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Sheldon T. Hall - DO NOT *nix forums beginner
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:05 am Post subject:
Re: Onyx IO4 board versions and processor upgrades
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On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 17:06:51 -0000, "mr mystery"
<itsa.secret@im.not.telling.you> wrote:
| Quote: | Hello
I have a deskside Onyx RE2 system with two 200Mhz R4400 processors. I have
the opportunity to upgrade it to four 195Mhz R10K processors. Do I need to
change the IO4 board as well? The part no. of mine is 030-0646-104. I have
seen two systems online which have R10k processors and different versions of
the IO4 board : one at
http://www.gisparks.tas.gov.au/sgi/onyxchallengepartslist.html where the IO4
part number is 030-0646-107, and the other at
http://hardware.majix.org/computers/sgi.onyx/onyx.shtml where the part
number is 030-0646-106. Just to confuse things even more, the part number in
system that my processor board will be coming out of is 030-0646-105!
The parts list on Simon Pigots website says that the only IO4 board which
supports R10K processors is the one where the part number ends in 107. But
this can't be right if the other two Onyxs work with different versions of
the IO4 board.
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I have been running a -104 IO4 board in a Challenge L with an IP25
board for some years. Works fine. However, a -105 IO4 board in the
same machine does not work.
For googling ... 030-0646-104, 030-0646-105, 030-0646-106,
030-0646-107.
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uptime *nix forums beginner
Joined: 17 Mar 2006
Posts: 2
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:31 am Post subject:
Re: Pinout for Older Dialbox/Buttons Cable
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Hi,
I did a quick google search: it looks like you own the original SGI
buttons (SN-911) and the original SGI dials (should be SN-921, with the
huge 5V power adapter).
In this case the pinout is different:
Signal Dial Box: male DB9 <--> Indigo2: female MiniDIN8
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TD 2 3
RD 3 5
SG 7 4 or 8
I suppose its the same for the Buttons (SN-911).
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uptime *nix forums beginner
Joined: 17 Mar 2006
Posts: 2
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:04 am Post subject:
Re: Pinout for Older Dialbox/Buttons Cable
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Hi Adam,
back in 1998 I documented the pinouts for the
o SGI Dial Box SN-921 (No Buttons)
o SGI Dials & Buttons (dials controller 013-0214-001, buttons
013-0251-001)
on O2, Octane (male DB9) and Indigo, Indigo2, Indy (female MiniDIN8).
I suppose you want to connect the D&B to an Indigo2? So this would be
Signal D&B: female DB9 <--> Indigo2: female MiniDIN8
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TD 1 3
RD 2 5
SG 6 4 or 8
I am not sure about IRIX 6.5, but with 6.3 you need eoe.sw.optinput.
Install as 'Dials & Buttons'.
If unsure about the serial interface, consult your local man page
serial(7).
As you can see, a standard serial cable wouldn't work.
Please report back whether this works.
Al |
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Adam Smith *nix forums beginner
Joined: 19 Feb 2005
Posts: 27
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:38 pm Post subject:
Re: Pinout for Older Dialbox/Buttons Cable
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Thanks Thomas,
Don't see an explicit P/N
On the button box
Model #SN-911
Type # 9780805
Serial # 05A4712C
Nothing on the Dial box, unless internal
Adam
Thomas Jahns wrote:
| Quote: | Adam Smith <adamsmith@econ.com> writes:
Does any one have the cables or know what is the pinout on the old
cables [i.e old dials on Indigo2], DB9F to DB9F, interfacing the
buttons/dialbox to the serial adapter hanging off the CPU.
Different versions have different cables IIRC. Could you please post the
SGI part number of the button box/dials you have in mind?
Thomas Jahns |
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Wim Cossement *nix forums Guru Wannabe
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
Posts: 173
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:48 pm Post subject:
Re: Pinout for Older Dialbox/Buttons Cable
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Thomas Jahns wrote:
| Quote: | Adam Smith <adamsmith@econ.com> writes:
Does any one have the cables or know what is the pinout on the old
cables [i.e old dials on Indigo2], DB9F to DB9F, interfacing the
buttons/dialbox to the serial adapter hanging off the CPU.
Different versions have different cables IIRC. Could you please post the
SGI part number of the button box/dials you have in mind?
Thomas Jahns
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Mine does not have any partnumber on it, so...
Wim |
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Moss Margret *nix forums beginner
Joined: 16 Jan 2006
Posts: 1
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 3:01 am Post subject:
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markbire23 *nix forums beginner
Joined: 05 Nov 2005
Posts: 2
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:11 pm Post subject:
RE: Product brochures
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My name is Mark Brennan, I am a systems engineer with Fujitsu in
Ireland and I have a request I am looking for some help with.
My request is some what strange to say the least.
