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Wrote on the subject of SOLD: [SF Bay Area] Origin 350 8xR16K 700MHz 16GB RAM at July 20, 2011, 1:24 a.m...
Now why d'ya have to go and tempt me like that? I haven't yet put the 8x600MHz O300 to good use, and you've got me thinking about upgrading. No damn justice, mumble mumble grump grump... ;)
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Wrote on the subject of SOLD: [SF Bay Area] Origin 350 8xR16K 700MHz 16GB RAM at July 20, 2011, 12:57 p.m...
recondas wrote: You could always add a router and NUMAlink all four of them together. Then add a couple of V10s or V12s and have a 16P Onyx InfinitePerformance system. ;)
NOT HELPING! :mrgreen:
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Wrote on the subject of Getting a X68000? at July 22, 2011, 11:01 a.m...
I'm assuming competency reading Japanese would be at least "helpful" if not absolutely required...

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Wrote on the subject of Fuel sound options at July 23, 2011, 4:54 p.m...
I have a Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1, model SB0100, that I recently removed from an old PC of mine. It was working in the PC last I checked but that machine hasn't seen regular use in a long time, and I recently opted to use the motherboard AC97 audio while trying out a new AGP video card.

I installed the SB0100 in a Fuel with a basic 6.5.30f installation, and while the card showed up in 'hinv -v' output, it didn't appear to be recognized as a compatible audio card - no "Iris Audio Processor" line, but the PCI IDs were present. When I would try to run the audio control panel it would refuse to start claiming there was no recognized audio device. When running the Confidence test app, no audio test was offered.

By contrast, I finally installed my SB0090 Audigy and it was recognized on boot with no action on my part. 'hinv -v' reports both the "Iris Audio Processor: version EMU revision A3, number 1" and the PCI IDs, audio control panel runs and works (a little oddly, but works), and the audio confidence test 1) is now shown as an option, and 2) plays the sound clip successfully.

Too bad - when I noticed the EMU10K1 chip I was hoping it might turn out to be another option...

The only sizeable chip on the SB Live! 5.1 has the following markings:

( LOGO ) Environmental
( LOGO ) Audio
CREATIVE
EMU10K1-NGF
© CREATIVE TECH'97
0044K3075

Board shows a "COPYRIGHT CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 2000" on the component side, just above the PCI card edge fingers.
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Wrote on the subject of Fuel sound options at July 25, 2011, 1:18 p.m...
Good to know -- I can add that the Plantronics "DSP Adaptor -01" (spacing per their label) USB dongle works for output-only. Shows up in 'hinv -v' as follows:

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Iris Audio Processor: USB audio revision 1.0, number -1
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Wrote on the subject of Changing User Name at July 26, 2011, 10:09 a.m...
I'm waiting to start seeing skywriter's posts showing up under the name "puddinhead" -- I mean he asked for it right there in this thread, and Pete seems accomodating... ;)

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Wrote on the subject of SOLD: [SF Bay Area] Origin 350 8xR16K 700MHz 16GB RAM at July 29, 2011, 12:21 p.m...
Has this system found a new home?
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Wrote on the subject of Fuel sound options at July 29, 2011, 2:56 p.m...
Just a reminder that you need Irix 6.5.25 or later to get sound out of an Audigy, per the Fuel hardware aggregator .

I just installed IRIX 6.5.19 -> patch 5086 -> 6.5.22 on my Fuel. For the installation I removed both the SB0090 and an Adaptec AUA-3020, one of which was causing the miniroot kernel to hang with some kind of PCI bridge condition. But sure enough, when I added back the SB0090 post-installation it was not recognized...

FYI, YMMV, IANAL, SNAFU, PEBCAK...
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Wrote on the subject of Lets be fair, we know nekonoko´s face, keep them rolling :D at July 31, 2011, 12:07 p.m...
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i sense a disturbing trend....
Really? Does this one help or hurt?
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Wrote on the subject of Lets be fair, we know nekonoko´s face, keep them rolling :D at Aug. 1, 2011, 12:47 a.m...
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smj, did you shave your eyebrows?
Nosir - my eyebrows are just trying to merge with my eyelashes due to the strong setting sun directly behind the camera...

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Wrote on the subject of Fuel: 700 MHz, 4GB RAM, V12, GigE, 2xU320, DM6 at Aug. 4, 2011, 1:21 a.m...
recondas wrote: BTW - did the new IRIX install change the status of the LSI 22320-R UltraSCSI 320 controller <it appeared as "unknown" in your original hinv>?

