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julesr
Who joined April 13, 2015, 4:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of New loaded Indigo2 - 3D software? at April 13, 2015, 4:43 p.m...
I picked up a freebie Indigo2 the other week, which it turned out was in its original shipping box. Written on the box was 32MB and 1GB, so I wasn't necessarily expecting a lot (the previous owner had never tried running it since they acquired it), but still a cool machine to have in comparison to all the Indys I've goofed around with over the years. I mainly opted for it because the other choice was a teal I2, and personally I can't stand SGI teal ;)

Turned out that the box was misleading, and it's an ex-Cray machine with 195MHz R10k, 384MB, a pair of 4GB drives, and the Max Impact graphics set with the TRAM option. Oh, and the feet (damn, those machines look even better stood up on their sides!). Anyway, no complaints from me...

Unfortunately (but not surprisingly) Cray did everything via NFS mounts, so there's a bazillion mount points and not much else on the disks beyond the stock OS. So, to the point: obviously it would be nice to be able to show off the 3D capabilities - does anyone have any suggestions for available software that would stress the hardware a bit?

thanks!
julesr
Who joined April 13, 2015, 4:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of New loaded Indigo2 - 3D software? at April 13, 2015, 6:29 p.m...
Thanks - I'll take a look. It's not really obvious what purpose this machine served - it has a link to wingz and photoshop (but both on remote NFS mounted drives, not on local disk) on the desktop, but the system spec seems like overkill in both those cases. I suppose Cray being Cray maybe they'd just acquire the best systems they could even if they didn't need them :)

J.
julesr
Who joined April 13, 2015, 4:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Origin 2200 4 x R10k 250MHz, 2GB RAM at April 17, 2015, 6:14 p.m...
Here's the Origin 2200 that I picked up a few weeks ago, running with two node boards fully populated with 64MB DIMMS, quad-port differential SCSI board, dual-port FC SCSI board, and a quad-port network / six-port serial combo board.

hinv output:

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o22k 3# hinv -vm
Location: /hw/module/1/slot/n1/node
MODULEID Board: barcode K0027972   part              rev
8P12_MPLN Board: barcode KAC200     part 030-1535-001 rev  B
IP31 Board: barcode HXE840     part 030-1255-003 rev  D
IP31PIMM Board: barcode DGK362     part 030-1313-002 rev  B
Location: /hw/module/1/slot/n2/node
IP31 Board: barcode HXE723     part 030-1255-003 rev  D
IP31PIMM Board: barcode HXE954     part 030-1313-002 rev  A
Location: /hw/module/1/slot/io1/baseio
BASEIO Board: barcode KCF457     part 030-1124-002 rev  M
Location: /hw/module/1/slot/io4/mscsi
MSCSI Board: barcode HMK175     part 030-1243-001 rev  M
Location: /hw/module/1/slot/io6/fibre_channel
FIBRE_CHANNEL Board: barcode EAA623     part 030-0927-003 rev  B
Location: /hw/module/1/slot/io3/menet
MENET Board: barcode GAH822     part 030-0873-003 rev  E
4 250 MHZ IP27 Processors
CPU: MIPS R10000 Processor Chip Revision: 3.4
FPU: MIPS R10010 Floating Point Chip Revision: 3.4
CPU 0 at Module 1/Slot 1/Slice A: 250 Mhz MIPS R10000 Processor Chip (enabled)
Processor revision: 3.4. Scache: Size 4 MB Speed 250 Mhz  Tap 0x9
CPU 1 at Module 1/Slot 1/Slice B: 250 Mhz MIPS R10000 Processor Chip (enabled)
Processor revision: 3.4. Scache: Size 4 MB Speed 250 Mhz  Tap 0x9
CPU 2 at Module 1/Slot 2/Slice A: 250 Mhz MIPS R10000 Processor Chip (enabled)
Processor revision: 3.4. Scache: Size 4 MB Speed 250 Mhz  Tap 0x19
CPU 3 at Module 1/Slot 2/Slice B: 250 Mhz MIPS R10000 Processor Chip (enabled)
Processor revision: 3.4. Scache: Size 4 MB Speed 250 Mhz  Tap 0x19
Main memory size: 2048 Mbytes
Instruction cache size: 32 Kbytes
Data cache size: 32 Kbytes
Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 4 Mbytes
Memory at Module 1/Slot 1: 1024 MB (enabled)
Bank 0 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 1 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 2 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 3 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 4 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 5 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 6 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 7 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Memory at Module 1/Slot 2: 1024 MB (enabled)
Bank 0 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 1 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 2 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 3 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 4 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 5 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 6 contains 128 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 7 contains 128 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
Integral SCSI controller 7: Version Fibre Channel AIC-1160, revision 1
Integral SCSI controller 2: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), differential
Integral SCSI controller 3: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), differential
Integral SCSI controller 4: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), differential
Integral SCSI controller 5: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), differential
Integral SCSI controller 6: Version Fibre Channel AIC-1160, revision 1
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty1
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty2
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty3
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty4
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty5
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty6
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty7
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty8
Integral Fast Ethernet: ef0, version 1, module 1, slot io1, pci 2
Fast Ethernet: ef1, version 1, module 1, slot io3, pci 0
Fast Ethernet: ef2, version 1, module 1, slot io3, pci 1
Fast Ethernet: ef3, version 1, module 1, slot io3, pci 2
Fast Ethernet: ef4, version 1, module 1, slot io3, pci 3
Origin BASEIO board, module 1 slot 1: Revision 4
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
Origin MSCSI board, module 1 slot 4: Revision 4
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 0
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 1
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 2
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 3
Origin FIBRE CHANNEL board, module 1 slot 6: Revision 3
Origin MENET board, module 1 slot 3: Revision 3
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0003) PCI slot 0
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0003) PCI slot 1
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0003) PCI slot 2
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0003) PCI slot 3
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x9004, device 0x1160) PCI slot 0
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x9004, device 0x1160) PCI slot 1
IOC3/IOC4 external interrupts: 1
HUB in Module 1/Slot 1: Revision 5 Speed 100.00 Mhz (enabled)
HUB in Module 1/Slot 2: Revision 5 Speed 100.00 Mhz (enabled)
IP27prom in Module 1/Slot n1: Revision 6.156
IP27prom in Module 1/Slot n2: Revision 6.111
IO6prom on Global Master Baseio in Module 1/Slot io1: Revision 6.156


uname output:

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o22k 4# uname -a
IRIX64 o22k 6.5 10060437 IP27
julesr
Who joined April 13, 2015, 4:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Indigo2 195MHz R10k, 384MB RAM, Max Impact, 2x4GB disk at April 19, 2015, 9:47 a.m...
Here's the specs on my ex-Cray I2 with the Max Impact board set. I'm guessing that the granite CRT is an ex-Indy one (the guy I got it from had a bunch of Indy systems too) and that originally it would have had a white CRT to match the keyboard and mouse.

Now I just need to figure out something impressive to run on it!

hinv:

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(eddy) ~ # hinv -vm
FPU: MIPS R10010 Floating Point Chip Revision: 0.0
CPU: MIPS R10000 Processor Chip Revision: 2.5
1 195 MHZ IP28 Processor
Main memory size: 384 Mbytes
Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 1 Mbyte
Instruction cache size: 32 Kbytes
Data cache size: 32 Kbytes
Integral SCSI controller 0: Version WD33C93B, revision D
Disk drive: unit 1 on SCSI controller 0 (unit 1)
Disk drive: unit 2 on SCSI controller 0 (unit 2)
Integral SCSI controller 1: Version WD33C93B, revision D
On-board serial ports: 2
On-board bi-directional parallel port
Graphics board: Maximum Impact/TRAM option card
Integral Ethernet: ec0, version 1
Iris Audio Processor: version A2 revision 1.1.0
EISA bus: adapter 0


gfxinfo:

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(eddy) ~ # /usr/gfx/gfxinfo -v
Graphics board 0 is "IMPACTPC" graphics.
Managed (":0.0") 1280x1024
Product ID 0x0, 2 GEs, 2 REs, 4 TRAMs
MGRAS revision 3, RA revision 5, RB revision 4
HQ rev A, GE11 rev B, RE4 rev A, PP1 rev A,
VC3 rev A, CMAP rev DMC rev D
16" monitor (id 0x2)
Video board present

Input Sync: Voltage - Video Level; Source - Internal; Genlocked - False
Channel 0:
Origin = (0,0)
Video Output: 1280 pixels, 1024 lines, 60.00Hz (1280x1024_60)
Video Format Flags:  (none)
Sync Disabled
Using Gamma Map 0


uname:

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(eddy) ~ # uname -a
IRIX64 eddy 6.5 07151433 IP28


thanks

Jules
julesr
Who joined April 13, 2015, 4:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Indigo2 195MHz R10k, 384MB RAM, Max Impact, 2x4GB disk at April 19, 2015, 1:13 p.m...
Thanks - yeah, it is... I think I may have some larger-capacity RAM for it, but to be honest what with the graphics option and additional drive it's probably just about at the limit cooling-wise already - and 384 should be enough to play with! Only thing it's missing is the CD drive, but I think I can borrow one from one of my Sun machines if ever needed (I have the internal sled, just not the drive)
julesr
Who joined April 13, 2015, 4:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Indigo2 195MHz R10k, 384MB RAM, Max Impact, 2x4GB disk at April 19, 2015, 3:16 p.m...
ajw99uk wrote: Do you have 12x 32MB SIMMs? Swapping to 8x 64MB (ideally single sided) or 4x 128MB (if you can find them!) could give you more RAM for less power/heat? I don't stretch the 384MB in my I2 but that's "only" an R4K so I tend to avoid multi-multi-tasking!

Nice machine - wish I'd "gone purple" when jumping into SGI ownership. Don't think I'd get away with adding a second I2 (having since acquired a Fuel and - lurking away under the table until uunix decides what to do with another one - an Octane, and see my .sig for the non-IRIX set-up).


Yes, the machine's got 12x32 at the moment - I hadn't actually thought of larger-capacity modules being less power-hungry, but maybe they are and so there's scope for boosting the RAM without contributing significantly to the heat.

I had the choice of a teal or purple machine, and that was a no-brainer as I really don't like the look of teal ones ;) I didn't know at the time that it had such a high-spec (I'm not sure that the previous owner did either, he'd never actually powered it up), and that it had its shipping box and feet.
julesr
Who joined April 13, 2015, 4:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Indigo2 195MHz R10k, 384MB RAM, Max Impact, 2x4GB disk at April 19, 2015, 7:44 p.m...
ScutBoy wrote: Jules,
Have fun! ;)
Steve


Steve! Definitely. It's a beautiful system!

Did you see that I got the Origin loaded up as far as possible (it doesn't have the right router boards to take four nodes)? It does indeed have a snafu front-panel switch as you suspected, but I think that I can fix it. I left it running on Friday because it was a cold day and it kept the room nice and toasty ;)

J.