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8 February 2025
- 04:1104:11, 8 February 2025 Onyx2 (hist | edit) [6,581 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Wiki Import) Tag: Visual edit
- 03:0303:03, 8 February 2025 IRIX 4.0 (hist | edit) [479 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIX 4.0, introduced in September of 1991 with the IRIS Indigo workstation was the first version of IRIX to be officially named "IRIX." Replacing the 4Sight NeWS-based system, X11R4 using the IRIS Desktop (later called IRIX Interactive Desktop), and was the first version to be released on CD, as opposed to QIC tape.") Tag: Visual edit
- 02:5902:59, 8 February 2025 IRIX 5.3 (hist | edit) [428 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIX 5.3 was released in November of 1994, the last of the IRIX 5.x series that began in March of 1993. IRIX 5.3 improved system stability and introduced many features of IRIX such as XFS (with the XFS release in 12/1994), ELF executables and more.") Tag: Visual edit
- 02:4802:48, 8 February 2025 IRIX 6.2 (hist | edit) [1,008 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIX 6.2 was released in early 1996 for multiple SGI desktops. The 6.x series is based on late 5.x code with 64-bit support in the OS being its major killer app. IRIX 6.3 and 6.4 are special releases of 6.2 for the O2 and Octane, Origin2000/Onyx2 and Origin 200. ==== Changes ==== * 64-bit kernel support and the new n32 ABI. * Removal of all 32-bit only IRIX platforms from the supported list (i.e. R2000 and R3000 systems). * Improved system stability. * XFS file sys...") Tag: Visual edit
7 February 2025
- 19:0819:08, 7 February 2025 IRIX 6.5 (hist | edit) [1,659 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIX 6.5 is the final major version of IRIX released first in 1998. Further incremental improvements were made from 1998 to 2006, with security updates ending in 2013 under Rackable Systems. ==== Improvements over IRIX 6.2 ==== IRIX 6.5's most notable improvement is standardized distribution. No more is a specific IRIX version needed for a specific machine. It includes support for all 64-bit capable SGIs with a few exceptions (e.g. the Crimson). ====== New Features:...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:4818:48, 7 February 2025 Origin 3000 (hist | edit) [6,483 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|An Origin 3000 Rack cluster The SGI Origin 3000, is the successor of the SGI Origin 2000 line. Unlike previous versions, it did not offer a deskside version, opting for full and half rack configurations instead. It also introduced the "brick" architecture used by many Chimera architecture SGIs. === Features === Physically, the Origin 3000 is based on "bricks" - rackmounted modules that provide a specific function, that are con...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:4318:43, 7 February 2025 O2 (hist | edit) [9,504 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Wiki Import) Tag: Visual edit
- 18:3818:38, 7 February 2025 Octane (hist | edit) [9,273 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|An Octane2 setup The Octane and its later version, the '''Octane2''', code named Speed Racer, is a high end workstation marketed by Silicon Graphics between 1996 and 2004. It is an SMP-capable (dual CPU) machine running the MIPS R10000 to R14000 series of processors. The main differences between the Octane2 and the Octane are configuration-related. The Octane 2 has upgraded motherboard, power supply, front plane and graphics options, b...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:3318:33, 7 February 2025 SGI 750 (hist | edit) [1,744 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|An HP i2000, the same computer branded by HP The Silicon Graphics 750, released in May of 2001, was the first Silicon Graphics product offered with an Itanium processor. It was intended as a development platform for developers of IRIX on MIPS applications to port their software to Linux on Itanium ahead of the release of SGI's full Itanium product line. However, after poor sales and the limited performance of the first-generation Itanium proce...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:3118:31, 7 February 2025 Altix 350 (hist | edit) [4,776 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The SGI Altix 350, is a rack-mounted, mid range server sold by Silicon Graphics from 2005 to 2007. This system uses Itanium 2-based processors and while visually similar to the Origin 350, and sharing some ancillary parts, it is a clean break in design and runs RHEL and SLES Linux. The Altix 350 implements the IP57 processor, but follows the IP41 architecture from the earlier Altix 3000 systems. A system can include from 1 to 32 processors in up to 16 modules or bricks,...") Tag: Visual edit
