- This section will change the reported hardware model and production year on the main “About This Mac” page. On a Hackintosh this page will usually report the Model you have selected in your SMBIOS settings, but you might want it to say something different. For example, for best performance on my hack, I have an iMac model set in my SMBIOS.
- Your iMac will continue to run OS X as well as any applications that were open when it entered Target Display Mode. While in Target Display Mode, only the keyboard’s display brightness, volume, and Target Display Mode key combinations are active. Any other keyboard input will be ignored.
- I have created a mac app in xamarin studio community edition, While creating app i have chosen target version 10.11 (of mac/osx), but now need to change to 10.10 as per new requirements.
- Booting a Mac in Target Disk Mode lets you format its volumes, or partition its drive to use as a startup volume. Simply use Disk Utility on the other Mac to erase the disk on the Mac in Target Disk Mode before you repartition the drive.
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This article applies to Mac OS Classic only.
See also: Multiplatform Programming Guide
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MacOS is the target for Mac OS Classic, i.e. the predecessor to macOS. macOS itself was previously marketed as Mac OS X and OS X. For macOS, see Target Darwin.
- 2Some tips
- 5Cross compiling from Mac OS X to Mac OS
Compiling in MPW
Free Pascal can now be used in the MPW development environment.
Free Pascal for MPW call assembler and linker via ToolServer. This means that you need ToolServer installed. This will normally not be an issue, since ToolServer is included in the MPW distribution.
In rare instances, you might get the error message 'Can't call the assembler, switching to external assembler.' I do not know the origin of this, but it will help to restart. On Mac OS X you might need to restart even OSX. It might also indicate that you need to increase the memory setting for ToolServer.
Another workaround for such problems is to let the compiler write out an MPW script (option -s). This will assemble and link when executed in MPW. This method can also be used if the compiler is to be called from a third program, to overcome the deadlock situation mentioned below under Dos.Exec.
For crosscompiling e.g. from macOS to Mac OS Classic, see below.
Some tips
Choosing apptype
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For casual users, copying Pascal text only programs from a book,
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}
is appropriate.If you want an MPW tool, use
{$APPTYPE TOOL}
.For maximum portability, the following:
... ensures it will be an MPW tool on Mac OS, and a console application in Delphi where {$APPTYPE TOOL} is not recognized.
Resources
Since 24-01-2004 mac style resources can be included with
{$R <resfile>}
. If the resource file ends with .r it is considered a Rez type resource file (in text form). For all other files (including .rsrc), binary resources are assumed. Several resource files can be included.Error messages
Errors, warnings, hints and other messages written by the compiler are in MPW format - that is you can execute them and the error location will be displayed.
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Dos.Exec
The procedure Dos.Exec is used to execute other programs. In MacOS this is supported, and the program(s?) which can be executed is MPW tools. An AppleEvent is sent to ToolServer which in turn executes the tool. A limitation is that ToolServer is not reentrant, so if a program which is called via Dos.Exec, in turn call Dos.Exec, it will be deadlocked.
Assembler symbols
Internal symbols in the generated assembler files will have a lowercase 's' as part separator instead of '$'. The reason is that PPCAsm does not support $.
QuickDraw globals
There is a variable qd defined in System.pp for use as the QuickDraw global.
For
{$APPTYE TOOL}
and {$APPTYPE CONSOLE}
it is initialized, but for {$APPTYPE GUI}
you have to initialize it yourself.Debugging
See MPW debugging
Global variables
Currently all global variables are indirect, i.e. the entry in the TOC is always a pointer to data. (In the future small data items may be stored directly in the TOC)
Thus all references to globals are via a construct like:
lwz rX, yyy[TC](r2) ;loads a pointer to a global into rX
Cross compiling from Mac OS X to Mac OS
Although not necessary nowadays when there exists a native compiler for target MacOS, here is some info on how to cross compile. See also Link on target.
Crosscompiling step on macOS
When compiling, add these options:
If make is used, add
OPT=-st OS_TARGET=macos
Note that one must first build the RTL by issuing
make
in rtl/macos, with the above options, to be able to build other programs. The RTL must then be assembled and linked (see below) before compiling any program, otherwise the search paths in the link script will not be correct.You might also want to add option -a, then the link script will not delete unneeded files, in particular the assembler files (*.s). This can be useful if there are problems with the link scripts and you want to rerun it.
