System Error Alert Table - Revision history

Huntertur: /* Reading it */ Add line numbers

2025-11-10T20:12:48Z

Reading it: Add line numbers

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	<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">		<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
	'''<code>dsat.py</code> contents'''		'''<code>dsat.py</code> contents'''
	<syntaxhighlight lang="python" class="mw-collapsible-content">		<syntaxhighlight lang="python" line class="mw-collapsible-content">
	from argparse import ArgumentParser		from argparse import ArgumentParser
	from pathlib import Path		from pathlib import Path

Huntertur: /* Notes */ Note the Power Macintosh text location

2025-09-28T18:36:19Z

Notes: Note the Power Macintosh text location

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	** Is this a one-off for this version, or does this table get dynamically generated at install time?		** Is this a one-off for this version, or does this table get dynamically generated at install time?
	* Mac OS 7.6.1 has a beta message in {{Resource\|DSAT\|0}} despite being the production release.		* Mac OS 7.6.1 has a beta message in {{Resource\|DSAT\|0}} despite being the production release.
			* In System 7.1.2, both the System suitcase and PowerPC Enabler have {{Resource\|DSAT}} resources, but only the PowerPC Enabler version has the "Welcome to Power Macintosh" text.

	== Contents in different system versions ==		== Contents in different system versions ==

Huntertur: /* Reading it */ s/it/this script/ for clarity

2025-09-27T23:00:33Z

Reading it: s/it/this script/ for clarity

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	ResEdit doesn't support <code>DSAT</code> and only shows a hex editor despite having a custom icon for the resource type.		ResEdit doesn't support <code>DSAT</code> and only shows a hex editor despite having a custom icon for the resource type.

	Here is an extremely rough Python script for dumping the alerts, their IDs, and their error messages. Despite DSAT definitions being polymorphic, there is no type information, so it determines what is an alert by process of elimination (correct size, text pointers are valid, pointed-to text is ASCII). Copy-paste the hex editor output from ResEdit into a text file, then pass its filename to this script:		Here is an extremely rough Python script for dumping the alerts, their IDs, and their error messages. Despite DSAT definitions being polymorphic, there is no type information, so this script determines what is an alert by process of elimination (correct size, text pointers are valid, pointed-to text is ASCII). Copy-paste the hex editor output from ResEdit into a text file, then pass its filename to this script:

	<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">		<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">

Huntertur: /* Notes */ Add notes from 7.6.1

2025-09-27T22:00:13Z

Notes: Add notes from 7.6.1

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	* The System Error Alert Table isn't just for fatal errors! The text below shows that the Force Quit dialog, among other things, is implemented here.		* The System Error Alert Table isn't just for fatal errors! The text below shows that the Force Quit dialog, among other things, is implemented here.
	* Sometimes, there is no error text, or the text is cut off; this is due to a custom procedure being used for that alert.		* Sometimes, there is no error text, or the text is cut off; this is due to a custom procedure being used for that alert.
	** Post-boot (when ~~<code>~~DSAT~~</code> ID =~~ 2 is loaded), "out of memory", "unimplemented trap", and friends are printed by a procedure.		** Post-boot (when {{Resource\|DSAT\|2}} is loaded), "out of memory", "unimplemented trap", and friends are printed by a procedure.
	* Entries in the table are not in order.		* Entries in the table are not in order.
	* The "Power PC" and "System" (instead of Mac OS for >= 7.6) typos are in the original text.		* The "Power PC" and "System" (instead of Mac OS for >= 7.6) typos are in the original text.
	* The PC Card warning exists on the PowerBook version of Mac OS 8.6 but not the generic version of Mac OS 9.2.2 (on a ~~Power~~ ~~Mac G4~~)~~. Is this a one-off for this version,~~ or ~~does~~ ~~this~~ ~~table~~ ~~get~~ ~~dynamically~~ ~~generated~~ at ~~install time?~~		* The PC Card warning exists on the PowerBook version of Mac OS 8.6 but not the generic version of Mac OS 7.6.1 (on a PowerBook 5300c) or Mac OS 9.2.2 (on a Power Mac G4).
			** Is this a one-off for this version, or does this table get dynamically generated at install time?
			* Mac OS 7.6.1 has a beta message in {{Resource\|DSAT\|0}} despite being the production release.

