Nekonomicon - jan-jaap

jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of Fuel prototype (BLUE!) at March 4, 2009, 5:20 a.m...

Two more pictures:

Notice how the secondary SCSI channel is wired

To accentuate the special identity of the IRIS 4D/70, Silicon Graphics' designers selected a new color palette. The machine's coating blends dark grey, raspberry and beige colors into a pleasing harmony. ( IRIS 4D/70 Superworkstation Technical Report )

jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of Fuel prototype (BLUE!) at March 5, 2009, 1:26 p.m...

sgtprobe wrote: the "Turbo Air" sticker.

It's not a sticker, it's a sheet of plastic. In the normal Fuel it's transparent.

indyman007 wrote: I want one.

It is not for sale. It's not even mine. And since this is a prototype, you won't find it anywhere, except inside SGI maybe.

To accentuate the special identity of the IRIS 4D/70, Silicon Graphics' designers selected a new color palette. The machine's coating blends dark grey, raspberry and beige colors into a pleasing harmony. ( IRIS 4D/70 Superworkstation Technical Report )

jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of Fuel prototype (BLUE!) at March 9, 2009, 10:29 a.m...

hamei wrote: Scan it, jan-jaap, and we can all upgrade our Fools !

Here's a better photo. I don't have a flat bed scanner handy, and I doubt that the scanner will play nice with this semi-transparent plastic.

To accentuate the special identity of the IRIS 4D/70, Silicon Graphics' designers selected a new color palette. The machine's coating blends dark grey, raspberry and beige colors into a pleasing harmony. ( IRIS 4D/70 Superworkstation Technical Report )

jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of Onyx3800 arrived. 8) at March 10, 2009, 2:02 a.m...

1) Since you've basically got a stack of bricks, I assume it is your intention to break it up and sell the bits rather than the whole system?

2) What's that purple Miranda box you've got there?

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of Fuel prototype (BLUE!) at March 17, 2009, 2:01 a.m...

How can I ignore that?
You have to appreciate the irony though: I have too many systems of my own to list them in a .sig, and now the only one shown isn't even mine

To accentuate the special identity of the IRIS 4D/70, Silicon Graphics' designers selected a new color palette. The machine's coating blends dark grey, raspberry and beige colors into a pleasing harmony. ( IRIS 4D/70 Superworkstation Technical Report )

jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of Personal iris dual color cursor hack at March 26, 2009, 3:55 p.m...

I've always been intrigued by this section in the old "This old SGI" FAQ:

This Old SGI wrote: The Mysterious Cursor Hardware Hack

A number of early posts refer to a hardware hack that was apparently popular within SGI itself, and which made it possible to have a two-color hardware-supported cursor on the PI. I am not currently aware of what added value this modification actually has, but I'll include it here for anyone who wishes to experiment. The gist of the modification is the addition of a Brooktree chip (Bt431KC) to the GR1.x Graphics board. If you remove the GR1.x board, you will notice an empty IC location (I8G6) next to the a Bt431KC which is already on the board. You simply install a second Bt431KC in this location. Note that the IC pads at this location will be filled with solder, so you'll have to CAREFULLY remove the excess solder from each pad hole. If I were you, I'd strongly consider using an IC socket, if the board clearance allows it. I have NOT tried this modification myself, nor have I been able to locate a source for spare Bt431KC chips. Apparently, IRIX versions 4 and above detected the extra hardware cursor support and could make use of it. I don't know if IRIX 5.x retained this support.

Recently I was able to obtain two Bt431KC chips and I decided to put this myth to the test

: The mysterious empty IC location (I8G6)

: Enough to modify two Personal Irises

: Carefully removed excess solder from each pad hole

: Bt431KC installed

: Victory!

IT WORKS!

As you can see in the last screenshot, 'gfxinfo' recognizes it, and I actually have a dual color cursor! This is IRIX 4.0.5 running on an IP10 (4D/25).

Even though the Bt431KC is in a socket, there is enough clearance to install the Z buffer board again.

As the Mythbusters would say: Myth confirmed 8-)

EDIT: the paragraph in "This Old SGI" is probably based on this message: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys ... e919cd89be
Good thing I installed the second Bt431KC in a socket, I don't want to loose the option of running 3.3 on this box.

