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Ian Mapleson
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Greg Douglas
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 Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:43 am Post subject:
Re: booting and installing OS in an Indy R5000
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Walther Mathieu wrote:
| Quote: | Now - just curious - will swmgr allow for remote install sources via IP?
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Yes it will.
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Walther Mathieu
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Re: booting and installing OS in an Indy R5000
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Joerg Behrens wrote:
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Yes. You can start from the bootmenu [2] with a network installation. This
is easy when having a 2nd SGI system which offers all services which are now
needed. People manage it to use a Linux or *bsd box for that job too. Google
will help you to find some tutorials about that.
You must setup a tftp Server ans some special rsh versions, guest account
and so on. Be sure that you copy the content off all the CD medias into one
directory.
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a complete collection of SGI machines sure is a good option 
(I prefer an inst server which provides system, free- and nekoware etc.)
Now - just curious - will swmgr allow for remote install sources via IP?
Eventually from SGI´s site itself (IRIX up to 6.5.22 is free AFAIK)?
Or somebody knows some secret system server IP...
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a.client@gmail.com
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 1:00 pm Post subject:
Re: booting and installing OS in an Indy R5000
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Joerg Behrens wrote:
| Quote: | "mananm" <a.client@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:5a9c31e9.0504130553.42b8b928@posting.google.com...
Hi,
I am a new proud owner of an old R5 Indy. However, the
system software is deleted/non-existent/formatted. I need to get it
up
and running. When I turn it
on (I guess) the PROM boot menu tells me that scsi partition does
not
contain boot information. The system does not have any
floppy/optical/cdrom drives. However, in the menu there seems to be
an
option to boot from the network IP and folder.
Yes. You can start from the bootmenu [2] with a network installation.
This
is easy when having a 2nd SGI system which offers all services which
are now
needed. People manage it to use a Linux or *bsd box for that job too.
Google
will help you to find some tutorials about that.
You must setup a tftp Server ans some special rsh versions, guest
account
and so on. Be sure that you copy the content off all the CD medias
into one
directory.
Can you help me find a
way to boot and install an IRIX system in it?
techpubs.sgi.com contains the most public documentation which is
needed.
regards
Joerg
I prefer to buy a used external plextor ti/30 or /40 cdrom and a
50pin scsi
cable befor start wasting time to setup a install server on a linux
machine.
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Joerg Behrens
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:09 pm Post subject:
Re: booting and installing OS in an Indy R5000
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"mananm" <a.client@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:5a9c31e9.0504130553.42b8b928@posting.google.com...
| Quote: | Hi,
I am a new proud owner of an old R5 Indy. However, the
system software is deleted/non-existent/formatted. I need to get it up
and running. When I turn it
on (I guess) the PROM boot menu tells me that scsi partition does not
contain boot information. The system does not have any
floppy/optical/cdrom drives. However, in the menu there seems to be an
option to boot from the network IP and folder.
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Yes. You can start from the bootmenu [2] with a network installation. This
is easy when having a 2nd SGI system which offers all services which are now
needed. People manage it to use a Linux or *bsd box for that job too. Google
will help you to find some tutorials about that.
You must setup a tftp Server ans some special rsh versions, guest account
and so on. Be sure that you copy the content off all the CD medias into one
directory.
| Quote: | Can you help me find a
way to boot and install an IRIX system in it?
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techpubs.sgi.com contains the most public documentation which is needed.
regards
Joerg
I prefer to buy a used external plextor ti/30 or /40 cdrom and a 50pin scsi
cable befor start wasting time to setup a install server on a linux machine.
--
TakeNet GmbH Mobil: 0171/60 57 963
D-97080 Wuerzburg Tel: +49 931 903-2243
Alfred-Nobel-Straße 20 Fax: +49 931 903-3025 |
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mananm
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Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:53 am Post subject:
booting and installing OS in an Indy R5000
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Hi,
I am a new proud owner of an old R5 Indy. However, the
system software is deleted/non-existent/formatted. I need to get it up
and running. When I turn it
on (I guess) the PROM boot menu tells me that scsi partition does not
contain boot information. The system does not have any
floppy/optical/cdrom drives. However, in the menu there seems to be an
option to boot from the network IP and folder. Can you help me find a
way to boot and install an IRIX system in it?
Thanks |
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