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This page provides recommended configurations for installing builds in a specific emulator or hypervisor. This page is by no means exhaustive, and your mileage may vary, so you may have to adjust some settings to your liking as it sees fit.

NeXTSTEP / Apple Rhapsody

Overview

Currently, only the x86 versions of the NeXTSTEP and the Apple Rhapsody developer releases can be run. There are no emulators that are known to boot the m68k/SPARC/PA-RISC/PPC versions of NeXTSTEP or the Apple Rhapsody developer releases. As a result, only NeXTSTEP 3.1 and above can be run in virtualization software.

Either 86Box or VirtualBox can be used to get an optimal install of NeXTSTEP or Apple Rhapsody.

OPENSTEP 4.2 / Apple Rhapsody

86Box Configuration
Setting type	Configuration
Machine	Machine: [Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) i430HX] ASUS P/I-P65UP5 (C-P55T2D) CPU type: Intel Pentium MMX, 166 Mhz Memory: 48 MB FPU: Internal
Display	Display: [PCI] S3 ViRGE/DX (375)
Input devices	Mouse: Standard PS/2 Mouse
Sound	Sound card: [ISA16] Sound Blaster 16 PnP
Network	Network: None
Ports (COM & LPT)	Port(s): Serial ports 1 and 2 enabled, parallel port 1 enabled
Storage controllers	HD controller: Internal controller FD controller: Internal controller SCSI controller: None
Hard disks	Hard drive: IDE (0:0) drive, 2594 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors (1.28 GB)
Floppy & CD-ROM drives	Floppy drive(s): One 3.5" 1.44 MB drive (A:) CD-ROM drive(s): ATAPI (0:1) CD-ROM drive at 32x speed
Notes
Apple Rhapsody Developer Release 1 requires the use of the IDE driver from the Apple Rhapsody Developer Release 2 drivers disk, otherwise setup will fail due to being unable to find the hard drive. The display adapter and sound card can be installed during the Configure.app portion of setup (or if it doesn't install at that point, you can do it after the end of setup).

VirtualBox Configuration
Setting type	Configuration
General	Operating System: Other, Other/Unknown
System	Base Memory: 64 MB Chipset: PIIX3 Pointing Device: PS/2 Mouse I/O APIC: Disabled EFI: Disabled Processor(s): 1 CPU
Display	Video Memory: 9 MB Graphics Controller: VBoxVGA 3D Acceleration: Disabled
Storage	Floppy: One floppy controller Hard drive: IDE 2 GB drive
Audio	Audio controller: Sound Blaster 16
Network	Network adapter: Disabled
Serial Ports	Ports: All ports disabled
USB	USB Controller: Disabled
Notes
Apple Rhapsody Developer Release 1 requires the use of the IDE driver from the Apple Rhapsody Developer Release 2 drivers disk, otherwise setup will fail due to being unable to find the hard drive. The display driver can be found here, which works on OPENSTEP 4.2 and both Apple Rhapsody releases. Alternatively, you can install the VESA VBE 2.0 Display Driver using Configure.app.

Linux

Overview

The i386 and amd64 variants of Linux are able to run on the most common emulators and hypervisors. Older versions with kernel version of 2.4 or older perform best on emulators such as 86Box, PCem or QEMU, while newer versions with kernel version of 2.6 and newer perform best on hypervisors such as VirtualBox or VMware.

Most other variants of Linux are only known to run on QEMU.

Yggdrasil Linux

86Box Configuration
Setting type	Configuration
Machine	Machine: [i386DX/i486 OPTi 495] DataExpert SX495 CPU type: Intel i486DX, 50MHz Memory: 8 MB FPU: Internal
Display	Display: [ISA] Trident TVGA 8900B
Input devices	Mouse: Microsoft Bus mouse (InPort)
Sound	Sound card: [ISA] Sound Blaster Pro v2
Network	Network: [ISA16] Novell NE2000
Ports (COM & LPT)	Port(s): Serial ports 1 and 2 enabled
Storage controllers	HD controller: None FD controller: Internal controller SCSI controller: [ISA16] Adaptec AHA-154x-C
Hard disks	Hard drive: SCSI (0:00) drive, 1024 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors (504 MB)
Floppy & CD-ROM drives	Floppy drive(s): One 1,44MB 3.5" floppy drive CD-ROM drive(s): SCSI (0:01) CD-ROM drive at 20x speed
Notes
This configuration applies to all versions of Yggdrasil Linux. During X11 config, put tvga8900b.

Red Hat Linux

5.x

86Box Configuration
Setting type	Configuration
Machine	Machine: [Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) i430HX] Intel TC430HX CPU type: Intel Pentium MMX, 233 MHz Memory: 64 MB FPU: Internal
Display	Display: [PCI] Tseng Labs ET4000 /w32p Rev. D (Diamond Stealth 32)
Input devices	Mouse: Standard PS/2 Mouse, Three
Sound	Sound card: [ISA16] Sound Blaster AWE32
Network	Network: [ISA16] Novell NE2000
Ports (COM & LPT)	Port(s): Serial ports 1 and 2 enabled
Storage controllers	HD controller: Internal controller FD controller: Internal controller SCSI controller: None
Hard disks	Hard drive: IDE (0:0) drive, 13322 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors (2048 MB)
Floppy & CD-ROM drives	Floppy drive(s): One 1,44MB 3.5" floppy drive CD-ROM drive(s): ATAPI (0:1) CD-ROM drive at 40x speed
Notes
This configuration applies to all versions of Red Hat Linux 5.x. During X11 configuration, use the resolution setting of 1024x768x8.

