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<LI> <A HREF="#minreq"> Minimum Requirements</A> </LI>
<LI> <A HREF="#rom">    Macintosh ROM image     </A> </LI>
<LI> <A HREF="#b-disk"> Creating a boot disk</A> </LI>
<LI> <A HREF="#mount">  Mounting Unix Files</A> </LI>
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<H2> <A NAME="minreq"> Minimum Requirements </A> </H2>

To run Basilisk II, you need both:
<UL>
<LI>A Mac ROM image. Even though there is a ROM in your OS X Mac,
        it is too new for a 68k Mac to make use of. Any Mac II ROM,
        and most of the Quadra ROMS, will work. In the near future,
        Mac Plus, SE or Classic ROMS may also be usable (though only
        for emulating a monochrome Mac). Quadra 660av and 840av
        ROMS are currently also unusable </LI>
<LI>A copy of the MacOS, which at the moment has to either be on
        a CD-ROM, or on a disk image </LI>
</UL>

<HR>

<H2> <A NAME="rom"> Macintosh ROM image </A> </H2>

<P> To run Basilisk II, you need a ROM image, which is a data file
containing a copy of the ROM chips from a real 68k Macintosh. </P>

<P> The best way (<I>i.e.</I> most legally acceptable) to get a ROM
image is to produce it from your old Mac. Take a program like CopyROM,
download it onto your old Mac, and use it to produce the image file,
which you then upload to your OS X Mac. </P>

<P> The easiest way to get a ROM image is to get one from someone else
(<I>e.g.</I> another Basilisk II user, or an emulation web site).
Note that this probably contravenes several copyright laws. </P>

<P>Once you have your ROM image, you need to tell Basilisk II to use it:
<OL>
<LI> Open the Basilisk II application </LI>
<LI> Go to the 'BasiliskII' menu, then the Preferences...' menu item </LI>
<LI> On the Emulation tab, there is a field 'ROM file:'. Either type in the
        path to the ROM file, or click the Browse button and Open the ROM file </LI>
<LI> Click the Save button, so that Basilisk II will be able to find the ROM
        each time you boot it </LI>
</OL>
</P>

<P> If you want to press the Run button on the 'BasilsikII Emulator' window,
after a few moments you should see a Mac screen, with a picture of a floppy
disk with a flashing question mark. That is the Mac telling you that it needs
a disk to boot from. </P>

<HR>

<H2> <A NAME="b-disk"> Creating a boot disk </A> </H2>

<P> Basilisk II needs a copy of the MacOS to boot from. Anything from System 6
through to MacOS 8.1 should be usable, although I have only tested System 7.1
and 7.6. </P>

<P> It is possible to use Basilisk II with a CD-ROM, but because most bootable
CDs have a minimal System Folder, it is better if you use a disk image with the
MacOS installed on it. </P>

<P> There are two options: either grab an image that someone else has made,
or create one yourself. If you have some time, and access to a MacOS install CD,
then these instructions will help you do the latter. </P>


<H3> Create a new BasiliskII disk </H3>

<P> Before you can install the MacOS onto a disk volume,
you need to create a disk to install onto: </P>

<OL>
<LI> Start up the Basilisk spplication.<BR>
        (If it is already running, skip this step)</LI>
<LI> Open the preferences. </LI>
<LI> Go to the Disk Volumes tab. </LI>
<LI> Press the 'Create...' button
     (go with the defaults, unless you think you will need a huge disk). </LI>
</OL>

<P> If you want to have more than one hard disk available to Basilisk II,
you could create additional volumes here. </P>


<H3> Installing the MacOS </H3>

<P> Insert your MacOS install CD-ROM, and wait a few moments for
the Finder to mount the disk. While still in your preferences: </P>

