Re: machine type does not support if=ide,bus=2,unit=0 (host: Win 10; guest: Apple OS 9.2.1)

[Chad Conrady]

Howard,

I removed "index=4" and kept the disks attached to be under 4.

The virtualization was able to boot into OS 9.2 but one ISO disk image I received the message that the computer did not recognized the disk and computer wanted me to initialize the disk.  In another disk image, an IMG disk image it did not as an icon on the desktop nor did I receive a message that the computer did not recognize the disks. 

Previously, I was able to mount this disk images using SheepShaver, however the programs to open some of the files on the disk image require a faster CPU than what SheepShaver is able to do.  Is QEMU really particular on the types of disk image formats it is able to read? Or is there something else that I should try?

Thanks,

Chad

On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 5:24 PM Howard Spoelstra <address@hidden> wrote:

On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 10:39 PM <address@hidden> wrote:

Hi all,

 

I am a bit new to using QEMU virtualization and need your guidance on getting a IMG disk image to mount in QEMU. 

 

The host computer is running Windows 10 and the guest is Apple OS 9.2.1. The batch file that I use to launch the guest with the IMG disk image looks like this:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the command line the result is this:

 

H:\qemu>qemu-system-ppc.exe -L pc-bios -boot c -m 512 -M mac99,via=pmu -prom-env "auto-boot?=true" -prom-env "boot-args=-v" -prom-env "vga-ndrv?=true" -sdl -netdev user,id=network01 -device sungem,netdev=network01 -device VGA,edid=on -drive "file=Mac_OS_9.2.1.qcow2,format=qcow2,media=disk" -drive "file=H:\qemu\Apple\collection\mss86091_179_105_img.img,format=raw,index=4,media=disk"

qemu-system-ppc.exe: -drive file=H:\qemu\Apple\collection\mss86091_179_105_img.img,format=raw,index=4,media=disk: machine type does not support if=ide,bus=2,unit=0

 

What do I need to do to resolve the “machine type does not support if=ide,bus=2,unit=0” and to be able to mount the  mss86091_179_105_img.img disk image?

 

Thanks,

 

Chad Conrady

Hi,

That index=4 indicates you are trying to add a 5th disk to qemu-system-ppc, which only supports 4 disks.

Removing index=4 will give the first disk index 0 and the 2nd disk index1. That should work.

Best,

Howard