[liloeconnie]

Hello everyone, I'Massimo from Italy and i have a problem, it isn't serious...but i would like to fix it to restart my O2

I received a SGI O2 (with great pleasure) but no hard drive (rightly for privacy). Now I have installed a (used) 36gb sca 80 scsi HDD and would like to reinstall Irix 6.5.
I attempted to do it myself but got numerous errors. Not being an expert in Irix (and Unix/Linux), for example I can't even read a directory on the cd or switch from cd to hard disk and I can not understand what steps I have to perform. I am also following an installation manual and have done some FX command operations but there are still errors on the disk showing up. I think the problem is in preparing the disk correctly which needs a sequence of Irix commands that I am not familiar with. (the disk should work fine in theory but i'm not 100% sure, yes i need to verify also this someway)

I am attaching some photos I took during the FX commands and other attempts, it seems there is still something missing to do (I hope you can understand something)

I ask you for help if someone knows better the specific procedure (step by step) and also Irix commands to format the disk correctly, firs of all i think.

For admin: if this is not a right place for this question, you can move in other place (I have not noticed a better place in the forum sorry)

Thank you for patience and good i nice day
Massimo