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Help using MachTen
Mat:
--- Quote from: V.Yakob on June 15, 2024, 05:10:08 AM ---Mat, Jubadub, on which machine/processor did you manage to run it?
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To answer your question, I am using it at my Ti Book G4/1GHz. But I do not think that your machine is too slow. From what I experienced the last days when Classila and MachTen are running at the same time, your machine should be absolute capable for such tasks, without any timeout.
The "timout issue" is adressed quite extensive in Jubadubs threads he linked to in posting Nr. 2. Go carefully through them and follow all final advices, how to configure the MachTen control panel, the Classilla proxy settings, especially the IP instead of "localhost" etc. I am sure it will work when you follow all steps in the other threads!
For me the googles DNS 8.8.8.8 is working very well. Perhaps try to use another DNS.
V.Yakob:
Thank u, Mat,
I missed the DNS setting in the MachTen control panel.
Now I can open macintoshgarden on OS9, as well as log in to this forum under my account without thinking about the unreliability of http.
I will leave here a brief note on how to set it up so that the next searchers do not have to go through a large number of links.
1. Installing MachTen 4.1.4
2. Installing the update
3. DNS configuration: Control Panel -> MachTen Controls -> Networking. For example, 8.8.8.8;
4. Copy the archive carl-machten-414.tar.gz to the root of the volume on which MachTen is installed;
5. Open MachTen. Log in with the "mtuser" or "root" account and "MachTen" password;
6. If you have a license, enter "chnglicense", enter the key in the window that opens;
7. Execute commands
mkdir ~/carl
cd ~/carl
dfork //carl-machten-414.tar.gz ~/carl/carl-machten-414.tar.gz
gunzip carl-machten-414.tar.gz
tar xvf carl-machten-414.tar
cd cryanc
./micro_inetd 8080 ./carl -p
The carl program has other keys, you can get help on them like this ./carl -h
Run Classilla 9.3.4beta and open the page with the fine-tuning "about:config"
Using the filter, find the parameter "network.http.proxy.use-http-proxy-for-https" and change the value to true.
Open the settings Edit -> Preferences... -> Advanced -> Proxies, set the switch to "Manual proxy configuration", enter 127.0.0.1 and port 8080 in the SSL Proxy field.
Open the https site, for example https://macintoshgarden.org or https://macos9lives.com
MigMac:
--- Quote from: Jubadub on June 14, 2024, 02:08:14 AM --- To beat this, only if CA was a direct Mac OS app, and/or built-in into Classilla and MacLynx.
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Indeed, a standalone app for Crypto Ancienne or some rehashed Classilla with the built-in feature would be a major development. Might be a silly idea but what about crowdfunding to incite/encourage developers to explore this? Old Mac communities may be small but surely they are more enthusiastic and motivated than others... just a thought.
emendelson:
Question about this very informative thread:
Is it possible to launch MachTen on startup without entering a username/password in the console and then automatically run carl? - In other words, is it possible simply to boot up OS 9, wait a few seconds while MachTen launches and runs carl, so that we can start up Classila and browse with any intermediate steps?
Probably anyone who knows these things can do this with their eyes closed, but I've only begun running MachTen in the past three or four days.
Knezzen:
Sure, you should be able to do that if you put an alias of MachTen in your Startup Items folder and configure MachTen to start carl when up and running.
I'll look into writing a guide. If anyone wants to beat me to it, be my guest ;)
A guide like this would be perfect for the main page. Just a thought.
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