The collected works of uunix - Page 5

robespierre wrote: "Phone home" capability is already included in Performance CoPilot.

No Irix version?

uunix wrote:

robespierre wrote: "Phone home" capability is already included in Performance CoPilot.

No Irix version?

Sorry yes there is source code. Have you compiled it?

OXTAIL SOUP!

Machine I bought a few weeks back, it was the R10000, fitted new R12000 300MHz[edited.. originally stated 3000MHz]. Clean install IRIX (just finished a net install after a few hiccups), popped in a tape and a floppy (but will probably remove the floppy after I've installed all the old stuff from floppies into my SoftWindows). It came with 3 Drives, 1x9GB currently installed & 2 34GB (One of which my son destroyed by knocking it off the table). I've got some video cards in the loft I'll be testing etc. All in all a nice clean box, a shame the front door panel broke in transit. Oh and it has a Cherokee PSU.

It does feel quite nippy.

foetz wrote:

uunix wrote: fitted new R12000 3000MHz.

my son destroyed by knocking it off the table

3000Mhz..

vishnu wrote: I had a hella time installing IRIX on my new Tezro, until I realized that the advertised-as-brand-new SCSI disk that I bought off ebay was toast. Things went much better after I put in a functioning disk...

A working disk help immensely.

I did find that, with my son knocking the disk of the table, it did not behave like toast/bread does and landed on it's corner. It's funny, but as soon as I put it on the table, a thought went through my mind that someone would knock it off.. and they did!

New hinv after a bit of messing tonight


What I don't get, unless I'm being silly, 8 Slots of 256Mb should equate to 2GB? Which what I have installed.

Yes, but very very clean. (apart from the slightly broken front door - not visible from front).

ajw99uk wrote:

uunix wrote: What I don't get, unless I'm being silly, 8 Slots of 256Mb should equate to 2GB? Which what I have installed.

Eight 256MB DIMMs or four 256MB kits? The labelling on DIMMs sold as part of two-DIMM kits often (usually?) shows the kit size. Once bought what I thought would be four 32MB SIMMs for the I2 which turned out to be 32MB in total because the seller had been caught out by that label "convention" (immediate refund, so sure it was an innocent mistake).

good point, label says 256 on each stick from Kingston, so maybe you're right. Oh well.. better than original 600 odd MB

foetz wrote:

ajw99uk wrote:

foetz wrote:

mattst88 wrote: It's 10 GHz since it's only an R1600.

ah yeah thanks, indeed that makes sense

Maybe it's the one they developed from uunix's 3000MHz R12000?

Harf Harf!!

I hope no one has missed the SSI - MXI also

Yup, Kit of 2

I'll put a £1 on there being some interesting software on that box also and don't forget the wall plaque.

Hi.

I wonder if you can install OS/2 for Windows (Red Spline) over the top? Mind you OS/2 struggled with device drivers for bloomin IBM machines let alone anything else.

It did have a nice whoooooop sound though team.

TeamBlackFox wrote: Found a wood/particleboard desk on Craigslist for $150. It is 400lbs fully assembled. It is turning out to be a very nice desk. Unfortunately my new place has carpet since the other place I was gonna get fell through. At least this one house was built in 1910 and has some neatness to it.

Where are all the wires? Is this a showroom setup?

TeamBlackFox wrote:

uunix wrote: Where are all the wires? Is this a showroom setup?

Just got internet access at the new place, still setting stuff up

Phew, I thought I'd missed the boat on invisible cables. I have more cables than British Telecom have around the country I think.

Not the greatest picture, will take some in the daylight, but my desk system runs around me, so I have stuff behind me also.



The desks are , on the right an ex-dinning room table and on the left a pub table.

Times have changed though foetz, and so have the answers. I think this thread is worthy of the test of time and continually being updated.

I was thinking about my first Silicon Graphics, a Personal Iris (Brown) followed by an Indigo with Elan Graphics, but for the life of me I can't recall why I fell in love with SGI. I did work with them for a period, but can't recall which came first. I worked with them in the 02 era, but did I buy the PI because of that? I just can't recall. I do recall though having a lot of old SUN stuff at the time, even the i386[?], so I may have been just lucky and bought one for no real reason.

Actually now I think about it, I did C, C++ cert on Indy so I must have fallen for it before. It wasn't Jurassic Park, I know that for sure.

Need some love tomorrow please for the Villa.. up against some mighty force.

3pm GMT

We haven't done bad really since I posted this. I know the manager is taking the credits, but I thinks it's you guys.

Do we have a thread.. "Why you fell in love with SGI?" ?

foetz wrote:

uunix wrote: Do we have a thread.. "Why you fell in love with SGI?" ?

i guess this one comes close viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4521746

I reckon that's close enough chap.. another nice long read. I hope by the time I get to the end I'll remember mine.

This is the Octane 2 from the bunch I got down London some weeks back.

hinv

grxinfo (running headless)

Indeed it is smj

Not a fan on Quake.. I think they look silly in those TRON like outfits.

What to do with it.. No idea yet. Probably end up spending loads of money on it to bring it up to the same spec as my other Octane2.

Maybe a BZ server?

ajw99uk wrote:

julesr wrote: 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!

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).

For CDROMs, my I2 has happily read from / burned to a Yamaha 8824S (but not sure if you could boot from it). A CDROM sled is working its way up the list of desiderata.

Welcome to nekochan

aj, that penny Octane is all yours unless you don't want it.

Pretty amazing eh.. We are doing quite well, since a) I posted this & b)We obtained a new manager.

I'd love to take my father, he's well over 80 now, and I doubt he will see Villa at Wembley again (if the 15 year gap is anything to go by).

jimmer wrote: Well, Pigs flew - Villa is off to Wembley

RIBS ARE BUSTING

Reverse Psychology Sales Pitch Hamei?

Disgusting worthless crap

LOL

Can you output 2 different screens res on a DCD?

Anyway, I'm a sucker for pain, send it me, I'll send you a Play Station 3 remote control in exchange!

I want the power cord!

Lets face it.. owning SGI gear is like owning a classic car.. consistent maintenance.

Watching and crossing my fingers for you chap.
And you are a goal ahead at half time.
Good Luck

Away goals count?

You did ok. 1-2.. BTW.. WTF are you from Grimsby and not a Coventry fan? Or just a Glory Hunter lol

Outstanding.. any cool software on the machine?

I had a similar problem, but it may not be exactly the same:

uunix wrote: YAY!! Got a login (all-be-it non-visual login - even though chkconfig is on) and a desktop (minimal).

Copied /var/X11/xdm folder from working system.

I feel deflated!

The thread is http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16729495

So are we

Where in the world are Quartz ?