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Assembling and linking step on Mac OS Classic
In case that host and target machine is different, transfer the produced files (assembler files (*.s) and link script *_ppas) to the host.
In Mac OS Classic, use MPW to assemble and link the output from FreePascal by executing the link script (which is an MPW script), with its directory as current directory. Unfortunately the link script does not(?) obtain the proper mac file type, so this has to be fixed first e.g. with the MPW command SetFile.
Example: To build Hello World (together with the rtl unit system.pp), execute:
Above circa 2004/5.
Working notes: situation as of late 2012
The objective here is to build PPC and possibly 68K compilers, first as cross-compilers to run on a PC and then to run natively on Mac OS 9. Part of the incentive for this is to investigate whether a PPC Mac, e.g. my (MarkMLl) G3 beige with 'Old World' ROMs, is a usable testbed for the fixed 68K compiler which Sven has added to trunk at around 2.8.
On e.g. Debian Linux, build and install cross-binutils:
Do the same for m68k-linux-gnu.
Build a cross-compiler to run on a PC but targeting PPC:
Renaming the compiler prevents it from being deleted by make clean etc., consider extending that OPT setting with -dEXTDEBUG.
Build a native RTL and compiler:
Bringing macos/sysdir.inc up to date shows that the amiga, embedded, watcom and symbian OS targets are similarly falling behind. It's instructive to compare the amiga target (which has not been updated) with the morphos target (which has).
There's also a problem inside the compiler itself where entries of type AT_NONE are being generated but not handled.
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To be continued.
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Target disk mode is a type of boot mode in Mac that is used to transfer large files such as disk images, important backups etc. in a quick and efficient manner. This mode is also useful when you want to troubleshoot or access your Mac when it doesn’t boot.
How to use Target Disk Mode?
You will need 2 Mac systems and a FireWire cable to use Target Disk Mode. The Mac systems you plan to use for TDM needs to have a FireWire or Thunderbolt port.
One Mac acts as a Target, which as the name suggests is the system you want to access. It could be the non-booting Mac or the Mac with issues. The other Mac is the Host; this is the system that will be used to access the target, Mac.
Once you have both Mac’s set up, follow the steps below to use Target Disk Mode.
- Connect the two Mac’s
Connect the two Mac’s using FireWire or Thunderbolt cables. Also, make sure your Mac’s are plugged in to avoid running out of battery during the process.
- Start Target Disk Mode on target Mac
This can be done using 2 methods described as follows.
- Restart your Mac and press the ‘T’ key until you see a FireWire icon on the screen. T
- If your target Mac is turned ON, go to System Preferences > Startup Disk and select Target Disk Mode.
Once you have Target Mode turned ON, you are all set to transfer files.
- Transfer files
Your host Mac should now be able to detect the target, Mac. Now you can use this Mac as you would like any other external storage media. Open Finder to transfer any files you need and once that’s done, click on Eject to safely remove the connected Mac.
Why use Target Disk Mode?
Now that we know the basics of Target Disk Mode, let us understand when you can use this mode.
- To transfer files
Instead of using a USB flash drive or external hard drive as an intermediary between 2 Mac’s for transferring files, you can directly use a Mac to transfer files to another Mac. This is particularly helpful to transfer large files such as backups, disk images etc.
- Troubleshoot or access Mac that won’t boot
This is probably the most useful application of the Target Disk Mode. Sometimes you may face problems with booting your Mac (the common problem when you upgrade Mac). In such cases, you can use Target Disk Mode and access it through another Mac.
Once connected, you can perform troubleshooting on the target Mac or copy important files from the problematic Mac. However, if you’re still having trouble booting your Mac after using TDM, refer Mac wont boot after Sierra update. This link will provide you with some tips on recovering important files after OS upgrade.
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Conclusion
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While Target Disk Mode can be extremely useful when your Mac doesn’t boot or for file transfers, there are some drawbacks. For instance, you can’t use this mode if the target Mac’s drive is damaged or there are other hardware problems. But this is definitely a good option to consider when your Mac just has booting issues or screen trouble etc.