20 Jun
2006
20 Jun
'06
1:04 p.m.
On 6/20/06, Steven N. Hirsch <shirsch at adelphia.net> wrote:
SGI makes what they're calling Irix 6.5.22m
available for free download.
It is in (3) tarballs containing a bunch of tardist files.
First question is:
Is it possible to do a bare-metal install of Irix over the network using
these packages? SGI manages to do a complete dance around the issue of
whether this release is a maintenance ONLY (designed to drop over a
previously installed system) or whether it can do a complete fresh install
onto a bare hard drive. If it cannot, would someone with the 6.5 Base CD
set be neighborly and contact me off-list?
No you can't do a new install from this distribution. You need the
6.5 base install first. I'd make you a copy but all of my Sgi CD's
are in PODS in transit.
Second question is:
The unit came with the EISA "Extreme" graphics adaptor. When I connect it
to my shop monitor with a 13W3 --> HD15 cable I get absolutely no display.
Are these boxes like the Suns and Alphas where they default (or can be
made to default) to a serial console under initial conditions? If so, any
pointers to the required null-modem wiring? (The unit has Apple-type
8-pin mini-DIN serial ports).
http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/tpl/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi/hdwr/bks/SGI_EndUser…
The cable is the same between the Indy and Indigo2. Check out
http://techpubs.sgi.com for every doc ever published on the Indigo2.
Any sage advice appreciated!
Steve
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