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Integral SCSI controller 2: Version unknown (30)
Integral SCSI controller 3: Version unknown (30)

Unfortunately when setting up the Fuel I removed the 22320 before I thought to check this thread. I've got 6.5.22 running (upgraded from 6.5.19) so I could validate the GCC installation procedure - on an IBM/ Seagate ST373453LC 73GB 15,000 RPM SCA drive with an SCA <-> HD68 adapter, to one of your earlier points. I reinstalled the 22320 but it wasn't even partially recognized under this installation of 6.5.22.

If I get a chance I'll toss the 6.5.30 system disk in one more time just to see what the story is.
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Wrote on the subject of Lion - the slippery slope for OS installations at Aug. 4, 2011, 3:18 p.m...
R-ten-K wrote: ... with pictures of death presidents on them. And without funny looking pictures of death presidents on them, ...

Are you by any chance using Lion and have not disabled auto-correct? :P
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Wrote on the subject of Lets be fair, we know nekonoko´s face, keep them rolling :D at Aug. 5, 2011, 11:12 a.m...
recondas wrote:
Can't offer any opposed-digit smiley-faces, stick-em up bandanas or nuclear hot-suits, or (and ain't gonna offer any razor-burn porn ;) ) so this will have to do....

And what, no pix of you napping either? ;) No, wait, I'm sure Miod was engaged in furious intellectual activity when that picture was taken...

1) That bike is a bit of awesome
2) What to my wondering eyes should appear in the background? Some nifty rides of the four wheeled variety, methinks...

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Wrote on the subject of "A song of ice and fire" - worth reading? at Aug. 6, 2011, 12:40 p.m...
He's been the toast of the town since HBO announced they'd do a mini-series based on Game of Thrones. Which I guess did well, because the media is still gushing about him... He's supposed to write nice dense, multi-line stories that take a long time to resolve, which I'm all for provided it doesn't feel like it's being stretched out to generate one more $9 paperback. (No indication he does, but I can think of a few...)

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Wrote on the subject of Lion - the slippery slope for OS installations at Aug. 6, 2011, 1:54 p.m...
SAQ wrote: I think that you´ve hit the nail on the head precisely on how Apple and MS intend to do things (¨we don´t support that version anymore, so you can´t download it. Buy a new one). MS has already come up with creative new ways to make you buy a new Windows license - officially they won´t let you install from another Windows disk if you loose yours.

Or you get what I got, expanded.

I bought Windows 7 Ultimate OEM on eBay - sorry, if I can find somebody selling it for less that US$275 then yes, I'm going for it. Well what they shipped was a legit package complete with Ingram Micro stock stickers -- but for RoW ("Rest of World"), not North America. MSFT has had differential regionalized pricing for a while now, and it appears with all the phone-home functions they're enforcing it based on IP geomapping.

So my Dell Precision 690 now boots up and complains that it isn't "Genuine Windows," and has a little text tag to that effect in the bottom right corner of all active dispays...
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Wrote on the subject of Onyx4, 8xR16K 700MHz, 16GB RAM, 2xGraphics Bricks at Aug. 12, 2011, 9:46 a.m...
Thanks for going to the extra effort, that must've taken a lot of work given how the system was arranged in the room!

Interesting - it looks like the FireGL cards are almost exposed to the outside airflow at the top edge of the cards - it certainly looks like the surrounding sheetmetal was modified a lot...
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Wrote on the subject of Fuel PSU problems at Aug. 15, 2011, 3:48 p.m...
Might be worth fixing, not something I'm up to doing myself. In general though, you might want to check out this thread on Fuel PSUs for general info and possible alternatives.
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Wrote on the subject of "A song of ice and fire" - worth reading? at Aug. 18, 2011, 7:18 p.m...
VenomousPinecone wrote:
Dorf sex.
{ ... }
Hell, then you got awesome dudes like: the Dornish Viper, the Hound, the Mountain that Rides, etc. Good times.
I didn't understand most of that. Is this where your neko handle came from, by any chance? ;)

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Wrote on the subject of "A song of ice and fire" - worth reading? at Aug. 19, 2011, 5:57 p.m...
Oskar45 wrote:
Actually, he forgot to mention The Imp - one of my favorite characters in there...
Well, for the moment I'll have to be satisfied with The Imp of the Perverse ...

I'm not knocking George, and from everything I've heard I'm sure I'll enjoy his books when I do finally pick them up. But in the meantime, I understand there are new releases from Alaistair Reynolds and Neal Stephenson out there somewhere...