- 04:2404:24, 7 February 2025 Origin 300 (hist | edit) [5,163 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|Origin 300 rack unit The SGI Origin 300 is a rack-mounted, mid range server sold by Silicon Graphics from 2001 to 2004. The 300 was offered in two to 32 processor configurations, at speeds ranging from 400 to 600MHz over the lifetime of the model. The Origin 300 is not a member of the later Chimera family, though it shares superficial and functional similarities with it. Its closest relative is the SGI Fuel. === Features === Each CPU brick has t...") Tag: Visual edit
- 04:2204:22, 7 February 2025 Origin 350 (hist | edit) [6,532 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|400x400px|Origin 350 Server The SGI Origin 350, and its graphics-equipped sibling the '''Onyx350''', is a rack-mounted, mid range server sold by Silicon Graphics from 2003 to 2007. This system uses MIPS-based processors and offers a number of advances over the Origin 300 model that preceded it. The 350 was offered in two to 32 processor configurations, at speeds ranging from 600 to 1,000MHz over the lifetime of the model. The Origin 350 is a...") Tag: Visual edit
- 04:1604:16, 7 February 2025 Origin 2000 (hist | edit) [3,378 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Wiki Import) Tag: Visual edit
- 04:0904:09, 7 February 2025 Tezro (hist | edit) [3,461 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Wiki Import) Tag: Visual edit
- 04:0704:07, 7 February 2025 Onyx (hist | edit) [45,605 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Initial Commit) Tag: Visual edit
- 03:5703:57, 7 February 2025 Indigo2 (hist | edit) [4,542 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Indigo 2, codenamed "Fullhouse" is a high end workstation marketed by Silicon Graphics from 1993 to 1997, with production of IMPACT models ending in 1998. The Indigo 2 succeeded the earlier IRIS Indigo line and is the higher end version of the Indy. === Features === The Indigo 2 is a large teal or purple desktop that is deceptively heavy, around 40lbs. It came with two plastic feet which can be used to set it upright vertically. ==== CPU ==== The Indigo 2 has three...") Tag: Visual edit
- 03:2003:20, 7 February 2025 Challenge S (hist | edit) [2,579 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Challenge S is the server variant of the Indy workstation, utilizing the same basic hardware. It has some minor differences that make it different from the Indy in terms of hardware support, but is structurally similar. === Features === The Challenge S is a small desktop (dimensions 41 x 36 x 8 centimetres) server with a slightly darker case compared to the Indy. Inside the hardware is nearly identical: power supplies; processor modules; hard disks; memory; and GIO3...") Tag: Visual edit
- 03:1203:12, 7 February 2025 Indy (hist | edit) [7,100 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|500x500px|SGI Indy owned by CB_HK The Indy, code-named "Guinness", is one of the low-end workstations by Silicon Graphics. Selling for around $5000 USD at base price it was one of the cheaper models. It is notable for its common-ness, comparable to the Amiga 500 for Amigas, and its use in development for the Nintendo 64. It was introduced on July 12, 1993 and discontinued on June 30, 1997. === Features === The Indy is a small desktop (dimensio...") Tag: Visual edit
- 03:0903:09, 7 February 2025 Crimson (hist | edit) [5,137 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The IRIS Crimson or simply Crimson is the successor to the Power Series, first released in 1992. It was the first SGI workstation released with a 64-bit processor. thumb|A typical IRIS Crimson The Crimson was a member of Silicon Graphics' IRIS 4D series of deskside systems; it was also known as the 4D/510 workstation. It was similar to other SGI IRIS 4D deskside workstations, and could utilize a wide range of graphics options (up to RealityEngin...") Tag: Visual edit
- 02:5402:54, 7 February 2025 IRIS Indigo (hist | edit) [5,585 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Initial Commit) Tag: Visual edit
5 February 2025
