Today I reinstalled IRIX on my Octane using the methods described by Ian Mapleson in this link:
First I had to setup and get the Octane's information:
I had to include this entry in the "/etc/hosts" file:
I had to include this entry in the "/etc/ethers" file:
I had to include this line in the "/etc/bootptab" file:
I had to enter the following lines in the"/etc/inetd.conf" file:
Now I carried on with the network install on the Octane:
As far as the actual IRIX installation goes, here are the things to look out for:
Notice the IP address of the Tezro in the location where the CD's are read from:
You have to type in the following to read the unbundled folder on the Overlay2 CD:
As you can see, this lead to a conflict free install of IRIX 6.5.30:
When the software starts to install, you will get interrupts such as these, when the next CD's are required:
Installation Complete!!!:
And she's now up and running with a perfect IRIX 6.5.30 install:
First I had to setup and get the Octane's information:
I had to include this entry in the "/etc/hosts" file:
I had to include this entry in the "/etc/ethers" file:
I had to include this line in the "/etc/bootptab" file:
I had to enter the following lines in the"/etc/inetd.conf" file:
Now I carried on with the network install on the Octane:
As far as the actual IRIX installation goes, here are the things to look out for:
Notice the IP address of the Tezro in the location where the CD's are read from:
You have to type in the following to read the unbundled folder on the Overlay2 CD:
As you can see, this lead to a conflict free install of IRIX 6.5.30:
When the software starts to install, you will get interrupts such as these, when the next CD's are required:
Installation Complete!!!:
And she's now up and running with a perfect IRIX 6.5.30 install:
