The collected works of rezonate

Hey all,

First post here, this forum seems like a god-send so a big Hello to everyone.

Just wondering if it's possible to do a net-install of Irix via a CD unit hooked up to a Mac running OS X?

I've got an Octane running 6.5.11m, and have just got the discs for 6.5.21, problem being, no CD unit for the SGI, but various cd drives on the Mac, and a PC.

Any help greatly appreciated.

That's great, cheers guys. I'm going to do a complete re-install since I've pretty much fuggered the OS over the years, could do with a cleanout now.

Think I might have to get hold of a scsi cd that works on the SGI, none of the cd units on the Mac, or PC can read the Irix disks.

Thanks, I reckon my options are, until I can get a CD for the machine, is to maybe install Linux on a spare partition on the Mac (yellowdog?), or to try and get the sgi to see the CD unit via NFS. I'll give it a bash.

P.s. What's the deal with SGI's Supportfolio? I'm not on any maintenance contract, but have registered with it, and I can get various patches and so on; but is there a way to maybe get the Maintenance releases online? Maybe sign up as a developer?

Sounds pretty good to me. I signed up to the dev program, then supportfolio (same name), but get the little locks for the main. releases. Might try the pleading email approach

What sort of look are you going for?
I'd probably start off with some 3 point lighting; a key, fill, and back light, See how that goes, play around with the intensities, and so on, give one of the lights a slightly yellowish hue if you're going after daylight. Use the key light for the people.

Let us know how you get on, hey, post a pic too.

Brilliant, there's a ton of stuff on the web, great resource. It'd be cool to see what you create. Let me know if you need anymore help.