Introduction
The first step of installing IRIX to an empty disc is booting
the installation system and partitioning your harddisc. Unfortunately
booting the CD is not self-explanatory. If your SGI doesn't have
a CD-ROM, but you have a second machine which does, you may also
consider installing IRIX over
your LAN. This may also be the only way for some older machines,
which require an installation tape instead of a CD-ROM.
Which CD is the Boot-CD?
First you have to select the right CD to boot the installation.
In most cases the correct CD is the first overlay CD (in case
of IRIX 6.5.x it should be called "Installation Tools and
Overlays") or simply the first (or even single) CD for older
versions.
Getting the Hardware Adress of the CD-ROM
For booting the installation CD-ROM, you need to interrupt the
booting sequence of your machine and "stop for maintenance".
When there is no operating system on your HD, the firmware will
automatically do this for you.
Now you have to enter the command line by chosing the appropriate
option from the PROM screen. Insert the CD into the drive and
enter hinv at the command line prompt,
so you can find out which SCSI-ID your CD-ROM drive has. This
should display something like this:
>> hinv
System: IP32
Processor: 200 Mhz R5000, with FPU
Primary I-cache size: 32 Kbytes
Primary D-cache size: 32 Kbytes
Secondary cache size: 1024 Kbytes
Memory size: 256 Mbytes
Graphics: CRM, Rev C
Audio: A3 version 1
SCSI Disk: scsi(0)disk(1)
SCSI CDROM: scsi(0)cdrom(4)
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This output will tell you that your CD-ROM is connected to controller
0 with ID 4. Let X denote your controller
and Y the device ID (in this case the
CDROM is on SCSI-bus x=0 and ID y=4).
Selecting the Correct fx/sash Version
Before you start the installation, you have to know which version
of sash and fx
your machine (the client) requires. Many platform require different
kernel versions, even already for the installation. The following
table gives you an overview of the different versions. Note that
not all hardware platforms are supported by all IRIX versions!
| System |
sash-Version / fx-Version |
| Personal Iris 4D/2x |
boot -f dksc(X,Y,8)sash.IP6
boot -f dksc(X,Y,7)fx.IP6 --x |
| Personal Iris 4D/3x |
boot -f dksc(X,Y,8)sash.IP12
boot -f dksc(X,Y,7)fx.IP12 --x |
| Professional Iris 4D/120 |
boot -f dksc(X,Y,8)sash.IP5
boot -f dksc(X,Y,7)fx.IP5 --x |
| Professional Iris 4D/210 |
boot -f dksc(X,Y,8)sash.IP9
boot -f dksc(X,Y,7)fx.IP9 --x |
Professional Iris 4D/2x0
Professional Iris 4D/3x0
Professional Iris 4D/4x0 |
boot -f dksc(X,Y,8)sash.IP7
boot -f dksc(X,Y,7)fx.IP7 --x |
| Crimson |
boot -f dksc(X,Y,8)sash.IP17
boot -f dksc(X,Y,7)fx.IP17 --x |
| Indigo R3000 |
boot -f dksc(X,Y,8)sash.IP12
boot -f dksc(X,Y,7)fx.IP12 --x |
Onyx/Challenge R4000
Indigo R4000
Indigo² R4000
Indy
O2 |
boot -f dksc(X,Y,8)sashARCS
boot -f dksc(X,Y,7)fx.ARCS --x
On newer IRIX releases this has changed
to
boot -f dksc(X,Y,8)sashARCS
boot -f dksc(X,Y,7)stand/fx.ARCS --x
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Onyx/Challenge R8000
Onyx/Challenge R10K
Indigo² R8000
Indigo² R10K
Onyx2
Origin
Octane
Fuel |
boot -f dksc(X,Y,8)sash.64
boot -f dksc(X,Y,7)fx.64 --x
On newer IRIX releases this has changed
to
boot -f dksc(X,Y,8)sash64
boot -f dksc(X,Y,7)stand/fx.64 --x |
| Origin 200 |
boot -f cdrom(X,Y,8)sash.64
boot -f cdrom(X,Y,7)fx.64 --x
On newer IRIX releases this has changed
to
boot -f dksc(X,Y,8)sash64
boot -f dksc(X,Y,7)stand/fx.64 --x |
Listing the Content on the CD
In newer IRIX versions, there is not always an fx
present directly on the CD, or sash.64
is renamed to sash64. In order to find
out which boot-programs are available on your CD, you may list
the content by typing
>> ls dksc(X,Y,8)
at the PROM prompt. This gives you a list of all programs avaible
to the bootloader. This also works at the sash
prompt. Of course this step is optional and normally just needed
if the straight method fails.
Booting sash
When you have selected the correct Versions of sash
and fx you can boot from CD by typing
at the Command Line Interface of the PROM (of course you need
to type the correct version of sash).
>> boot -f dksc(X,Y,8)sashARCS
Then the stand alone shell will be loaded. Simply type help
for more information and a list of available commands and actions.
Booting fx
Note that you first have to boot sash,
and only from the sash prompt you can start the partitioning tool
fx. When sash
is loaded, you can boot into fx by typing
(again you should replace fx.ARCS by
the correct version from the table above)
sash> boot -f dksc(X,Y,7)fx.ARCS --x
For example the whole sequence for starting fx
on an O2 you would need to enter
>> boot -f dksc(0,1,8)sashARCS
sash> boot -f dksc(0,1,7)fx.ARCS --x
fx version 6.5, Oct 1, 1999
fx: "device-name" = (dksc)
fx: ctlr# = (0)
fx: drive# = (1)
fx: lun# = (0)
...opening dksc(0,1,0)
fx: partitions in use detected on device
fx: devname seq owner state
fx: /dev/rdsk/dks0d1s0 1 xfs already in use
...drive selftest...OK
Scsi drive type == SGI IBM DDRS-34560W S96A
----- please choose one (? for help, .. to quit this menu)-----
[exi]t [d]ebug/ [l]abel/ [a]uto
[b]adblock/ [exe]rcise/ [r]epartition/
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On newer IRIX releases, the partitioning programs have moved
into the subdirectory /stand. In this
case you will have to type
sash> boot -f dksc(X,Y,7)stand/fx.ARCS --x
Booting old SGI Machines from CD
Booting old machines (like the 4D series) may cause a little
more trouble, because not all of them know how to handle CD-ROM
drives. In my case (a 4D/25) the only solution was a network
installation.
When the machine boots, it should enter the setup like this:
System Maintenance Menu
1) Start System
2) Install System Software
3) Run Diagnostics
4) Recover System
5) Enter Command Monitor
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