[geeks] basic IRIX network questions

[Dave McGuire]

On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 03:25 AM, Kevin wrote:
> Yeah, mines kinda small too.  R10K 225, 256 megs and SI
> graphics.  Still fun.  Gotta bump up the RAM though.  At the
> very least it gives me an opportunity to play around with
> IRIX.  I have been trying to install 6.5 for the past week
> onto an Indy.  What an incredible fscking pain in the n**tz
> that is!  Most of my troubles can are due to SCSI issues
> combined with not knowing what i am doing, can't blame SGI for
> that.  But to add the complexity of the install procedure on
> top of that, ouch.  Guess being raised on MacOS, linux, dos
> and windows installs kinda spoils you.

   I'd agree except for the Windows apart.  I really can't see how "hey, 
the OS burped...time to reinstall!" could spoil anyone.

   But anyway, yes, the IRIX installation procedure definitely is 
painful.  I did my first IRIX install when 3.2 was current...it was 
just as painful then, perhaps more so since I was doing it on a 25MHz 
R2000! (a pair of Personal Iris 4D-25Gs)  But once it's done, it's 
done...you won't have to do it again until your disk dies.

         -Dave

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