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Wrote on the subject of LCD repair at Aug. 23, 2011, 11:26 p.m...
I don't know if that's repairable - I doubt it - but I've personally bought good used LCDs for 15" Apple Powerbooks on eBay and replaced them myself following instructions from pbfixit.com - and I understand they cover more than just Apple products now. So depending on your patience, free time, and the availability of a replacement part I think you should be able to do the same if you want.

Hope that helped,
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Wrote on the subject of HP C8000, PA-8800 1GHz, 4GB, FireGL X1 at Sept. 10, 2011, 12:24 a.m...
R-ten-K wrote:
I assume by "Unix" keyboard, you mean one that the control and caps lock keys swapped, right?

No, the "Unix" layout typically refers to placement of the Control key in it's correct and natural position, somewhere to the left of the A key, where God and Nature intended it to be.

It was only around the introduction of the PC/AT that the ergonomic nightmare of moving it to the bottom row of the keyboard was introduced. Suddenly the incidence of debilitating carpal tunnel problems shot skyward, and people started to believe taking thrice as long "mousing" was preferable to using keyboard accelerators or shortcuts. It's amazing how things that a few seconds using character mode Word Perfect started taking minutes when people found it physically painful to use their damned keyboards...

Anyway my apologies for not clearing this up back in July. I must have been suffering from a critical insufficiency of strong drink at the time.

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Wrote on the subject of Fuel PSU problems at Sept. 18, 2011, 5:07 p.m...
Well "flash status" is part of the recommended procedure in the Wiki page hinv forum guidelines , so hopefully it will figure in more posts going forward. It might help if a link to that page were in the banner for the hinv forum, instead of the note about hinv and gfxinfo output...
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Wrote on the subject of Octane2: 2x400MHz | V12 | DCD | DM2 | DM10 | PCI Cage | GigE at Sept. 27, 2011, 2:57 p.m...
That is entirely unacceptable. If I ever visit, I'm putting an Avery label on it. ;)

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Wrote on the subject of Octane2: 2x400MHz | V12 | DCD | DM2 | DM10 | PCI Cage | GigE at Sept. 29, 2011, 11:27 a.m...
recondas wrote:
BTW - don't you also have an V12-DCD-DM2-DM5-FC equipped Octane2 to immortalize in an hinv post? Preferably with a few photos so we can see just how pathological the Avery label fixation has become. :D

Yeah, and I'd love to remove the FC board and re-arrange things to avoid fast-fan.

I have to complete a culling of the Octanes, and figure out what I'm keeping - probably just one built around the V12, another around the MXE+PVO. The sticking point is testing the components I've collected and building up the other three chassis so they can find new homes.

In theory that will be a trigger for an update of the remaining Octane' hinv posts.

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Wrote on the subject of Machine icons in .sig? at Dec. 18, 2011, 7:57 p.m...
That 16717997 thread is a good one, but the easiest thing is to open the "full editor" and then click on the "view more smilies" link on the left side of the page. Click on one of the icons and the special text code to insert it in your sig will appear in the editing window.
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Wrote on the subject of Euro-spec Car Headlights at Dec. 18, 2011, 8:35 p.m...
Retrofitting can be a drag. The previous owner of my Audi A4 wagon replaced the headlights with the following generation's projector housings. But unfortunately in doing so the whole housing is a little... off. The low beams are aimed much too low, and I can't get at the adjusting mechanisms, so I'm going to have to disassemble the front bumper, et cetera. I also have no fog lights until I collect those updated parts from a later car and find a way to mount them.

I hate front plates. If no means was provided to mount them by the manufacturer, why the hell am I stuck trying to kludge something up? Zip ties are not the answer (tested empirically), and I'm not looking forward to that ticket now that the plate is missing...

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Wrote on the subject of Euro-spec Car Headlights at Dec. 19, 2011, 2:03 p.m...
Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that I can go out and mod my vehicles as I see fit (within my abilities and (sometimes) the law). But I would rather do it right than do it over again - since I've been down that road a number of times already. I now know that odds are if I'm reassembling something, I'm likely to be the next guy having to go in there. So if some anti-seize is appropriate, put it on; if you've run some wires, work it into the stock loom or secure it safely out of the way somehow. Yadda yadda.

None of which helps the OP. If the real Euro parts are too expensive, I'd consider trying to get some used US-spec headlight housings to experiment with, and then start a long research project at HIDPlanet.com or where ever. Something that's been sitting on my own to-do list for a long time.

