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Re: [emax] Emax Images and OS X

2013-01-06 by Krikor Kouchian

I tried with codeweaver crossover, it doesn't launch.
Anybody tried with parallels or VMware fusion?

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Le 6 janv. 2013 à 19:14, Ted Summers <djtbs1@...> a écrit :

> Oracle (Sun) VirtualBox which is FREE.
> 
> On Jan 6, 2013, at 2:58 AM, krikor kouchian wrote:
> 
> which virtualisation app did you try EMXP on your mac?
> 
> Le samedi 5 janvier 2013, Ted Summers djtbs1@...> a écrit :
> > I was doing a little testing.
> > 
> > I couldn't get EMXP to work using Virtual Box.
> > it would run, and appeared to read an SD CARD ok.
> > 
> > But - Writing an image to a SD card didn't work.
> > Now, with that said- I do have a PC and had copied an image from SD
> using EMXP on the PC.
> > I copied this file to USB, then to my mac desktop.
> > 
> > Where you have a Hard drive image created by EMXP you can use the unix
> "dd" command to write it to the flash!!!!!
> > "dd" is direct to the device and doesn't do formatting, interpretation,
> or anything- it takes whatever "input" and writes it to whatever output you
> specify, as a raw stream.
> > 
> > To clarify the process-
> > 
> > I had a 32MB SD card in a SD to USB adapter on my Mac Pro.
> > 
> > 1) In disk utility, I highlight the PC formatted flash in the adapter and
> click the "Info" button.
> > It reveals the disk is "disk3" in my case (yours could be different as I
> have 3 other Hard disks, it could be disk1 or disk 2- this WILL vary).
> > The disk identifier could even be changed by having CD / DVDs in the
> optical drive∑.
> > 
> > 2) I UNMOUNT the volume (not EJECT) - if you eject you have to remove,
> reinsert and start over∑.
> > 
> > 3) Open Terminal
> > 
> > 4) The file is on my desktop, so I go there:
> > cd Desktop
> > 
> > 5) Now I run a dd command-
> > 
> > **********WARNING- improper usage of the "dd" command to your existing
> drives can destroy the data / bootability of your drives.
> > Use the command with caution, and clearly understand what the parameters
> are and their effect !!!!! ********
> > 
> > If you aren't sure- DON'T DO IT!
> > I am not responsible if you improperly use the command and make your Mac
> no longer boot!!!
> > 
> > (where my EMXP EMAX HD image is named "EMAX1-1.EZ1")
> > 
> > dd if=EMAX1-1.EZ1 of=/dev/disk3
> > 
> > It took 90 seconds to complete.
> > It writes the file as a stream until the write is complete∑.
> > 
> > To clarify-
> > if = INPUT FILE
> > of = OUTPUT FILE / DEVICE
> > 
> > For any Unix gurus out there- specifying block size did not speed up the
> operation, as I did test that parameter in conjunction with "count"
> > 
> > Took the flash to my Emax and it booted from it fine and loaded the bank.
> > 
> > Anyways- just thought I would share what I had found out∑.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Ted
> > 
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> > 
> > 
> > 
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