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of Personal iris dual color cursor hack at March 27, 2009, 2:29 a.m...

pentium wrote: So what exactly does this actually do

It gives you two cursor planes. In other words, it gives you a tiny white border around the normally solid red mouse cursor.

pentium wrote: and what is your source for these Bt431KC chips?

eBay. Searching online is useless because you quickly get lost in the world of chip brokers etc.

I probably spent 10 EUR on this hack, which may be a lot to get a tiny white line around a mouse cursor, but not much for a fun evening

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of Personal iris dual color cursor hack at March 27, 2009, 2:45 a.m...

nekonoko wrote: I'd like to update all three of my working boards at some point.

Keep in mind that the original message in the usenet archives claims this will prevent IRIX 3.3 from booting. I would at least install it in a socket.

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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Wrote on the subject of Crimson RealityEngine R4400/150MHz 256MB RAM at March 30, 2009, 12:49 a.m...

Nice

I see you have a working textport when IRIX is loading?
Mine has some issues there (it works in PROM, but then it's frozen from the time IRIX load until the X11 login shows up). Think I'll load a different IRIX on it once to force a flash.

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It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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Wrote on the subject of Crimson RealityEngine R4400/150MHz 256MB RAM at April 1, 2009, 1:07 a.m...

nekonoko wrote:

Oh, I'm not sure - I think the power supply is 1050w, but it probably doesn't consume that much in use.

* The 1050W is power supplied to the system, it draws max 1500W from the mains. The difference is lost in the PSU itself (I guess).
* I measured the power usage of mine at 750W @ 220V. Mine has a second RM4 and a VME FDDIXPress board

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Wrote on the subject of Crimson RealityEngine R4400/150MHz 256MB RAM at April 1, 2009, 2:22 a.m...

nekonoko wrote:

Good info!

If you dig in the comp.sys.sgi archives you can find entire threads about 1050W vs. 1500W PSUs for PowerSeries/Crimsons which were said to be RE capable or not. Unfortunately, I believe most of these people never bothered to open up a system, but instead simply kept rehashing what others said before them. Otherwise they might also have realized also that e.g. a 4D/340 or 440 VGX consumes significantly more power than a Crimson RE (I measured it). I mean, just look at the number of cards in the cardcage...

There are two PSU's for 'diehard'/'diehard2' desksides : originally, a silver PowerOne model was used, later systems have a black Cherokee. Both have the same ratings , so they are interchangeable. Unfortunately, the build quality of the Cherokee is rather inferior to the PowerOne model. If you have a black PSU you'd better remove it from the system and make sure the fan is working and not drowning in a cake layer of dirt and dust. Because if that fan dies, the PSU will overheat and self destruct. I know, it happened to me

The PowerOne model will shut down gracefully. I know, that happened to me too

1500W is the input rating for the first stage module of the PowerOne. 1050W is the sum of V*A for all output modules. But because of the modularity of the PowerOne design it's unclear whether the output modules drive the first stage to it's limits (and the difference between 1050W and 1500W is lost as heat in the PSU) or that the first stage is capable of more. There is space for a third output module in the PSU case ... Here are some photo's I took when I cleaned out a PowerOne PSU: http://vdheijden-messerli.net/sgistuff/ ... wersupply/

Unlike newer systems, Crimsons and 4D's don't have fan monitoring. There's some crude overheating protection but I would not rely on that. Just keep an eye on the fans (PSU and cardcage) to make sure they all work, and keep the system clean. They are pretty reliable beasts, considering their age.

nekonoko wrote:

I may add a second RM4 if I can find one sometime.

Beware that the bridge board connecting GE and RMs must have a connector for a second RM4 too. Not all of them have it.

nekonoko wrote:

The Crimson did come with a free blue Octane2 2x300MHz/V8 though

Guess it wasn't a basement bargain then. I got a freebie Onyx2 and a trunk full of workstations and parts when I bought my Crimson + Predator

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It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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Wrote on the subject of Crimson RealityEngine R4400/150MHz 256MB RAM at April 1, 2009, 2:56 a.m...

nekonoko wrote:

Here's a photo of the power receptacle if that helps identify it

Not really, but there's another way: if you engage that breaker switch and you hear a fan humming inside before you flip the on/off switch on the front you have a PowerOne PSU. If not, you have a Cherokee PSU.

Since this is a 'late' Crimson (original configuration R4400 + RE) my guess is it has the Cherokee PSU.

nekonoko wrote:

Well it did come from a basement

$150 got me the Crimson, Octane2, extra drive sleds, external drives, large box of QIC tapes including original VFX software from the late eighties/early nineties, etc.

