Nekonomicon - Irix installation fails

irata88
Who joined Oct. 5, 2007, 10:08 p.m.

Wrote the following at Oct. 27, 2007, 12:30 a.m...

Ok, gave up on the network installation :-(

Now trying to install from a CD-ROM (Toshiba XM4101b). I can fx the disk and start sash but when I fire up "install" it copies the files and then bombs out

Unable to local scsi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)/unix: no such file or directory
Failed to boot

I have tried the "f" (fix) option and also resetenv but I still get the same error (and the same on 6.5.11 and 6.5.14, on 6.5.10 fx hangs)

Any ideas?

porter
From NZ
Who joined Nov. 1, 2006, 10:37 p.m.

Wrote the following at Oct. 27, 2007, 2:02 a.m...

What are you using as a boot server? IRIX? Linux? NetBSD etc?

Land of the Long White Cloud and no Software Patents.

irata88
Who joined Oct. 5, 2007, 10:08 p.m.

Wrote the following at Oct. 27, 2007, 2:36 a.m...

I was using a FreeBSD 6.2 box but after a few hours trying to debug the network boot process of IRIX I gave up. I am now trying a normal CD based installation until I ran into the issue described above ... :-(

darrel812
From Oregon Rain Forest
Who joined Aug. 5, 2007, 11:05 a.m.

Wrote the following at Oct. 27, 2007, 10:32 a.m...

Had similar problem
Be sure the pins on the HD are set properly.
Rerun resetenv
Hope this helps

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irata88
Who joined Oct. 5, 2007, 10:08 p.m.

Wrote the following at Oct. 28, 2007, 2:52 a.m...

ok, retried it but still the same issue (the only jumper on the disk that is set is the SCSI ID - to 1)

I am running the disk on a UW2U converter but I don't think thats the issue. I have also tried to low-level format the disk on a Adaptec2940UW but the installation still fails....

SAQ
From Renton, WA
Who joined July 19, 2006, 8:37 a.m.

Wrote the following at Oct. 28, 2007, 11:57 p.m...

So what's hinv saying? Fx when you view the partitions?

Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

Living proof that you can't keep a blithering idiot down.

:Indigo:

(single-CM)

irata88
Who joined Oct. 5, 2007, 10:08 p.m.

Wrote the following at Oct. 29, 2007, 1:50 a.m...

I can see the disk in "hinv" and fx is happy with the disk (partitions / labels)

irix2003
Who joined Sept. 2, 2003, 2:22 a.m.

Wrote the following at Nov. 1, 2007, 3:34 a.m...

Maybe need changed block size to 512 Byte/block under PC, then use under IRIX.

irata88
Who joined Oct. 5, 2007, 10:08 p.m.

Wrote the following at Jan. 10, 2008, 4:48 p.m...

So, took a while :-)

I tried it yesterday on a SGI supplied 528MB disk (was in an Indigo R4K but wiped before shipping) but I still get the same error :-(

Unable to local scsi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)/unix: no such file or directory
Failed to boot

I have tried the "f" (fix) option and also resetenv but I still get the same error (and the same on 6.5.11 and 6.5.14, on 6.5.10 fx hangs)

Any ideas why it still fails?

recondas
Moderator
From NC - USA
Who joined June 6, 2004, 5:55 p.m.

Wrote the following at Jan. 10, 2008, 8:22 p.m...

Have you seen Ian Mapleson's install guide?
http://www.futuretech.blinkenlights.nl/6.5inst.html

***********************************************************************
Welcome to ARMLand - 0/0x0d00
running...(sherwood-root 0607201829)
* InfiniteReality/Reality Software, IRIX 6.5 Release *
***********************************************************************

irata88
Who joined Oct. 5, 2007, 10:08 p.m.

Wrote the following at May 12, 2008, 6:56 p.m...

Finally fixed!

On my Indigo R4K I have to boot into fx in two stages.

boot -f dksc(0,6,8)sashARCS
boot -f dksc(0,6,7)stand/fx.ARCS --x

if I miss out the "--x" the described error occurs.

Now the Indigo runs IRIX 6.5 happily (but it's very slow, have to fix that :-)

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Irix installation fails