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I have been following the install routine here http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/6.5inst.html
I have found it to be very helpful and clear but once I have completed the step below

The system will return to the System Maintenance menu. Select Install System Software (or press 2) and choose the appropriate icon for the attached CDROM. After reading in the installation tools, which will take between 20 second to 1 or 2 minutes depending on your CPU/CDROM speed, some IRIX copyright information will be shown.

The system seems to hang with no response from the mouse or keyboard ?
Is this some sort of known issue or maybe a potential problem with the hardware ?
I can post additional info if people would like I am new to SGi hardware and Irix
The system itself is an Octane2 with V8 Graphics and an external CD-ROM connected to the external SCSI port bus ID 1,3

Thanks

The CD's are the backup copies supplied with the machine I believe its 6.5.22 judging by the installed version on 1 of the disks. it is entirely possible that its just overlays that have been applied at a later date though to be honest. The CD Drive is as follows

NEC Corp
Model CDR-222
SN 59269144212
Man Date September 1995
Made in Japan ( I cant see that that is relevant but you never know !)

The hinv for the machine I have typed in as telnet is not working right now

IP30
400Mhz R1200K
Network: ef0
SCSI Disk: scsi 0 disk 1
SCSI Tape: scsi 0 tape 3
Audio: RAD Audio Processor
PCI Bus: XTALKPCI (13)
PCI Bus : MSCSI (10)
PCI Bus: Fibre Channel (9)
Graphics: Odyssey

PymbleSoftware wrote: 1. Learn to wait.
2. In that "Stop for maintenance menu" choose the command monitor option, Type hinv and see if your CD-ROM is there. You know about SCSI bus termination, etc, right?

R.

I think I have waited long enough ?
I did give it 60 mins and there was no activity at all nothing no optical drive lights and the keyboard and mouse both stopped responding totally.
The hinv it does say that the drive is connected although in the previous post its not there as it was disconnected to get the SN etc.

hinv says that the drive is 1,3, CDROM Drive or words to that effect. I can connect and confirm if needed.

The backup copies do not read in a windows based pc but also if I try and back them up within Irix they also fail to I am pretty sure the media is broken.
The CD drive does read other CD's no problem. can someone with a little more experience than me tell me if the link below contains all the software I need to perform and install ? It does contain the installation tools and overlayswhich I believe are the important parts for booting the system but I would not mind a 2nd opinion.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SGI-SOFTWARE- ... 3a6d1112b1

Thanks again,

I will have a look at DINA over the weekend and update,

Just to update the thread, I have started the install process using original 6.5.10 media via my locally attached CD-ROM and so far so good, although I am sure I will have more questions are the process goes on. I think the original problem must have been damage to the Backup media.

I am glad to hear its all working out well. Also just to let you know, I never changed the power supply fan so unless Ian Mapleson did before I received it I would presume that its an original.