Openstep Virtualbox Networking Works Again

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Title: Openstep Virtualbox Networking Works Again
Post by: ttmooney on January 25, 2016, 07:11:37 AM
All --

I noticed this last night while strolling down memory lane:

> Changed 3 months ago by adaugherity
>
> Just tested Openstep 4.2 on VirtualBox 4.3.30 and 5.0.2 (both of which
> have higher build numbers than 100516) and networking now works
> again! (Using the PCnet-FAST III adapter Am79C973 in the VM config,
> and the AMD PCnet-32 PCI Ethernet Adapter v4.00 driver in Openstep.)
> Many thanks for finally fixing this!
>
> For NAT mode I configured the VM with a static IP of 10.0.2.15, router
> 10.0.2.2, and the host machine's DNS server. I also tested bridged mode
> with a static IP on the host's subnet and the host's default router and that
> worked fine too.

I ran up a Virtualbox instance, and despite some strangeness with ISOs mouting and the floppy drive (remove the driver when you run configure.app) it seems to work. I have 4.2 User+Developer and the Y2K User patch installed (I need to download some software now).

All in all, I'd rather have Black, Green, or Yellow hardware, but this is working!

T
Title: Openstep Virtualbox Networking Works Again
Post by: madcrow on March 10, 2016, 01:15:39 PM
Looks like I'll need to dust off my OPENSTEP software for a reinstall. Between this and some reports (from Ars Technica, of all places) that VirtualBox's BusLogic SCSI works wih the OPENSTEP drivers, it looks like the virtualization world has gotten interesting again.
Title: Updated EIDE driver
Post by: ttmooney on March 10, 2016, 01:22:47 PM
I installed with EIDE and then applied the updated driver. The VM is lightning fast afterwards!

I got the driver from a guy who wrote up the process -- I'd be happy to pass it along into the archive, but i don't know how that works. For now, if you want a copy, PM me.

Also, this was on Apple's support site for download, but all the links are borked now (but some stuff is still there if you get lucky). So I don't think Apple will care too much about redistribution.
Title: Re: Updated EIDE driver
Post by: Rob Blessin Black Hole on March 10, 2016, 10:20:59 PM
Quote from: "ttmooney"I installed with EIDE and then applied the updated driver. The VM is lightning fast afterwards!

I got the driver from a guy who wrote up the process -- I'd be happy to pass it along into the archive, but i don't know how that works. For now, if you want a copy, PM me.

Also, this was on Apple's support site for download, but all the links are borked now (but some stuff is still there if you get lucky). So I don't think Apple will care too much about redistribution.
hello : I can upload it to the archive you can email it to me at sales@blackholeinc.com
Title: Openstep Virtualbox Networking Works Again
Post by: ttmooney on March 11, 2016, 06:39:57 AM
Rob --

I'll send it via email.

For those interested, here's the how-to I followed:

http://www.cs.stir.ac.uk/~kjt/software/nextstep/openstep-win.html

And here's the Apple Support page that used to have links to the updated drivers:

https://support.apple.com/kb/TA45371?locale=en_GB&viewlocale=en_US

I asked some friends who worked at Apple if they have access to the file archive, but no one replied.

T
Title: Openstep Virtualbox Networking Works Again
Post by: Rob Blessin Black Hole on March 11, 2016, 02:30:47 PM
Quote from: "ttmooney"Rob --

I'll send it via email.

For those interested, here's the how-to I followed:

http://www.cs.stir.ac.uk/~kjt/software/nextstep/openstep-win.html

And here's the Apple Support page that used to have links to the updated drivers:

https://support.apple.com/kb/TA45371?locale=en_GB&viewlocale=en_US

I asked some friends who worked at Apple if they have access to the file archive, but no one replied.

T

Hello: We also have all the drivers here in the archives http://www.nextcomputers.org/NeXTfiles/Software/OPENSTEP/Drivers/

I've uploaded the driver you sent me here as well http://www.nextcomputers.org/NeXTfiles/Software/OPENSTEP/Drivers/Third_Party/i386/other in case it has modifications! Best regards Rob Blessin

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