Create your own IRIX Desktop backgrounds and post them here for others to download

[Irinikus]

As a result of a question posed in a thread on IRIX Network, regarding this standard IRIX desktop background featuring an SGI Cube:

So I decided to open up Blender an quickly come up with my own solution, and this is it:

Here's one @ 1280X1024:

And here's one @ 1920X1080:

Here's an example of it running as the background on my Octane2 @ 1280X1024:

You can download them from Silicon Image, using this link, if you want them: https://siliconimage.irixnet.org/index.php/User-Albums/Irinikus/Non-IRIX-Renderings

For those who don't already know how to setup custom desktop backgrounds in IRIX, this video that I made will show you the process of setting up custom desktop backgrounds in IRIX: (This will allow you to setup an image such as this one as your desktop background.)

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Once in a while I'll look to add to this thread and I hope that others do the same!

 

[rbz]

This looks fantastic! Gonna start using it. TY!

 

[Irinikus]

Thank Man!

Here's another one:

Here's the 1280X1024 rendering:

Here's an example this background being used on my Octane2:

 

[Irinikus]

 

[Irinikus]

 

[jenna64bit]

Thank you for these! Definitely nice and thematic for my Octane that I happen to run at 1280x1024

 

[Irinikus]

Thank you for these! Definitely nice and thematic for my Octane that I happen to run at 1280x1024

It's a pleasure!

Talking Octanes, I don't often use my Octane, but in firing it up to take these screenshots, I've really appreciated it's quick boot time, as other SGI's with similar performance take forever to boot in comparison.

The Octane's a great machine!

 

[weblacky]

It would be great if someone was inspired to do "system" themes. An O2 wallpaper, and Tezro Wallpaper, etc..). I would love to have a window color theme and background that's customized to accent the physical appearance of a specific SGI model. Then have a collection of them! I certainly wouldn't want the same desktop appearance for all my machines, I'd love to boot a machine and see the design choice just to highlight that machine!

 

[Geoman]

here are some classics

 

[Geoman]

here is an .rgb for tiling

 

[Irinikus]

@soviet requested that I offered the backgrounds with out shadows, so here they are:

 

[stormy]

Can I please add this information from the preterhuman wiki, it's a script by Nekonoko which is excellent. You basically copy your background image files (even jpg/png if on 6.5.22+) inside /home/Backgrounds and run the script, it automatically updates your background config. You can literally add new backgrounds to that folder whenever you like and running the script updates it all for you. I also like how it's not system-wide but local to the account you run it on.

Here it is:

#!/bin/sh
BGDIR=$HOME/Backgrounds
cp /usr/lib/X11/system.backgrounds $HOME/.backgrounds
chmod 644 .backgrounds
cd ${BGDIR}
for x in *.jpg *.xpm *.png *.bmp; do
case ${x} in
'*.jpg'|'*.xpm'|'*.png'|'*.bmp') ;;
*)
NAME=`echo ${x} | tr '.' ' ' | awk '{print $1}' | tr '_' ' '`
echo "" >> $HOME/.backgrounds
echo "background \""${NAME}"\"" >> $HOME/.backgrounds
echo "default \""-image ${BGDIR}/${x}"\"" >> $HOME/.backgrounds
;;
esac
done

Source here

 

[jenna64bit]

That's a great script, Stormy! I love these backgrounds. Any chance for 1600x1200 or 1600x1024 renders?

 

[stormy]

@jenna64bit I assume you are referring to @Irinikus 's renders? Perhaps he can

 

[Irinikus]

Here you go @ 1600x1200:

 

[jenna64bit]

Fantastic, thank you!

 

[Irinikus]

I

Here you go @ 1600x1200:

It's a pleasure!

 

[ghost180sx]

Can I please add this information from the preterhuman wiki, it's a script by Nekonoko which is excellent. You basically copy your background image files (even jpg/png if on 6.5.22+) inside /home/Backgrounds and run the script, it automatically updates your background config. You can literally add new backgrounds to that folder whenever you like and running the script updates it all for you. I also like how it's not system-wide but local to the account you run it on.

Here it is:

#!/bin/sh
BGDIR=$HOME/Backgrounds
cp /usr/lib/X11/system.backgrounds $HOME/.backgrounds
chmod 644 .backgrounds
cd ${BGDIR}
for x in *.jpg *.xpm *.png *.bmp; do
case ${x} in
'*.jpg'|'*.xpm'|'*.png'|'*.bmp') ;;
*)
NAME=`echo ${x} | tr '.' ' ' | awk '{print $1}' | tr '_' ' '`
echo "" >> $HOME/.backgrounds
echo "background \""${NAME}"\"" >> $HOME/.backgrounds
echo "default \""-image ${BGDIR}/${x}"\"" >> $HOME/.backgrounds
;;
esac
done

Source here

I did everything manually like @Irinikus did, except put a background in my home folder saved as a jpg with ImageView, as it's supported in newer versions of IRIX and takes less space on disk. Then, I added the entry to $HOME/.background instead so I don't need root access or to modify system files. It dosen't matter whether you use this script, or any other method.
Thanks @Irinikus ! I love your rusty infinicube logo the most with the concrete background! It looks so retro on my NEC 19" 4:3 LCD!

 

[SolusRaion]

Can I please add this information from the preterhuman wiki, it's a script by Nekonoko which is excellent. You basically copy your background image files (even jpg/png if on 6.5.22+) inside /home/Backgrounds and run the script, it automatically updates your background config. You can literally add new backgrounds to that folder whenever you like and running the script updates it all for you. I also like how it's not system-wide but local to the account you run it on.

Here it is:

#!/bin/sh
BGDIR=$HOME/Backgrounds
cp /usr/lib/X11/system.backgrounds $HOME/.backgrounds
chmod 644 .backgrounds
cd ${BGDIR}
for x in *.jpg *.xpm *.png *.bmp; do
case ${x} in
'*.jpg'|'*.xpm'|'*.png'|'*.bmp') ;;
*)
NAME=`echo ${x} | tr '.' ' ' | awk '{print $1}' | tr '_' ' '`
echo "" >> $HOME/.backgrounds
echo "background \""${NAME}"\"" >> $HOME/.backgrounds
echo "default \""-image ${BGDIR}/${x}"\"" >> $HOME/.backgrounds
;;
esac
done

Source here

It's already documented in IRIXNet's wiki. Preterhuman's articles are often out of date and making any changes requires Netfreak's somewhat slow approval process.

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I am working again on a new wiki. Tiki has worn its welcome out.

I have somewhat given up on getting people to contribute to wikis but please don't act like this is esoteric info. I'm working on trying to provide a home for documentation.

 

[RageX]

here are some classics

Glad to see one of my old wallpapers are considered a classic! My old nekochan background folder is here: https://siliconimage.irixnet.org/in...hive/Desktop-Backgrounds/Backgrounds-by-RageX