[rescue] SGI

[Joshua Boyd]

On 10/3/2023 12:35 AM, Thomas Pelki wrote:
> A couple of websites back what you are saying about the latest version 
> of IRIX for the Indigo2.
>
> Mine came with a 9G drive, extreme graphics, an unknown amount of RAM, 
> and NO CD-ROM or CD-ROM Sled (hoping I can boot from a external 
> Plextor CD-ROM drive in a Sun 611 enclosure until I can track down the 
> Sled).
>
> I am still trying to decide what CPU mine has in it.
>
> Does anybody know which SGI keyboard/mouse is supposed to originally 
> come with the indigo2 (teal)? I'm seeing multiple different keyboards 
> and multiple different mice. I am hoping to keep it OEM when it comes 
> to the keyboard and mouse without breaking the bank.
>
> Does anybody have any suggested websites for trustworthy info on 
> indigo2 and SGI in general? I'm new to tinkering in the SGI world but 
> it keeps the mind focused while I'm still fighting Cancer. It's not 
> gonna win.


There is www.irixnet.org and http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/i2info.html for 
SGI and Indigo2 Extreme information specifically. I used to boot my Irix 
machines from a Plextor CD-R drive in a Sun 411 case.

I gave away all my extra SGI keyboards and mice, so I can no longer help 
you there.  FWIW, I generally preferred using a "modern" optical mouse 
(with a green USB to PS/2 adapter) along with the real SGI keyboard on 
my machines.

Doing an install involves a lot of CD swapping. If you have the 
infrastructure handy, you might consider netbooting to an installer with 
all the CD files copied to a file server.