SGI Indy
2008-07-15
Required software for net installation:
- Installation overlay (no install tools CD neccessary)
- dhcpd configured for bootp
- tftpd for supplying sash and miniroot
- rshd for supplying the packages, because the miniroot lacks NFS support
- NFS server for supplying the rest of the packages
2008-07-22
Finally got hold of a few old SCSI disks to try out. rsh is a no-go because of the idiotic login from the IRIX installer. root-something. Where's a documentation of the protocol?
Target SCSI disk jumper settings
2008-07-23
Installation Tools CDR -> 1GB HDD
Played a lot with SCSI IDs: Install tools disk -> ID 2, target disk -> ID 1, ID 0 is the controller
Booting from there works, but loading unix.IP22 doesn't because disk isn't formatted.
Boot command from ARCS boot menu:
boot -f dksc(0,2,8)sash.ARCS dksc(0,2,7)dist/miniroot/unix.IP22
Formatted disk via netboot, then loaded unix.IP22 from 1GB HDD -> works!
Lots of missing base packages, could only install a few. System not bootable.
Tried mounting NFS via installer shell. Problem: no portmapper.
Mounting Install tools HDD from installer shell:
mkdir /cdrom
mount /dev/dsk/dks0d2r7 /cdrom
Then use /cdrom/dist as package source.
2008-08-19
After installing from the two Foundation CDs (had to boot installer via network), there was no sash in the root drive volume header. There is a tool called dvhtool to edit it.
How to copy sash from one volume header to another and the whole documentation @ Silicon Graphics.
Documentation about the nvram settings can be found here.