This manual is revised for use with the July 2018 and later builds of SheepShaver for Intel Macs.
For older SheepShaver builds that will run on PPC Macs, see this older setup guide.

This is a project that I have been tweaking around with since late 2011. It started with Mac OS 9.0.4, a newworld ROM file, and the SheepShaver program + the GUI. I have since added a lot to the package, and will post any update info here. As of current update: - Minor bug: Must install GTK Runtime to default folder in Windows 7. Jun 28, 2008  Start Mini vMac with “Install 1″ disk image of System 7.0.1. From Mini vMac’s File menu, mount the empty 500MB hard disk image. Choose to install System 7.0.1 on the 500MB hard disk image. When prompted, use Mini vMac’s File menu to switch to “Install 2″ and other System 7.0.1 installation disk images.

Download both SheepShaver Folder and SheepShaver application from this forum topic.
Please read the information on that page, newer information may not yet be included in this manual.

Classic setup: We start with the description of a classic setup with all files together in a folder named “SheepShaver”. That folder can be anywhere you like, for instance in your Applications folder or in your Home folder. In this setup, with the needed files together with the SheepShaver application in the SheepShaver folder, full paths are not required for configuration, just file names will work.
However, files and folders can be renamed and/or moved to different locations, provided you make sure the file names and/or full paths to the files are entered in SheepShaver preferences.

Changing settings: After saving changes in preferences, always quit the SheepShaver application, shut down the emulated machine, and launch SheepShaver again. Only then will the changes take effect, after only a restart of the emulated machine new settings will not be used.

CD-ROMs: Up to Mac OS X 10.7, physical CD-ROMs can be mounted within SheepShaver. Just insert the CD on the host system and the CD will be mounted on the guest desktop. OS X 10.8 and later prevents mounting of physical CD-ROMs in SheepShaver but disk images created from CD-ROMs will work fine.

As most users will now use disk image files instead of physical CD-ROMs, this guide will describe a setup with installation of the Mac OS using a disk image file created from a system install CD.

(Alternative instructions for using a real physical install CD are added throughout this guide in italics between brackets.)

Please post questions and comments on E-Maculation SheepShaver forum: https://www.emaculation.com/forum/.

(There's no video for Mac OS 9.2.2 Universal (2013 MacOSLives edition) yet. Please contribute to MR and add a video now!)