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{{DISPLAYTITLE:How to install Mac OS 9 in QEMU}}
[[File:MacOS9.2 Desktop.png|thumb|Mac OS 9.2 desktop]]
This page details how to install Mac OS 9 in QEMU. '''Mac OS 9''' is an operating system created
This article will describe in detail how to install Mac OS 9.2 with mouse drivers, sound, networking, and graphics. This tutorial should work with Mac OS 9.0 and 9.1 (which needs an additional flag; more details below).
==Prerequisites==
===QEMU===
You need [[QEMU/Installation|QEMU]] installed, specifically the PowerPC version since old Macs used PowerPC instead of x86. On Arch you can install it with <code>pacman -S qemu-system-ppc</code> and on Debian/Ubuntu you can install it with <code>apt install qemu-system-ppc</code>. The Windows version should come with it already installed.
===Mac OS 9.2.1 CD===
You
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As always, the first thing we want to do is create the hard disk image by opening the Terminal or Command Prompt and typing this:
<pre>qemu-img create -f qcow2 macos9.img 2G</pre>
'''2G''' can be replaced with however big you want the hard drive to be (with G standing for Gigabytes). Mac OS 9 is a very old OS and thus does not take up a lot of space. [[How to create a disk image in QEMU|See this page for more information on how this command works.]]
When that's done, we can start up QEMU with the following command:
<pre>qemu-system-ppc -M mac99 -m 512 -hda macos9.img -cdrom /path/to/macos-9-cd.iso -netdev user,id=mynet -device sungem,netdev=mynet -device usb-mouse -device usb-kbd -boot d</pre>
This sets the machine type to "mac99" (basically a G4 Mac). You can also set it to <code>-M g3beige</code> which is a Power Mac G3. We also add a USB mouse and keyboard for far smoother input.
We set the RAM to 512 MB, though you can run it with as little as 40 MB and as high as 768 MB. The OS starts becoming severely unstable if more than a GB of RAM is given.
If you are installing Mac OS 9.0 or 9.1, you will also need to add <code>-cpu G3</code> to the flags for it to work.▼
▲If you are installing Mac OS 9.0 or 9.1, you
When you start QEMU, you should see a yellow screen with some details like this:
You may have a "Setup Assistant" appear. You can go through and set everything up or close it, it doesn't matter much, though it will help you set up some basic network functions like shared folders and the like, so I recommend it. It's a very simple wizard.
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Now that we have our system set up, we'll probably want to install some software. Fortunately, a lot of it was preserved thanks to the efforts of [https://macintoshgarden.org/ Macintosh Garden], [https://www.macintoshrepository.org/ Macintosh Repository], and the Internet Archive. Pretty much every major software for OS 9 is on Macintosh Garden and Repository, so I recommend checking those ones out first. Some convenient and interesting software is listed below.▼
Note: You may have to right click some of the links and click "Save link as...". This is due to a recent change in policy in browsers such as Chrome regarding HTTP links.▼
*[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/classilla Classilla (Firefox 2 fork)]▼
*[http://files.mac-attic.com/downloads/internet/browsers/Internet-Explorer-5.1.7.hqx Internet Explorer 5.1.7 (final version of IE for OS 9)]▼
*[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/official-macintosh-garden-sherlock-plugins Official Macintosh Garden Sherlock Plugins]▼
*[http://files.mac-attic.com/downloads/utilities/Virtual-CD.hqx Virtual CD/DVD-ROM Utility]▼
*[https://www.macintoshrepository.org/809-stuffit-deluxe-1-5-x-8-x StuffIt Deluxe] (for HQX/SIT files)▼
*[https://winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-office/2001-mac Microsoft Office 2001]▼
==Sound support==
Unfortunately, the stock QEMU does not come with proper sound drivers for Mac OS 9, so we'll need to build a fork of QEMU that adds these sound card drivers. This section will be technically advanced and is only recommended for more experienced users. The instructions change depending on your OS.
Afterwards, you'll find the proper <code>qemu-system-ppc</code> in the <code>build/</code> folder.
▲Now that we have our system set up, we'll probably want to install some software. Fortunately, a lot of it was preserved thanks to the efforts of [https://macintoshgarden.org/ Macintosh Garden], [https://www.macintoshrepository.org/ Macintosh Repository], and the Internet Archive. Pretty much every major software for OS 9 is on Macintosh Garden and Repository, so I recommend checking those ones out first. Some convenient and interesting software is listed below.
▲Note: You may have to right click some of the links and click "Save link as...". This is due to a recent change in policy in browsers such as Chrome regarding HTTP links.
▲*[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/classilla Classilla (Firefox 2 fork)]
▲*[http://files.mac-attic.com/downloads/internet/browsers/Internet-Explorer-5.1.7.hqx Internet Explorer 5.1.7 (final version of IE for OS 9)]
▲*[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/official-macintosh-garden-sherlock-plugins Official Macintosh Garden Sherlock Plugins]
▲*[http://files.mac-attic.com/downloads/utilities/Virtual-CD.hqx Virtual CD/DVD-ROM Utility]
▲*[https://www.macintoshrepository.org/809-stuffit-deluxe-1-5-x-8-x StuffIt Deluxe] (for HQX/SIT files)
▲*[https://winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-office/2001-mac Microsoft Office 2001]
==Credits==
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