Troubleshooting

ShapeShifter doesn't boot

SheepShaver should boot all MacOS versions >=7.5.2. However, your mileage may vary. If it doesn't boot, try again with extensions disabled (by pressing the shift key) and then remove some of these extensions: "MacOS Licensing Extension", Speed Doubler or 68k FPU extensions.

The colors are wrong in 16 or 32 bit graphics modes

If you're running SheepShaver on a BeBox, the only graphics modes that have the right colors are the 8 bit modes (this is actually a hardware problem and has to do with frame buffers being little-endian on the BeBox), unless you are using a Matrox Milennium I/II.

You should also be aware that not all graphics cards support 16 bit modes under BeOS (especially S3 cards don't). Check the BeOS "Screen" preferences application to see if your card does.

Known incompatibilities

Known bugs


SheepShaver User's Guide