I call that a bargain

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jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of SGI Bought by Rackable at April 1, 2009, 8:12 a.m...

SGI press release wrote: The combined businesses will provide customers with market leading hardware and software technology within large-scale x86 cluster computing, HPC, Internet, Cloud Computing, large-scale data storage environments and visualization platforms across many verticals and geographies.

Fully buzzword compliant :lol:

You bet that this time they will bury the MIPS and IRIX legacy so deep nobody will ever find it back.

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of Would this HD work in an O2? at April 14, 2009, 2:24 p.m...

That's a Seagate 15K.4

I had a 36GB 15K.4 in my Origin 200 for a couple of weeks and that worked, so I don't expect problems in an O2. I've got a 15K.3 in my O2 and that works beautifully.

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of Would this HD work in an O2? at April 14, 2009, 2:57 p.m...

bjames wrote: Is it quiet?

The 15K.3 is very quiet. Like a modern SATA drive, but with slightly more aggressive seek noises. The 15K.4 is probably similar. But the Origin 200 it was in isn't quiet at all, so I can't give a definitive answer :lol:

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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Wrote on the subject of Mirroring Techpubs Docs at April 15, 2009, 12:45 a.m...

dexter1 wrote:

FYI, make sure you keep the old backups from techpubs, since SGI likes to refresh PDF documents for new systems, thereby increasing the minor document number and removing the old document

They add new revisions, but the old one is still there? Just look for "additional info" in the index listing all books.
For this book, there's still the -002 rev. from 1998 (The -001 rev probably relates to a pre-6.5 version of IRIX).

For other books this can be quite a list of revisions: http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/tpl/cgi ... 7-4364-008

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jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of Would this HD work in an O2? at April 15, 2009, 1:22 p.m...

Well, like I said: I've been using a lot of Seagate 15K.3 disks in Fuel, Octane, O2, Origin 200/2000 and Onyx2. I like them, they are quiet, cool and fast. I've used them in original Seagate flavor, and a couple of OEM versions (whatever I could get my hands on). They all worked, and the 15K.3 is an U320 device.

I have one 15K.4 disk which was briefly in my Origin 200 and worked fine there. It is now in storage and I'm not going to dig it up to mount it in my O2.

I don't expect problems, but I don't give any guarantees either.

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of Would this HD work in an O2? at April 16, 2009, 8:39 a.m...

I looked up the specs for a contemporary 7200RPM drive (IBM DGHS a.k.a Ultrastar 18XP/9LP). I've got several of them with SGI labels. Were they used in O2?
Power consumption: 9.2 ... 13.4W (9GB model), and 13.1 ... 17.4W (18GB model)

The ST336753LC (36GB 15K.3) consumes 12 ... 16W depending on usage. If I think about it I'll pull it out of the O2 the next time it has been on for a couple of hours, see if it feels toasty.

I wouldn't mount a first gen 15K drive in an O2. Neither an early 10K drives like the IBM LZX. Even the black barracudas (first gen. 7200RPM) were nasty.

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of LSI SAS/SATA HBA's and the Fuel (or other IP35 Systems) at May 5, 2009, 2:18 a.m...

hamei wrote: While you're in there, Stranded - try a SATA CD-ROM or DVD-writer. Didn't work for me but wondering if that's my own fault ? I tried a Pioneer.

Did you change the firmware of the LSI card? I noticed this bit in man(1m) lsflash:

Code: Select all


   Boards which use the 1064 and 1068 chips require firmware versions
   

   specific to the various types of hbas.  Use of the wrong firmware file
   

   will render the controller unusable.  These files will be made available
   

   on Supportfolio.

I checked SupportFolio, but the only LSI firmware I could find (LSI_fw_1_03_21.tar.gz) was for 4GB FC boards

I don't have any SATA optical drives, but if it doesn't work for you, you might consider flashing the board with the latest firmware from lsi.com.

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of LSI SAS/SATA HBA's and the Fuel (or other IP35 Systems) at May 6, 2009, 4:14 a.m...

recondas wrote:

strandedinnz wrote: if I have the firmware image from LSI, can I use the "lsflash" utility in IRIX to do the upgrade?

Don't know of anyone who's tried it. Your call, but that's a lot of unknowns to roll together during a firmware flash... firmware intended for use on an intel box, IRIX flash utility, and an HP OEM'd version of the LSI SAS card.......