	== Contents in different system versions ==		== Contents in different system versions ==

Huntertur: /* Contents in different system versions */ Add Mac OS 7.6.1

2025-09-27T21:58:26Z

Contents in different system versions: Add Mac OS 7.6.1

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 RAM parity
 |-
 | Default || Sorry, a system error occurred.
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 {| class="wikitable sortable"
-|+ DSAT ID = {{Resource|DSAT|0}}
+|+ {{Resource|DSAT|0}}
 |-
 ! Error ID !! Text
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 {| class="wikitable sortable"
-|+ DSAT ID = {{Resource|DSAT|2}}
+|+ {{Resource|DSAT|2}}
 |-
 ! Error ID !! Text

Huntertur: /* Contents in different system versions */ Convert to Template:Resource

2025-09-27T04:09:27Z

Contents in different system versions: Convert to Template:Resource

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	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	\|+ DSAT ~~ID =~~ 0		\|+ {{Resource\|DSAT\|0}}
	\|-		\|-
	! Error ID !! Text		! Error ID !! Text
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	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	\|+ DSAT ~~ID =~~ 2		\|+ {{Resource\|DSAT\|2}}
	\|-		\|-
	! Error ID !! Text		! Error ID !! Text
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	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	\|+ DSAT ID = 0		\|+ DSAT ID = {{Resource\|DSAT\|0}}
	\|-		\|-
	! Error ID !! Text		! Error ID !! Text
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	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	\|+ DSAT ID = 2		\|+ DSAT ID = {{Resource\|DSAT\|2}}
	\|-		\|-
	! Error ID !! Text		! Error ID !! Text

Huntertur: /* Notes */ Add note

2025-09-27T04:08:52Z

Notes: Add note

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	** Post-boot (when <code>DSAT</code> ID = 2 is loaded), "out of memory", "unimplemented trap", and friends are printed by a procedure.		** Post-boot (when <code>DSAT</code> ID = 2 is loaded), "out of memory", "unimplemented trap", and friends are printed by a procedure.
	* Entries in the table are not in order.		* Entries in the table are not in order.
	* The "Power PC" and "System 9.~~2.2"~~ typos are in the original text.		* The "Power PC" and "System" (instead of Mac OS for >= 7.6) typos are in the original text.
			* The PC Card warning exists on the PowerBook version of Mac OS 8.6 but not the generic version of Mac OS 9.2.2 (on a Power Mac G4). Is this a one-off for this version, or does this table get dynamically generated at install time?

	== Contents in different system versions ==		== Contents in different system versions ==

Huntertur: /* Contents in different system versions */ Add 8.6 PowerBook version

2025-09-27T04:07:03Z

Contents in different system versions: Add 8.6 PowerBook version

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 RAM parity
 |-
 | Default || Sorry, a system error occurred.

Huntertur: /* Notes */ Improve note on text

2025-09-26T03:38:19Z

Notes: Improve note on text

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	* The System Error Alert Table isn't just for fatal errors! The text below shows that the Force Quit dialog, among other things, is implemented here.		* The System Error Alert Table isn't just for fatal errors! The text below shows that the Force Quit dialog, among other things, is implemented here.
	* Sometimes, there is no error text, or the text is cut off; ~~I assume~~ this is due to a custom procedure being used for that alert.		* Sometimes, there is no error text, or the text is cut off; this is due to a custom procedure being used for that alert.
			** Post-boot (when <code>DSAT</code> ID = 2 is loaded), "out of memory", "unimplemented trap", and friends are printed by a procedure.
	* Entries in the table are not in order.		* Entries in the table are not in order.
	* The "Power PC" and "System 9.2.2" typos are in the original text.		* The "Power PC" and "System 9.2.2" typos are in the original text.

Huntertur: /* Notes */

2025-09-25T14:39:20Z

Notes

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:39, 25 September 2025
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	* Sometimes, there is no error text, or the text is cut off; I assume this is due to a custom procedure being used for that alert.		* Sometimes, there is no error text, or the text is cut off; I assume this is due to a custom procedure being used for that alert.
	* Entries in the table are not in order.		* Entries in the table are not in order.
	* The "Power PC" ~~typo~~ is in the original text.		* The "Power PC" and "System 9.2.2" typos are in the original text.

	== Contents in different system versions ==		== Contents in different system versions ==