IRIX and Software

100% dundee here ( fu:el 6.5.29f)

thanks a ton harry
(more booze on me)

(would it be easy for u to come up with a script that turns any disk/volume/folder into a permission-agnostic one?)

Sorry to reply to an old thread, but does anyone have a copy of this.

Thanks heaps

~Ivy

Cant you get it from [url]zachrisson.net/sgi[/url] ?

Basically what I was doing was looking at getting something like this off ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Silicon-Graphic ... 637wt_1163

I had thought that something like that would be just the foundation, so if I used that library set and got the 6.5.22 overlay CDs from SGI would that be enough for a clean install on a machine?

You don't happen to know any places where IRIX software can still be acquired do you?

btw, you can get IRIX 6.5.22 overlays from SGI for free after registering in supportfolio

I've been searching ebay pretty heavily for IRIX software, there are a couple setup there now for around $600. Slightly outside my price range

I just wanted to get a legitimate set of CDs so if I had to reinstall my system from scratch I would be able to do so. That actually leads me to another question, my system came with quite a bit of software installed on it. Is there a way me for me to back up the licenses or the local flexlm server so that I won't lose the licenses if the hard drive ever dies?

Doesn't sound like you're seriously considering that $600 dollar set on eBay, but just for the record last time I asked SGI would sell a complete standalone version of IRIX 6.5.30 AWE for the same price, and the SGI supplied version included 90 days of full access to SupportFolio. Full access to SupportFolio means you could also get a complete set of the restricted-access patches that have been released since the original release of IRIX 6.5.30.
You can make a copy of the license file. Most (but not all) licenses are contained in /var/flexlm/license.dat. Not all programs follow that licensing methodology, if you're not certain you can open License Manager (from inside Toolchest > System) and compare the contents of license.dat to the list that appears in the Manager GUI. Highlight any that appear in the GUI (that aren't in license.dat) and click the "Get Info ..." button to see where those are located.

Even if you do acquire a full copy of IRIX, I'd recommend cloning the hard drive(s) in your SGI system so you have a ready-to-go bootable backup. That'd save you having to reconfigure/restore your personal settings, user files and licenses - stuff that can easily require more work that a complete reinstall. I clone at least once a month in a three-drive rotation so I always have a good fall-back copy available - more often if I've got something specific I want to protect.

There's a cloning guide in the wiki: http://www.nekochan.net/wiki/ ... ystem_Disk
and another frequently cited version at Ian Mapleson's site: http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/disksfiles.html

IRIX USD $40.00 ... I know nothing about the seller and have nothing to do with the sale
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Silicon-Grap ... _648wt_907

Definitely better than $600.

Thanks very much for the information! I'll definetly be registering to get a copy of hte 6.5.22 overlay, my machine right now has 6.5.21f on it.

the very least, do a xfsdump and save it for when you want to go back. Display Postscript and Impressario and a whole lot of other utilities that SGI dumped at 6.5.22 are good. *

If I weren't running a Fool , that's where I'd be.

* They dumped them to save money, not for performance or quality reasons.

The really irritating bit is the part where they have a recommended patch for .22 that removes DPS. You heard right, all it does is delete DPS and replace it with nothing.

I seriously doubt Adobe gave them any money back for that number, so why did they bother?