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NeXTStep 3.x

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edited June 2019 in Product Comments

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  • MissileboiMissileboi

    On Linux you can mount the CD iso files.

  • Awesome123639Awesome123639

    @Missileboi said:
    On Linux you can mount the CD iso files.

    Works on macOS too.

  • MissileboiMissileboi

    @Awesome123639 said:

    @Missileboi said:
    On Linux you can mount the CD iso files.

    Works on macOS too.

    Is the command diffrent for macOS?

  • DPlex64DPlex64
    I can't find anything about how to install this on VBox. Does anyone know how to?
  • jonirobjonirob
    @DPlex64

    Just use the Previous emulator included in the downloads. Instructions for use are included within.
  • JavieRockJavieRock
    I write the iso as "raw" data, and is not working. (3.3)
  • Nerdy-Wan KenobiNerdy-Wan Kenobi
    Trying to install 3.2 in a VM software (UTM for Mac) and I followed the instructions in Install.txt (changing the settings it said to change to the equivalent settings in UTM) but it keeps saying there are no bootable devices. I've tried with both x86 and x86_64 VMs with the same results in both. Same results with OPENSTEP.
  • MissileboiMissileboi
    If you want to mount the NeXTSTEP iso files in Linux, use this command: sudo mount -t ufs -o ufstype=nextstep-cd /path/to/nextstep-cd /mount-point
  • helloisthispizzahuthelloisthispizzahut
    How do I write these discs as "raw" data?
  • MissileboiMissileboi
    @helloisthispizzahut You don't have to. If you want to mount the CD-ROM image or the boot floppies, use Linux.
  • SomeGuySomeGuy
    Try using ImgBurn. If it loads the CD image it should be able to write it and you shouldn't have to mess with any other settings. I seem to recall it was other CD burning programs like EZ-CD that had to be told the image was "raw".
  • h3jidcuhvhvsuhh3jidcuhvhvsuh
    How do I install this in 86box for Windows?
  • ravisseurravisseur
    I managed to install Nextstep 3.3 on VirtualBox.
    To boot you need Nextstep floppyimages (Google finds those). You need boot floppy and driver floppies. And while you're on it, go find Developer and NeXTApps ISO images.

    Chipset PIIX3, PS/2 mouse, SoundBlaster 16, BusLogic SCSI drivers work (it does not support IDE disks). You need to give installer correct SCSI driver which is on some of the driver floppies.
  • hdfsyu123fromrobloxhdfsyu123fromroblox
    edited May 18
    @jonirob i need your 86box wisdom on how to emulate this 😭😭
  • CygnusTMCygnusTM
    The NEXTSTEP 3.3 HD Image is at least partially corrupt. /NextAdmin/Configure.app will not start. The OS says it is corrupt.
  • MissileboiMissileboi
    The NeXTSTEP 3.2 CD-ROM image provided does not boot on virtualizers (VMWare/VBox). Because the floppy disks do not have the correct CD-ROM drivers, I converted the ISO to a VMDK file and added it as a virtual hard disk.

    However, it errors out, complaining that it can't load /etc/mach_init or /etc/init, like shown in the screenshot below:


    After a little bit of digging around in the installation ISO in a NeXTSTEP 3.3 virtual machine, it turns out that the binaries were compiled for NeXT hardware only, and were not compiled as fat binaries, like seen below:

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