<OL>
<LI> Go to the Emulation tab and check that your emulation is appropriate
     for your install image
     <BR>(<I>e.g.</I> I had to change from Quadra900 to IIci,
          because my generic 7.1 install CD didn't support the Quadra). </LI>
<LI> Click the save button. </LI>
<LI> In the BasiliskII Emulator window, click Run. <BR>
        (If it is already running, but showing the floppy with the question mark,
         press the restart button - the triangle in the bottom right hand corner) <BR>
     You should get a HappyMac, and the emulator will start to boot from the CD.
     You should then a dialog asking you to format a disk. </LI>
<LI> Click Initialize, then Erase, give the disk an appropriate name
     (<I>e.g.</I> Hard Disk), then click OK. </LI>
<LI> Find the OS installer (in my case the CD booted into At Ease, and one of
     the first buttons was 'Install System'), and go with the defaults. </LI>
</OL>

<P> After the installer finishes it may try to reboot (or you may need to
force a reboot). When it reboots, BasiliskII may exit. Start it again,
and you should boot into your installed OS. </P>

<HR>

<H2> <A NAME="mount">Mounting Unix Files</A> </H2>

<P> If Basilisk II is running MacOS 7.6 or newer, you can easily access some
of the files from your OS X disks. Just set the 'Unix directory to mount' in the
Volumes tab of the Preferences. Next time the Emulator starts up, a new disk will
appear on its Desktop (called Unix). </P>

<P> To prevent clashes with the OS X desktop files, I suggest that the directory
you select is not a whole disk (<I>e.g.</I> '/' or '/Volumes/disk'). Mount a
sub-folder instead (like '/Applications (Mac OS 9)'). </P>

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$Id$
<BR>
Written by Nigel Pearson on 26th March, 2003.

