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SGI O2 - Reanimator Install Help - xc68000 - 07-19-2025
So I setup a raspberry pi with the reanimator software (lite) and downloaded irix 6.5, 6.5.22, and 6.5.30 disks using the menu.
I get through the install ok, but the O2 only boots to a really basic looking IRIX login screen.
When I login with root and no password, I get an incomplete desktop with a single shell but no windowing widgets. I tried installing 6.5.22 first and then 6.5.30 with same results.
Can anyone confirm reanimator as a good tool I can use to install IRIX on this machine?
Thanks,
Bart
RE: SGI O2 - Reanimator Install Help - legodude - 07-19-2025
I use reanimator consistently.
Did you follow the instructions for install?
You only installed one CD, installing the rest of the disks will get the login/desktop you are expecting
RE: SGI O2 - Reanimator Install Help - weblacky - 07-20-2025
Normally this means you selected a minimal install, assuming you inserted all the correct install files. You have to select a "install standard", minimal installs leave you basically totally naked but saving a ton of space because you only wanted to run one application and don't need all the extra stuff. If you have the space a minimal install basically traps you into nothingness...
Go through it all again but this time keep special attention to the "install standard" directive. Be aware you should use a blank drive to reinstall or you risk merging installations between old and new. Assuming you're using an SD adapter you can just create a new image. If you're using a real hard drive you need to write zeros to the drive in FX to clear it before you re-initialize a new SGI disk label.
Pick your poison on erasing here: https://forums.irixnet.org/thread-3721.html
Once you've opened all the distribution files you can then use the install guide to continue: http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/6.5inst.html
(07-19-2025, 09:18 PM)xc68000 Wrote: So I setup a raspberry pi with the reanimator software (lite) and downloaded irix 6.5, 6.5.22, and 6.5.30 disks using the menu.
I get through the install ok, but the O2 only boots to a really basic looking IRIX login screen.
When I login with root and no password, I get an incomplete desktop with a single shell but no windowing widgets. I tried installing 6.5.22 first and then 6.5.30 with same results.
Can anyone confirm reanimator as a good tool I can use to install IRIX on this machine?
Thanks,
Bart
RE: SGI O2 - Reanimator Install Help - xc68000 - 07-20-2025
(07-19-2025, 11:22 PM)legodude Wrote: I use reanimator consistently.
Did you follow the instructions for install?
You only installed one CD, installing the rest of the disks will get the login/desktop you are expecting
I used this guide: Reanimator/install_guide.md at main · Linux-RISC/Reanimator · GitHub
There is a text file that is used that is suppose to select all of the sources (images).
(07-20-2025, 12:15 AM)weblacky Wrote: Normally this means you selected a minimal install, assuming you inserted all the correct install files. You have to select a "install standard", minimal installs leave you basically totally naked but saving a ton of space because you only wanted to run one application and don't need all the extra stuff. If you have the space a minimal install basically traps you into nothingness...
Go through it all again but this time keep special attention to the "install standard" directive. Be aware you should use a blank drive to reinstall or you risk merging installations between old and new. Assuming you're using an SD adapter you can just create a new image. If you're using a real hard drive you need to write zeros to the drive in FX to clear it before you re-initialize a new SGI disk label.
I think this was it. When listing the packages using the install menu they were all listed as "N" but no "i" for install. Install > then typing "Standard" selected a bunch of stuff for install. So I think that was the bit missing from the install guide I used. I'm reinstalling (after reinitializing drive) so I'll know in a bit if I get a good install. I'm doing 6.5.22 on this r12k 270mhz O2.