I considered it, but the I downloaded the LSI firmware update, and (1) it's actually two components whereas SGI only uses lsi1064.fw, and (2) one of these components comes in two flavors, depending on chip revision. Too risky for me.

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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Wrote on the subject of SGI Bought by Rackable at May 14, 2009, 1:02 a.m...

mapesdhs wrote: At 1.66GHz, the Itanium2 is perfectly capable of being 100% faster than a 3GHz XEON 5460

Yeah, but I can buy a dozen XEONs for the price of one Itanium2, so the FLOPS/$$$ ratio is still miserable.

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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Wrote on the subject of SGI Bought by Rackable at May 14, 2009, 3:02 a.m...

mapesdhs wrote: And your XEON shared memory system is where, exactly?

And the benchmarks for the Altrix 4K are where, exactly?

Your site lists results for 1 or 2 CPU IA64 workstations.

As a product, Itanium is a failure. It was meant to take over the server/workstation world and it didn't. Hence the nickname.

If you desperately need a large shared memory system you might go for an Altrix 4K regardless of the CPUs, but IA64 for single or dual CPU workstations? You have to be mad to buy one of those in 2009.

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of Onyx 2 at June 3, 2009, 5:13 a.m...

Timberoz wrote: Well I am now the proud owner of an Onyx 2

Congrats

Timberoz wrote: In a worst case scenario, what would be the graphics option installed in such a system?

'Reality' graphics:
* GE14-2
* RM8-16 raster manager
* DG5-2

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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Wrote on the subject of Tezro, Quad-R16K/1GHz (16MB L2), 4GB, V12/DM3, RAID at June 8, 2009, 12:40 a.m...

hamei wrote: Ian, since you pulled the serial card, could you look and see what UART's it has ? Maybe 16550's ?

Nothing that mundane

I believe there's an IOC3 on it, the IO chip from the IO6 of an O2k. The keyboard/mouse/network ports aren't wired. Is that wasteful? You betcha ... But at least they didn't need to write a new driver.

To accentuate the special identity of the IRIS 4D/70, Silicon Graphics' designers selected a new color palette. The machine's coating blends dark grey, raspberry and beige colors into a pleasing harmony. ( IRIS 4D/70 Superworkstation Technical Report )

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Wrote on the subject of Onyx 350 IP: V12 2x600 R16k 6GB DM8 SAS/SATA USB at June 11, 2009, 4:24 a.m...

Nice box

recondas wrote:

Code:

   CPU 0 at Module 001c01/Slot 0/Slice A: 600 Mhz MIPS R16000 Processor Chip (enabled)
  

I wonder what's the difference between a 600MHz R14k and a 600MHz R16k?

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Wrote on the subject of Motif fileselector box is blue at June 12, 2009, 1:10 a.m...

Close, but no cigar. It's not as hideous as the blue version, but it still lacks the SGI scrollbar decorations and the drag-n-drop target. Here's the Nedit File->Open dialog:

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Wrote on the subject of SGI Art Gallery at June 18, 2009, 9:30 a.m...

Martin Steen wrote:

I write my own software.

With software like that, you don't need LSD anymore, that's for sure

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Wrote on the subject of Motif fileselector box is blue at June 19, 2009, 3:02 a.m...

Martin Steen wrote:

P.S. @jan-jaap: cigar now?

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It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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Wrote on the subject of OpenBSD/sgi at July 1, 2009, 12:45 a.m...

nekonoko wrote:

The only truly secure system is one not connected to the public internet.

Don't forgot to put it in a closed room with an armed guard in the front

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Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
Currently in commercial service:

(2x)

In the museum : almost every MIPS/IRIX system.
Wanted : GM1 board for Professional Series GT graphics (030-0076-003, 030-0076-004)

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Wrote on the subject of scsimon: Display temperature of SCSI drives at July 13, 2009, 7:52 a.m...

Axatax wrote:

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Inquiry response: [SEAGATE ST373454LC D404] Current temperature: 41C/105F Maximum temperature: 68C/154F Self-test data:

No self-test data with this hardware, apparently...