Since I joined Wang Computer in 1988 I have been collecting Product
Brochures on various computer systems it started of with Wang Vs server
systems.
For the last few years I have been trying to collect old
product/info/fact/marketing brochures on various computer systems with
very little luck, as in the future I hope to set-up a web site with
details and overviews of them. I have managed to collect some
information on,
DG/HP/Wang/Netframe/NCR/Tandem/DEC/Sequent/SGI/Siemens-Fujitsu/Pyramid/Apollo/Cray/KSR/Ncube/ICL/Compaq
etc, I was wondering whether or not you may have or know where I maybe
able to get my hands on any old product brochures/fact sheets etc on
any of the SGI systems/servers, I know that my request is at best
strange but any help would be great.
Regard and thanks again markb. |
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John-Paul Stewart *nix forums Guru
Joined: 20 Feb 2005
Posts: 497
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 12:50 pm Post subject:
Re: Tezro pricing
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thegoldbug wrote:
There's a couple of Fuels listed on this page, too:
http://www.get.com/specials.html |
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thegoldbug *nix forums beginner
Joined: 23 Jun 2005
Posts: 11
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:31 am Post subject:
Re: Tezro pricing
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<mr_peter_stevenson@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1118612083.574047.129810@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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http://www.sgi.com/products/remarketed/weekly_specials.html
SGI is listing two Tezro's and a Fuel system. Very pricey but hey that's
SGI.
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Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:34 pm Post subject:
Re: Tezro pricing
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I'd be happy with a secondhand Fuel... |
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chrisv *nix forums Guru Wannabe
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
Posts: 124
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:35 pm Post subject:
Re: ATI persues future Xbox contracts
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<AGM-65> wrote:
Crossposting a$$hole.
X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net
X-DMCA-Complaints-To: dmca@comcast.net
Done. |
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Steve *nix forums Guru
Joined: 20 Feb 2005
Posts: 600
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 2:20 pm Post subject:
Re: Miranda Vivo
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On 2005-04-06 22:31:46 +0100, "S.Chang" <shu.chang@mapson.ieee.org> said:
| Quote: | Khalid Schofield wrote:
this sounds interesting. Digital video on the O2 is always nice :)
what sorts of devices could I hook up to this interface?
The Analog jacks on the O2 are getting less and less used on my O2 as I'm
moving towards digital sources.
CCIR 601 serial digital video I/O with *BNC* connectors.
I was quoted 750 pounds + VAT for one.
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I have one of these in my bits box!
Is it any use?
I was looking for a solution to get TV off my UK Sky+ PVR via scart,
could I use this with a second user O2 or maybe Octane? Or even Indigo2
Solid Impact - the only SGI I still have....
There are easier ways I know but Steve's mind works in mysterious ways!
Steve
PS I still have the O2 A/V unit and camera too. |
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Philippe C.D. Robert *nix forums beginner
Joined: 11 May 2005
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Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 5:00 am Post subject:
Re: V12 and antialiasing
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gm wrote:
| Quote: | It's possible that some kind of blending is available on the Octane2
V12, but the V12 does not have multisampling hardware. And our
application uses Performer for most of the rendering. Both our V12 and
Performer ignored all attempts to enable multisampling using FSAA
settings, and SGI confirmed that this was because the V12 has no
multisampling hardware capability. They also confirmed that for our
application, no real-time full-scene anti-aliasing was possible with
Performer on the V12.
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Uhm ... I was talking about OpenGL Multipipe SDK (MPK) and *not*
Performer! This is a different API. MPK does FSAA on its own, using HW
acceleration, if available.
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zolo *nix forums beginner
Joined: 13 May 2005
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 6:09 pm Post subject:
Re: V12 and antialiasing
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gm wrote:
| Quote: | It's possible that some kind of blending is available on the Octane2
V12, but the V12 does not have multisampling hardware. And our
application uses Performer for most of the rendering. Both our V12 and
Performer ignored all attempts to enable multisampling using FSAA
settings, and SGI confirmed that this was because the V12 has no
multisampling hardware capability. They also confirmed that for our
application, no real-time full-scene anti-aliasing was possible with
Performer on the V12.
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Given this fact, what benefits are there to using the
hardware vs. software accumulation buffer setting on V12?
-zolo |
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gm *nix forums beginner
Joined: 10 May 2005
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 11:27 pm Post subject:
Re: V12 and antialiasing
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It's possible that some kind of blending is available on the Octane2
V12, but the V12 does not have multisampling hardware. And our
application uses Performer for most of the rendering. Both our V12 and
Performer ignored all attempts to enable multisampling using FSAA
settings, and SGI confirmed that this was because the V12 has no
multisampling hardware capability. They also confirmed that for our
application, no real-time full-scene anti-aliasing was possible with
Performer on the V12. |
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