet and a zone "Basilisknet" (net 2)
378 >         for the internal network connection of the ethertap interface.
379 >         MacOS should automatically recognize the nets and zones upon startup.
380 >         If you are in an existing AppleTalk network, you should contact
381 >         your network administrator about the nets and zones you can use
382 >         (instead of the ones given in the example above).
383  
384    AmigaOS:
385      You have to specify the name of the SANA-II Ethernet device and the device
# Line 375 | Line 416 | frameskip <frames to skip>
416    For refreshed graphics modes (usually window modes), this specifies
417    how many frames to skip after drawing one frame. Higher values make
418    the video display more responsive but require more processing power.
419 <  The default is "8".
419 >  The default is "8". Under Unix/X11, a value of "0" selects a "dynamic"
420 >  update mode that cuts the display into rectangles and updates each
421 >  rectangle individually, depending on display changes.
422  
423   modelid <MacOS model ID>
424  
# Line 414 | Line 457 | System-specific configuration
457   Unix:
458  
459    keycodes <"true" or "false">
460 <  keycodefile <Keycode file path>
460 >  keycodefile <keycodes file path>
461  
462      By default, the X11 event handler in Basilisk II uses KeySyms to
463      translate keyboard event to Mac keycodes. While this method is very
# Line 425 | Line 468 | Unix:
468      not on the selected keymap. Unfortunately it depends on the X server
469      being used and possibly also on the type of keyboard attached. So
470      Basilisk II needs a table to translate X keycodes to Mac keycodes.
471 <    This table is read by default from /usr/local/lib/basilisk_ii_keycodes
471 >    This table is read by default from /usr/local/share/BasiliskII/keycodes
472      unless you specify a different file with the "keycodefile" item.
473 <    A sample keycode file ("basilisk_ii_keycodes") is included with
474 <    Basilisk II.
473 >    A sample keycode file is included with Basilisk II.
474 >
475 >  fbdevicefile <fbdevices file path>
476 >
477 >    This option specifies the file that contains frame buffer device
478 >    specifications for the fbdev-DGA video mode (when Basilisk II was
479 >    configured with --enable-fbdev-dga). The default location of the file
480 >    is /usr/local/share/BasiliskII/fbdevices. A sample file is included
481 >    with Basilisk II.
482 >
483 >  mousewheelmode <mode>
484 >
485 >    If you have a mouse with a wheel, this option specifies whether moving
486 >    the wheel will be reported to the MacOS as "Page up/down" (mode 0) or
487 >    "Cursor up/down" (mode 1) keys.
488 >
489 >  mousewheellines <number of lines>
490 >
491 >    If "mousewheelmode" is set to mode 1 (Cursor up/down), this option sets
492 >    the number of key events sent to MacOS for each wheel movement (the
493 >    number of lines to scroll).
494  
495   AmigaOS:
496  
# Line 596 | Line 658 | Please see the included file "TECH" for
658   Acknowledgements
659   ----------------
660  
661 < Contributions by:
600 < - Bernd Schmidt <crux@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de>: UAE 68k emulation
601 < - Marc Hellwig <Marc.Hellwig@uni-mainz.de>: audio output, BeOS video code
602 <   and networking
603 < - Lauri Pesonen <lpesonen@nic.fi>: Windows NT port
661 > Contributions by (in alphabetical order):
662   - Orlando Bassotto <future@powercube.mediabit.net>: FreeBSD support
663 < - Brian J. Johnson <bjohnson@sgi.com>: IRIX support
663 > - Gwenole Beauchesne <gb@dial.oleane.com>: SPARC assembly optimizations and
664 >   fbdev video code
665   - Marc Chabanas <Marc.Chabanas@france.sun.com>: Solaris sound support
666 + - Marc Hellwig <Marc.Hellwig@uni-mainz.de>: audio output, BeOS video code
667 +   and networking
668   - Bill Huey <billh@mag.ucsd.edu>: 15/16 bit DGA and 15/16/32 bit X11
669     window support
670 + - Brian J. Johnson <bjohnson@sgi.com>: IRIX support
671 + - Jürgen Lachmann <juergen_lachmann@t-online.de>: AmigaOS CyberGraphX support
672 + - Samuel Lander <blair_sp@hotmail.com>: tile-based window refresh code
673   - David Lawrence <davidl@jlab.org>: incremental window refresh code
674 + - Lauri Pesonen <lpesonen@nic.fi>: Windows NT port
675 + - Bernd Schmidt <crux@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de>: UAE 68k emulation
676 + - and others...
677  
678   Special thanks to:
679   - Bernd Schmidt for letting me use his UAE 68k emulation

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