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jonnymorris
Who joined Dec. 15, 2005, 7:13 a.m.
and authored 38 notes
Wrote on the subject of Cant get DOSBox to compile at Aug. 7, 2006, 8:50 a.m...
dkedrowitsch wrote:
It looks like others have got this to compile, but not me.

Failing to resolve "dirname".

I've added -lgen to the linker env variable and configure picked it up and added it to the makefiles. Doesn't help.


I'm having the same problem, what file and where abouts do I add -lgen to the linker env variable please? (I don't know what it looks like, I'm not much of a programmer so please be gentle!)
jonnymorris
Who joined Dec. 15, 2005, 7:13 a.m.
Wrote on the subject of Games: Ported Xmame 0.65.1 and Stella 1.3 for IRIX at Dec. 23, 2006, 5:27 a.m...
I downloaded xmame 0.70 from your directory on nekochan but am finding it difficult getting it to run, I have a rom set in a directory but xmame keeps telling me it can't find the roms, even though all the files are present. Xmame also tells me it can't find the resource file in .xmame. I've tried looking for docs and setup/usage help but can find none. Any help would be appreciated - what do I place in .xmame, where do I place rom sets, and what command line should I use? Thanks!
jonnymorris
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Wrote on the subject of O2 R12k 270MHz, 512MB RAM, CRM Graphics at April 23, 2010, 8:05 a.m...
Code:
astra 2% hinv -vm
CPU: MIPS R12000 Processor Chip Revision: 2.3
FPU: MIPS R12010 Floating Point Chip Revision: 0.0
1 270 MHZ IP32 Processor
Main memory size: 512 Mbytes
Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 1 Mbyte on Processor 0
Instruction cache size: 32 Kbytes
Data cache size: 32 Kbytes
FLASH PROM version 4.18
Integral SCSI controller 0: Version ADAPTEC 7880
Disk drive: unit 2 on SCSI controller 0 (unit 2)
CDROM: unit 4 on SCSI controller 0
Integral SCSI controller 1: Version ADAPTEC 7880
On-board serial ports: tty1
On-board serial ports: tty2
On-board EPP/ECP parallel port
CRM graphics installed
Integral Ethernet: ec0, version 1
Iris Audio Processor: version A3 revision 0
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x9004, device 0x8078) PCI slot 1
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x9004, device 0x8078) PCI slot 2
Video: MVP unit 0 version 1.4
AV: AV1 Card version 1, Camera not connected.
Vice: TRE
astra 3%


Code:
astra 21% ./gfxinfo
Graphics board 0 is "CRM" graphics.
Managed (":0.0") 1280x1024
32 + 32 bitplanes
board revision 2, CRM revision C, GBE revision B
Monitor 0 type: Unknown
Channel 0:
Origin = (0,0)
Video Output: 1280 pixels, 1024 lines, 75.03Hz (1280x1024_75)


I have a GDM-5411 SGI monitor (dark grey) although I'm hoping to replace this behemoth with a nice slim Sony TFT very soon (which is also dark grey according to the advert).
jonnymorris
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Wrote on the subject of iMac thoughts? at April 23, 2010, 8:34 a.m...
I recently got the 27" i5 iMac, still adjusting to the hugeness of the screen! My previous iMac was a 17" CoreDuo, nice but at 17" I was forever running out of screen space, with the 27" I almost have to crane my neck to see the top menu bar!

Yeah, I ran the "yellow tinge" test and also noticed that the hard drive seek sound is audible, but when one's been used to a roaring SGI these minor things matter not! I really can't notice the yellow tinge, it's so minor, and the HD noise I can live with. I was amazed at how so many people sent their iMacs back five times or more and still didn't get one without something "wrong", although we're talking minute imperfections here, nothing that would stop a normal punter from using and enjoying the machine, heck most people probably wouldn't even notice them.
jonnymorris
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Wrote on the subject of Help! Can't mount an IRIX share on my iMac at April 23, 2010, 8:39 a.m...
I've tried NFS Manager and IRIXConnect, and OS X Connect to Server, but nothing seems to work. I have a couple of shares on my O2 which always used to work (this is the first time I've tried mounting them on the iMac though), can't think that I've changed anything (they are listed in exports).

Anybody got a concrete procedure for mounting IRIX shares in OS X 10.6? The O2 pings fine from the iMac and vice versa.
jonnymorris
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Wrote on the subject of iMac thoughts? at April 23, 2010, 10:56 a.m...
One thing I find a little disappointing is the vertical grey shimmer the LCD screen has, something which seems to be common to all LCD displays. Apple make a big thing about the side-to-side viewing angles, but say nothing about the vertical viewing angle; I find that the bottom two corners have a noticeable grey tint to them with a black desktop background, this is not a fault but merely a characteristic of an LCD display (my LCD TV does the same thing) and although the display can be tilted there's no actual height adjustment (aside from a brick under the iMac foot).
jonnymorris
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Wrote on the subject of Help! Can't mount an IRIX share on my iMac at April 24, 2010, 8:02 a.m...
Tried it with and without.

This appeared in the Console:
Code:
24/04/2010 15:27:33   com.apple.Finder[86]   mount_nfs: can't access /usr/people/jlm/share: Permission denied


The permissions for that share are drwxrwxrwx, it is listed in /etc/exports as /usr/people/jlm/share/ -nohide