Almost the same disk (72GB Seagate 15K.3), but this one works for me:

O300 :

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   # ./scsimon /dev/scsi/sc0d1l0
   

   Inquiry response: [SEAGATE ST373453LC      9507]
   

   Current temperature: 39C/102F
   

   Maximum temperature: 68C/154F
   

   Self-test data:
   

   0: uptime=7h  code='bg extended'  result='completed OK'

Octane2:

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   # ./scsimon /dev/scsi/sc0d1l0
   

   Inquiry response: [SEAGATE ST373453LC      9507]
   

   Current temperature: 44C/111F
   

   Maximum temperature: 68C/154F
   

   Self-test data:
   

   0: uptime=7h  code='bg extended'  result='completed OK'

Looks like the O300 does a better cooling job, even though it had a "silent fan mod"

To accentuate the special identity of the IRIS 4D/70, Silicon Graphics' designers selected a new color palette. The machine's coating blends dark grey, raspberry and beige colors into a pleasing harmony. ( IRIS 4D/70 Superworkstation Technical Report )

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Wrote on the subject of Timewaster: SGI haiku at July 24, 2009, 2:38 p.m...

Oskar45 wrote: [Of course, you all know what the original 3-letter word is]

GPL

To accentuate the special identity of the IRIS 4D/70, Silicon Graphics' designers selected a new color palette. The machine's coating blends dark grey, raspberry and beige colors into a pleasing harmony. ( IRIS 4D/70 Superworkstation Technical Report )

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Wrote on the subject of Rackmount Onyx2 [1 of 8] at July 28, 2009, 1:32 a.m...

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   # hinv -mv
   

   Location: /hw/module/1/slot/n2/node
   

   IP31PIMM8MB Board: barcode JRX698     part 030-1401-002 rev  B
   

   IP31 Board: barcode JRP075     part 030-1255-004 rev  A
   

   Location: /hw/module/1/slot/n1/node
   

   MODULEID Board: barcode K0021861   part              rev
   

   IP31 Board: barcode JRP763     part 030-1255-004 rev  A
   

   4P1G5_MPLN Board: barcode JHF872     part 030-1066-002 rev  L
   

   IP31PIMM8MB Board: barcode JRX807     part 030-1401-002 rev  B
   

   Location: /hw/module/1/slot/io4/kona
   

   GE16-4 Board: barcode KFZ433     part 030-1398-001 rev  E
   

   Location: /hw/module/1/slot/io1/baseio
   

   MIO Board: barcode GTR385     part 030-0880-003 rev  G
   

   BASEIO Board: barcode GSM513     part 030-0734-002 rev  N
   

   4 300 MHZ IP27 Processors
   

   CPU: MIPS R12000 Processor Chip Revision: 2.3
   

   FPU: MIPS R12010 Floating Point Chip Revision: 2.3
   

   CPU 0 at Module 1/Slot 2/Slice A: 300 Mhz MIPS R12000 Processor Chip (enabled)
   

   Processor revision: 2.3. Scache: Size 8 MB Speed 200 Mhz  Tap 0xa
   

   CPU 1 at Module 1/Slot 2/Slice B: 300 Mhz MIPS R12000 Processor Chip (enabled)
   

   Processor revision: 2.3. Scache: Size 8 MB Speed 200 Mhz  Tap 0xa
   

   CPU 2 at Module 1/Slot 1/Slice A: 300 Mhz MIPS R12000 Processor Chip (enabled)
   

   Processor revision: 2.3. Scache: Size 8 MB Speed 200 Mhz  Tap 0xa
   

   CPU 3 at Module 1/Slot 1/Slice B: 300 Mhz MIPS R12000 Processor Chip (enabled)
   

   Processor revision: 2.3. Scache: Size 8 MB Speed 200 Mhz  Tap 0xa
   

   Main memory size: 4096 Mbytes
   

   Instruction cache size: 32 Kbytes
   

   Data cache size: 32 Kbytes
   

   Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 8 Mbytes
   

   Memory at Module 1/Slot 82: 2048 MB (enabled)
   

   Bank 0 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
   

   Bank 1 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
   

   Bank 2 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
   

   Bank 3 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
   

   Memory at Module 1/Slot 81: 2048 MB (enabled)
   

   Bank 0 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
   

   Bank 1 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
   

   Bank 2 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
   

   Bank 3 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
   

   Integral SCSI controller 0: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), single ended
   

   Disk drive: unit 1 on SCSI controller 0 (unit 1)
   

   CDROM: unit 6 on SCSI controller 0
   

   Integral SCSI controller 1: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), single ended
   

   IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty1
   

   IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty2
   

   IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty3
   

   IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty4
   

   IOC3 parallel port: plp1
   

   Graphics board: InfiniteReality2E
   

   Integral Fast Ethernet: ef0, version 1, module 1, slot io1, pci 2
   

   Iris Audio Processor: version RAD revision 7.0, number 1
   

   Origin BASEIO board, module 1 slot 1: Revision 3
   

   PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0003) PCI slot 6
   

   PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0003) PCI slot 2
   

   PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 0
   

   PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 1
   

   PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0005) PCI slot 7
   

   IOC3/IOC4 external interrupts: 1
   

   HUB in Module 1/Slot 2: Revision 5 Speed 100.00 Mhz (enabled)
   

   HUB in Module 1/Slot 1: Revision 5 Speed 100.00 Mhz (enabled)
   

   IP27prom in Module 1/Slot n2: Revision 6.156
   

   IP27prom in Module 1/Slot n1: Revision 6.156
   

   IO6prom on Global Master Baseio in Module 1/Slot io2: Revision 6.156

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   # /usr/gfx/gfxinfo -v
   

   Graphics board 0 is "KONAL" graphics.
   

   Managed (":0.0") 1280x1024
   

   Display has 2 channels
   

   4 GEs (of 4), occmask = 0x0f
   

   4MB external BEF ram, 32bit path
   

   2 RM9 boards (of 2) 1/1/0/0
   

   Texture Memory: 64MB/64MB/-/-
   

   Medium pixel depth
   

   32K cmap
   

   GVO option detected
   

   brd: 80f61806 3020c06/3020c06/-/- f9311002
   

   ge: 0 14832057 24731057 14231057
   

   rm0: 15032057 15431057
   

   4631057 2/2/2/2
   

   4d31057 2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2
   

   4938057 5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5
   

   rm1: 15032057 15431057
   

   4631057 2/2/2/2
   

   4d31057 2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2
   

   4938057 5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5
   

   dg: 05532057
   

   5838057 1/1/1/1
   

   5631057 1/1
   

   GE:   NIC #:      0000.0047.172e (family: 0b)
   

   Serial #:   KFZ433
   

   Part #:     030-1398-001
   

   KT:   No NIC serial number available.
   

   RM0:  NIC #:      0000.0034.a8bc (family: 0b)
   

   Serial #:   JGN030
   

   Part #:     030-1402-001
   

   TM0:  NIC #:      0000.0034.4782 (family: 0b)
   

   Serial #:   JGN148
   

   Part #:     030-1053-001
   

   RM1:  NIC #:      0000.0030.7e8f (family: 0b)
   

   Serial #:   JGE829
   

   Part #:     030-1402-001
   

   TM1:  NIC #:      0000.002f.f4fa (family: 0b)
   

   Serial #:   JDN990
   

   Part #:     030-1053-001
   

   RM2:  No NIC serial number available.
   

   TM2:  No NIC serial number available.
   

   RM3:  No NIC serial number available.
   

   TM3:  No NIC serial number available.
   

   BP:   No NIC serial number available.
   

   DG:   NIC #:      0000.0047.230b (family: 0b)
   

   Serial #:   KCT697
   

   Part #:     030-1242-001
   

   DGOPT:NIC #:      0000.0047.2c7d (family: 0b)
   

   Serial #:   KCT812
   

   Part #:     030-1184-002
   

   (Could not contact X server; thus, no XSGIvc information available)

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
Currently in commercial service:

(2x)

In the museum : almost every MIPS/IRIX system.
Wanted : GM1 board for Professional Series GT graphics (030-0076-003, 030-0076-004)

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Wrote on the subject of Rackmount Onyx2 [1 of 8] at July 28, 2009, 4:21 a.m...

Geoman wrote: You set up that Onyx2 very fast.

Using the harddrive from my own Onyx2 and Foetz's disk clone script it's rather trivial

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
Currently in commercial service:

(2x)

In the museum : almost every MIPS/IRIX system.
Wanted : GM1 board for Professional Series GT graphics (030-0076-003, 030-0076-004)

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Wrote on the subject of Small upgrades for an octane. Hobbyist best choice?? at Aug. 5, 2009, 2:39 a.m...

hamei wrote: For cheap, I'd go for the dually pimm then look for inexpensive processors.

There's a dual 360 on eBay for $125 O.B.O.

I believe the seller is a regular on this forum.