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7			<UL>
8			<LI> <A HREF="#minreq"> Minimum Requirements</A> </LI>
9			<LI> <A HREF="#rom"> Macintosh ROM image </A> </LI>
10			<LI> <A HREF="#b-disk"> Creating a boot disk</A> </LI>
11			<LI> <A HREF="#mount"> Mounting Unix Files</A> </LI>
12			</UL>
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14			<HR>
15
16			<H2> <A NAME="minreq"> Minimum Requirements </A> </H2>
17
18			To run Basilisk II, you need both:
19			<UL>
20			<LI>A Mac ROM image. Even though there is a ROM in your OS X Mac,
21			it is too new for a 68k Mac to make use of. Any Mac II ROM,
22			and most of the Quadra ROMS, will work. In the near future,
23			Mac Plus, SE or Classic ROMS may also be usable (though only
24			for emulating a monochrome Mac). Quadra 660av and 840av
25			ROMS are currently also unusable </LI>
26			<LI>A copy of the MacOS, which at the moment has to either be on
27			a CD-ROM, or on a disk image </LI>
28			</UL>
29
30			<HR>
31
32			<H2> <A NAME="rom"> Macintosh ROM image </A> </H2>
33
34			<P> To run Basilisk II, you need a ROM image, which is a data file
35			containing a copy of the ROM chips from a real 68k Macintosh. </P>
36
37			<P> The best way (<I>i.e.</I> most legally acceptable) to get a ROM
38			image is to produce it from your old Mac. Take a program like CopyROM,
39			download it onto your old Mac, and use it to produce the image file,
40			which you then upload to your OS X Mac. </P>
41
42			<P> The easiest way to get a ROM image is to get one from someone else
43			(<I>e.g.</I> another Basilisk II user, or an emulation web site).
44			Note that this probably contravenes several copyright laws. </P>
45
46			<P>Once you have your ROM image, you need to tell Basilisk II to use it:
47			<OL>
48			<LI> Open the Basilisk II application </LI>
49			<LI> Go to the 'BasiliskII' menu, then the Preferences...' menu item </LI>
50			<LI> On the Emulation tab, there is a field 'ROM file:'. Either type in the
51			path to the ROM file, or click the Browse button and Open the ROM file </LI>
52			<LI> Click the Save button, so that Basilisk II will be able to find the ROM
53			each time you boot it </LI>
54			</OL>
55			</P>
56
57			<P> If you want to press the Run button on the 'BasilsikII Emulator' window,
58			after a few moments you should see a Mac screen, with a picture of a floppy
59			disk with a flashing question mark. That is the Mac telling you that it needs
60			a disk to boot from. </P>
61
62			<HR>
63
64			<H2> <A NAME="b-disk"> Creating a boot disk </A> </H2>
65
66			<P> Basilisk II needs a copy of the MacOS to boot from. Anything from System 6
67			through to MacOS 8.1 should be usable, although I have only tested System 7.1
68			and 7.6. </P>
69
70			<P> It is possible to use Basilisk II with a CD-ROM, but because most bootable
71			CDs have a minimal System Folder, it is better if you use a disk image with the
72			MacOS installed on it. </P>
73
74			<P> There are two options: either grab an image that someone else has made,
75			or create one yourself. If you have some time, and access to a MacOS install CD,
76			then these instructions will help you do the latter. </P>
77
78
79			<H3> Create a new BasiliskII disk </H3>
80
81			<P> Before you can install the MacOS onto a disk volume,
82			you need to create a disk to install onto: </P>
83
84			<OL>
85			<LI> Start up the Basilisk spplication.<BR>
86			(If it is already running, skip this step)</LI>
87			<LI> Open the preferences. </LI>
88			<LI> Go to the Disk Volumes tab. </LI>
89			<LI> Press the 'Create...' button
90			(go with the defaults, unless you think you will need a huge disk). </LI>
91			</OL>
92
93			<P> If you want to have more than one hard disk available to Basilisk II,
94			you could create additional volumes here. </P>
95
96
97			<H3> Installing the MacOS </H3>
98
99			<P> Insert your MacOS install CD-ROM, and wait a few moments for
100			the Finder to mount the disk. While still in your preferences: </P>
101
102			<OL>
103			<LI> Go to the Emulation tab and check that your emulation is appropriate
104			for your install image
105			<BR>(<I>e.g.</I> I had to change from Quadra900 to IIci,
106			because my generic 7.1 install CD didn't support the Quadra). </LI>
107			<LI> Click the save button. </LI>
108			<LI> In the BasiliskII Emulator window, click Run. <BR>
109			(If it is already running, but showing the floppy with the question mark,
110			press the restart button - the triangle in the bottom right hand corner) <BR>
111			You should get a HappyMac, and the emulator will start to boot from the CD.
112			You should then a dialog asking you to format a disk. </LI>
113			<LI> Click Initialize, then Erase, give the disk an appropriate name
114			(<I>e.g.</I> Hard Disk), then click OK. </LI>
115			<LI> Find the OS installer (in my case the CD booted into At Ease, and one of
116			the first buttons was 'Install System'), and go with the defaults. </LI>
117			</OL>
118
119			<P> After the installer finishes it may try to reboot (or you may need to
120			force a reboot). When it reboots, BasiliskII may exit. Start it again,
121			and you should boot into your installed OS. </P>
122
123			<HR>
124
125			<H2> <A NAME="mount">Mounting Unix Files</A> </H2>
126
127			<P> If Basilisk II is running MacOS 7.6 or newer, you can easily access some
128			of the files from your OS X disks. Just set the 'Unix directory to mount' in the
129			Volumes tab of the Preferences. Next time the Emulator starts up, a new disk will
130			appear on its Desktop (called Unix). </P>
131
132			<P> To prevent clashes with the OS X desktop files, I suggest that the directory
133			you select is not a whole disk (<I>e.g.</I> '/' or '/Volumes/disk'). Mount a
134			sub-folder instead (like '/Applications (Mac OS 9)'). </P>
135
136			<HR>
137
138			$Id$
139			<BR>
140			Written by Nigel Pearson on 26th March, 2003.
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