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Best IRIX version for Indigo2 R10000 - sunray - 01-09-2020
Hi
I have a nice Indigo2 and a Origin200 with 2 R10000 which runs 6.5.22 from what I know, its not been installed by me but now I plan to do a new install.
What is the prefered version to install, is that 6.5.22 or 6.5.30?
Having a alot of Sun boxes online aswell a NFS server, is tftpboot from the Sun a simple way or what is the best no CD install?
RE: Best IRIX version for Indigo2 R10000 - Raion - 01-09-2020
.22 is the highest the Indy can support. The Origin 200 can support up to .30 - there's no real reason to go .30 on an Origin though. It's up to you!
RE: Best IRIX version for Indigo2 R10000 - sunray - 01-09-2020
(01-09-2020, 09:34 PM)Raion Wrote: .22 is the highest the Indy can support. The Origin 200 can support up to .30 - there's no real reason to go .30 on an Origin though. It's up to you!Okey, so there is no SW updates that is relevant in a upgrade top .30, was .30 then only to support new machines or?
And also, for all SW on IRIXNET, what is the best supported OS?
RE: Best IRIX version for Indigo2 R10000 - Raion - 01-09-2020
.22 and .30 should have close to identical support. nekoware requires .22, and most other FOSS efforts seem to recommend that as a bare minimum.
Yeah, .30 is mostly relevant for the newer machines with graphics, those with USB and firewire buses, etc.
RE: Best IRIX version for Indigo2 R10000 - sunray - 01-09-2020
(01-09-2020, 09:38 PM)Raion Wrote: .22 and .30 should have close to identical support. nekoware requires .22, and most other FOSS efforts seem to recommend that as a bare minimum.Okej, so what about way to install, tftpboot or what?
Yeah, .30 is mostly relevant for the newer machines with graphics, those with USB and firewire buses, etc.
RE: Best IRIX version for Indigo2 R10000 - dexter1 - 01-10-2020
There are several options:
- Turning a Unix/Linux machine into an installation server, see http://techpubs.spinlocksolutions.com/irix/remote-irix-6.5-installation-from-linux.html
- Use booterizer, an Ansible/Vagrant VM to be used as an IRIX install server, see https://github.com/unxmaal/booterizer
- Use irixboot, a Vagrant VM similar to booterizer, see https://github.com/halfmanhalftaco/irixboot
- Use DINA, A VMPlayer image, see https://wiki.preterhuman.net/Using_DINA_for_network_installation_of_IRIX
- USe irix-install, a minimalistic Docker image i created, see https://hub.docker.com/r/dexter1/irix-install/