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
Currently in commercial service:

(2x)

In the museum : almost every MIPS/IRIX system.
Wanted : GM1 board for Professional Series GT graphics (030-0076-003, 030-0076-004)

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Wrote on the subject of 3com 996B eeprom dump? at Aug. 7, 2009, 2:23 a.m...

A few points:

* I've seen those checksum failures myself. But IRIX doesn't seem to care.

* I believe that script creates a checksum over the entire EEPROM, but there's a VPD checkum as well, and that's what you see in the Linux 'lspci' trace.

* If you 'hack' the card, you don't need to hack the driver so I don't understand your request for driver binaries

To accentuate the special identity of the IRIS 4D/70, Silicon Graphics' designers selected a new color palette. The machine's coating blends dark grey, raspberry and beige colors into a pleasing harmony. ( IRIS 4D/70 Superworkstation Technical Report )

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Wrote on the subject of 3com 996B eeprom dump? at Aug. 7, 2009, 3:55 a.m...

mcblack wrote: a way to extract it from the install media.

Look at the -U option of inst:

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   Run the tool in extract_mode, useful for recreating a source tree from a set of images produced by gendist(1M).

You could also reinstall eoe, or perform a dummy install to a different location (-r option)

To accentuate the special identity of the IRIS 4D/70, Silicon Graphics' designers selected a new color palette. The machine's coating blends dark grey, raspberry and beige colors into a pleasing harmony. ( IRIS 4D/70 Superworkstation Technical Report )

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Wrote on the subject of Rackmount Onyx2 [1 of 8] at Aug. 10, 2009, 7:14 a.m...

JacquesT wrote: That is a VERY sexy piece of hardware!

Want to buy one?

JacquesT wrote: Any shots of the back?

There's an exhaust plenum under the Onyx2, but in this photo it's partially obscured by the power strip.
I fitted an intake plenum to this system as well, you can see it here from the front: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16721463&start=16

Above it you can see the exhaust plenum of the second Onyx2

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
Currently in commercial service:

(2x)

In the museum : almost every MIPS/IRIX system.
Wanted : GM1 board for Professional Series GT graphics (030-0076-003, 030-0076-004)

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Wrote on the subject of Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart Updated at Aug. 18, 2009, 7:17 p.m...

skywriter wrote:

i was saying that hackintoshing OS X 10.5.8 on a Dell isn't working yet. the people that do that sort of thing haven't finished. 10.5.7 was fairly straight forward. i believe that chart was for 10.5.7.

Seems everything works on a Mini 10v: http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/dell-mi ... works.html

I'm thinking of getting one

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It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
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Wrote on the subject of DM6? at Aug. 19, 2009, 6:33 a.m...

eMGee wrote:

Isn't the DM6 SD (as in SDTV) only? That would be a pricey investment, since I don't own any VTRs and such at present and that SD is slowly dying out. I'd rather then invest in some HD equipment at least .

HD equipment is an order of magnitude more expensive than SD equipment, precisely because everybody is moving to HD and SD is slowly dying out.

If you are taping your material (either SD or HD), isn't it because you want to take it to a customer, broadcast- or post facility? In that case, whatever you choose is likely based on what's required or available on the other end. AFAIK all facilities around Hilversum are linked by fiber network these days, no need to tape anything.

_________________
Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
Currently in commercial service:

(2x)

In the museum : almost every MIPS/IRIX system.
Wanted : GM1 board for Professional Series GT graphics (030-0076-003, 030-0076-004)

jan-jaap
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Wrote on the subject of eBay: Onyx 10000 InfiniteReality... at Sept. 10, 2009, 3:34 p.m...

Only a recycler gets paid to remove an old system from a site. And then they try to sell it for $4K on fleabay of course

With two MC3's and no CPU card listed, there's either an error in the inventory or the system is incomplete. It is also in unknown working order so the value is very very limited.

Oh, the maximum weight of an Onyx including it's shipping carton is 300lbs, according to the manual. So I guess this thing sits on a 120lbs pallet :lol:

Now this is a deep dark secret, so everybody keep it quiet

It turns out that when reset, the WD33C93 defaults to a SCSI ID of 0, and it was simpler to leave it that way... -- Dave Olson, in comp.sys.sgi
Currently in commercial service:

(2x)

In the museum : almost every MIPS/IRIX system.
Wanted : GM1 board for Professional Series GT graphics (030-0076-003, 030-0076-004)

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