Corel Linux

86Box Configuration
Setting type	Configuration
Machine	Machine: [Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) i430TX] PC Partner MB540N CPU type: Intel Pentium MMX, 233 MHz Memory: 128 MB FPU: Internal
Display	Display: [PCI] S3 ViRGE/GX (385)
Input devices	Mouse: Standard PS/2 Mouse
Sound	Sound card: [ISA16] Sound Blaster AWE64 Gold
Network	Network: [PCI] AMD PCnet-FAST III
Ports (COM & LPT)	Port(s): Serial ports 1 and 2 enabled
Storage controllers	HD controller: Internal controller FD controller: Internal controller SCSI controller: None
Hard disks	Hard drive: IDE (0:0) drive, 4161 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors (2048 MB)
Floppy & CD-ROM drives	Floppy drive(s): None CD-ROM drive(s): ATAPI (0:1) CD-ROM drive (52x speed)
Notes
This applies to both versions 1.0 and 1.2. Disable "Virus Warning" in the BIOS or Corel Linux will refuse to boot.

Xandros Desktop/LindowsOS/Linspire

86Box Configuration
Setting type	Configuration
Machine	Machine: [Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) i430TX] Soltek SL-56A5 CPU type: Intel Mobile Pentium MMX, 300 MHz Memory: 128 MB FPU: Internal
Display	Display: [PCI] Cirrus Logic GD5480
Input devices	Mouse: Standard PS/2 Mouse
Sound	Sound card: [PCI] Ensoniq AudioPCI (ES1371)
Network	Network: [PCI] AMD PCnet-FAST III
Ports (COM & LPT)	Port(s): Serial ports 1 and 2 enabled
Storage controllers	HD controller: Internal controller FD controller: Internal controller SCSI controller: None
Hard disks	Hard drive: IDE (0:0) drive, 4161 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors (2048 MB)
Floppy & CD-ROM drives	Floppy drive(s): None CD-ROM drive(s): ATAPI (0:1) CD-ROM drive (52x speed)
Notes
Disable "Virus Warning" in the BIOS or Linux will refuse to boot. If prompted to press enter to restart the computer, reset the machine, as doing this will shut it down instead.

Ubuntu

4.10 Live CD

86Box Configuration
Setting type	Configuration
Machine	Machine: [Slot 1 i440BX] ASUS P3V4X CPU type: VIA Cyrix III, 733 MHz Memory: 256 MB FPU: Internal
Display	Display: [AGP] 3dfx Voodoo 3 3500 TV (NTSC)
Input devices	Mouse: Standard PS/2 Mouse, Wheel
Sound	Sound card: [PCI] Ensoniq AudioPCI (ES1371)
Network	Network: [PCI] AMD PCnet-FAST III
Ports (COM & LPT)	Port(s): All ports disabled
Storage controllers	HD controller: Internal controller FD controller: None SCSI controller: None
Hard disks	Hard drive: None
Floppy & CD-ROM drives	Floppy drive(s): None CD-ROM drive(s): ATAPI (0:0), 56x speed

4.10 - 9.10

VirtualBox Configuration
Setting type	Configuration
General	Operating System: Ubuntu
System	Base Memory: 256 MB Chipset: PIIX3 Pointing Device: PS/2 Mouse I/O APIC: Enabled EFI: Disabled Processor(s): 1 CPU
Display	Video Memory: 32 MB Graphics Controller: VMSVGA 3D Acceleration: Enabled
Storage	Floppy: No floppy controller Hard drive: IDE 4 GB drive
Audio	Audio controller: ICH AC97
Network	Network adapter: Enabled
Serial Ports	Ports: All ports disabled
USB	USB Controller: USB 2.0 (OHCI+EHCI)

10.04 and newer

VirtualBox Configuration
Setting type	Configuration
General	Operating System: Ubuntu
System	Base Memory: 2048 MB Chipset: ICH9 Pointing Device: PS/2 Mouse I/O APIC: Enabled EFI: Disabled Processor(s): 1 CPU
Display	Video Memory: 128 MB Graphics Controller: VMSVGA 3D Acceleration: Enabled
Storage	Floppy: No floppy controller Hard drive: IDE 20 GB drive
Audio	Audio controller: Intel HD Audio
Network	Network adapter: Enabled
Serial Ports	Ports: All ports disabled
USB	USB Controller: USB 2.0 (OHCI+EHCI)

Unix and Unix-likes

Dell Unix

86Box Configuration
Setting type	Configuration
Machine	Machine: [Socket 4 i430LX] ASUS P/I-P5MP3 CPU type: Intel Pentium OverDrive, 133 MHz Memory: 16 MB FPU: Internal
Display	Display: [ISA] Tseng Labs ET4000AX
Input devices	Mouse: Microsoft Serial Mouse
Sound	Sound card: None
Network	Network: [ISA] Western Digital WD8003E
Ports (COM & LPT)	Port(s): Serial port 1 enabled
Storage controllers	HD controller: Internal controller FD controller: Internal SCSI controller: None
Hard disks	Hard drive: IDE (0:0) drive, 1015 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors (499 MB), 5400 RPM (1997)
Floppy & CD-ROM drives	Floppy drive(s): One 3.5" 1.44 MB drive (A:) CD-ROM drive(s): None