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Re: [Qemu-ppc] Google Summer of Code 2016: Make Mac OS 9 boot successful
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Stefan Hajnoczi |
Subject: |
Re: [Qemu-ppc] Google Summer of Code 2016: Make Mac OS 9 boot successfully with all Apple extensions |
Date: |
Thu, 17 Mar 2016 14:22:56 +0000 |
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Mutt/1.5.24 (2015-08-30) |
On Sun, Mar 06, 2016 at 03:20:29PM -0500, Programmingkid wrote:
> === TITLE ===
>
> Make all versions of Mac OS 9 boot successfully in QEMU with all Apple
> extensions
>
> '''Summary:''' Short description of the project
>
> Mac OS 9.2 does boot in QEMU without extensions, but certain extensions that
> ship with Mac OS 9.2 need to be disabled or else they will cause booting to
> fail. We need any issues with OpenBIOS and QEMU fixed so that Mac OS 9 will
> boot successfully in QEMU.
>
> Detailed description of the project.
>
> These are the known extensions that cause Mac OS 9.2 to crash:
>
> • Apple Audio Extension
> • Apple Enet
> • Multiprocessing folder
> • Open Transport aslm modules
> • Text Encoding Converter
>
> Without them some applications running in Mac OS 9 are severely limited or
> simply refuse to run.
>
> '''Links:'''
>
> http://wiki.qemu.org/PowerPC
> http://www.emaculation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=7047&sid=3044078243e3da8a27009ae46b7a40db
>
>
> '''Details:'''
>
> * Skill level: advanced
> * Language: C, PowerPC assembly
> * Mentor: None currently
> * Suggested by: John Arbuckle address@hidden
Hi John,
Thanks for proposing your project idea!
No mentors have responded yet but if one does appear then I will add it
to the wiki.
Stefan
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