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Wrote on the subject of New to the scene but keen at Dec. 28, 2011, 1:38 p.m...
PymbleSoftware wrote: I happen to be waiting on fx.64 to partition a 146Gb disk, on a quad 1GHz Tezro displaying on a Samsung SyncMaster 710T, but that is not a recommendation from me.

You're such a tease, Regan. "Oh that old thing, that's just my five rack Reality Monster..." :lol: :mrgreen:
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Wrote on the subject of Happy Holidays at Dec. 28, 2011, 3:13 p.m...
I'm grateful to have Nekochan available - thanks to everybody who makes it such a valuable resource/community, and thanks to nekonoko for keeping it on the air.
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Wrote on the subject of New to the scene but keen at Jan. 4, 2012, 6:46 p.m...
If you have a machine that can run VMware Player, I'd recommend using DINA for installing overlays, clean IRIX installs, or nekoware over the network. Guide here: Using DINA for network installation of IRIX

Installing some overlays from CD probably isn't so bad. Installing all of IRIX from CD is a pain - so many disc swaps... But in this case, you could avoid having to put the .22 overlays on CD at all.
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Wrote on the subject of New to the scene but keen at Jan. 6, 2012, 4:58 p.m...
(I've updated the wiki to mention tingo's success with VirtualBox.)
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Wrote on the subject of For download: IRIX netboot appliance at Jan. 6, 2012, 5:22 p.m...
General note: tingo has reported success using DINA under VirtualBox . I wonder what the changes were besides network interface name...

Anyway, I changed a couple sentences in the wiki guide to reflect the news.

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Wrote on the subject of IconSmith: File format for a template? at Jan. 8, 2012, 1:46 p.m...
Appreciate the info! zafunk was on Nekochan just the other day, you can check by clicking on the Profile button in anybody's post.

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Wrote on the subject of Hello Xft -- an anti-aliased font rendering example at Jan. 10, 2012, 2:21 p.m...
squeen wrote: I just googled my own post to try and remember how I did this. :)
Those are the times when I'm glad I try to capture/document things as I go. :D Or, all too often, they are the times I wail and lament that I'm not more consistent in capturing/documenting things as I go...
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Wrote on the subject of nekoware cleanup project at Jan. 26, 2012, 11:27 p.m...
rooprob wrote:
I guess my biggest hurdle is the compiler options for the various Abis, a refresher on what the base level of support necessary and some experience on Linux assumption in some these packages. Some of it is documented on this twiki somewhere.

Anybody interested in helping who isn't familiar with the process should start by reading this guide to packaging software for Nekoware . And I say that as somebody who needs to read it...

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Wrote on the subject of How to measure time? at Jan. 27, 2012, 5:39 p.m...
Used to wear a Casio G-shock with WWVB radio timecode receiver. It stopped picking up the signal when I switched coasts, so I stopped wearing a watch for a few years.

Past year or more, as I cede more and more of my life to AAPL, I've been wearing an iPod Nano in a watch band. I like the animated gears in this particular clockface. But that aside, I had hoped for more touch-enabled apps...
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Wrote on the subject of How to measure time? at Jan. 27, 2012, 9:36 p.m...
guardian452 wrote: smj, the irony of pixellated gears is wonderfully perverse.

:mrgreen: My thoughts exactly. I've never found the digital clockfaces very interesting. The nixie tube clockface sounds like the perfect mashup in the abstract, but in practice the layout feels just a little off to me... You can see all 16 new iPod Nano clockfaces
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Wrote on the subject of nekoware cleanup project at Jan. 27, 2012, 9:59 p.m...
I'm wondering more what the testing guidelines are going to be. Does each tester have to fire up every other app in Nekoware to make sure there's no interference?

Edit: I've been drinking, so don't be surprised if I'm missing the obvious...

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Wrote on the subject of nekoware cleanup project at Feb. 2, 2012, 12:27 a.m...
The thread-per-package might give you a nice place for people to come back and log problems later. Like if it turns out it does have a bad interaction with another package, or combination thereof, or ...

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Wrote on the subject of Drive sleds for Origin300 at Feb. 13, 2012, 3:37 p.m...
Update: For kicks, I ordered a 746797-001 off of ePay -- it fits the O300 just fine. Updated this wiki page to reflect this.

I also noticed an auction for "GATEWAY Hard Drive Blank Caddy 741202-001" that from the pictures looks to be an identical part. Added that to the wiki as speculative.

Also, if you haven't found it yet you might want to check out this thread Wanted: O300 hard drive rails .
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