- 19:1219:12, 5 February 2025 Gentoo Prefix-Portage for IRIX (hist | edit) [8,282 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "On Nekochan in 2009, user Stuart posted that he had gotten Gentoo Prefix, a type of Portage port to other systems, working on IRIX. This article is an archive/documentation of that effort. Due to the 12-year gap from the time of writing this adaptation of his methods, this article is posted without warranty or guarantees. === History === Stuart posted on his initial post that he had quit working on pkgsrc (a NetBSD project) for the following reasons: * The build proces...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:0919:09, 5 February 2025 Transporting SGIs (hist | edit) [5,307 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This page is a list of user/crowd sourced notes on how to transport various systems. This page is free to be edited, as long as preexisting content is not removed without notification of a staff member. === Onyx === The Onyx was available in two form factors, known as the Deskside (codename ''Eveready'') and the Rack (codename ''Terminator'', sometimes referred to as the Rackmount or, rarely, Rackside). While both systems are large computers, the Rack is significantly l...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:0919:09, 5 February 2025 SSH Setup for 6.5 (hist | edit) [1,749 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "For years, SSH has been a pain under IRIX. However, with a recent port of Dropbear, an embedded, secure, and lightweight SSH server and client implementation for IRIX, it is now possible to have reasonably fast SSH usage under IRIX. === What is Dropbear? === Dropbear is an OpenSSH alternative, in a word. OpenSSH is a great product, but it does have its downsides. Recent versions are hard to setup under IRIX as it wants security features more and more that are difficult...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:0719:07, 5 February 2025 Swap (hist | edit) [383 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Just like on some other UNIX systems, IRIX can use swap. This article explains how to enable swapfiles for more swap. === General Procedure === <pre> # mkfile -v 2048m /usr/swap /usr/swap 2147483648 bytes # swap -a /usr/swap </pre>This will enable the file immediately. To ensure it works next boot add the following line to /etc/fstab: <code>/usr/swap swap swap pri=3 0 0</code>") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:0719:07, 5 February 2025 NFS (hist | edit) [2,593 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "NFS or Networked File System is a protocol used to share filesystems over a network. IRIX includes support for NFSv2 and NFSv3. === Hosting NFS === '''NFSv2 and NFSv3 have known security problems and exploits. It's highly advised to use a proper firewall and configuration.''' NFS can be hosted from IRIX, BSD, Solaris/illumos, Linux or even some versions of macOS and still retain compatibility to IRIX. This page documents related issues with NFSv3/2 and the various quir...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:0319:03, 5 February 2025 Inst (hist | edit) [1,905 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "inst is the package and installation utility on IRIX, and is supplemented by swmgr, an graphical frontend (the relationship is similar to aptitude and synaptic) to the command line. inst is used for installing and uninstalling programs, applying patches and more. === General Operations === inst can be started from within IRIX by typing "inst" as root to access the full menu, but it can be run as a user, but it will be read-only. Entries in inst are numbers and accessi...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:0119:01, 5 February 2025 Toolchain (hist | edit) [4,232 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The toolchest program is the IRIX equivalent of a Start menu or a "dock". The standard set of menu buttons in the IRIX Interactive Desktop toolchest is Desktop, Selected, Find, System, and Help. === Change the Toolchest Display === The following flags can be used to change the behavior/look of the toolchest: - horizontal - The toolchest will display horizontally instead of vertically. - vertical - The toolchest will display vertically. This is the default. - decal -...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:5818:58, 5 February 2025 L1 Controller (hist | edit) [974 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "All of the systems based on the Chimera architecture (Fuel, Origin 3000, Onyx4, Origin/Onyx 3x0, Tezro) include a low-level hardware monitor, power management and startup/shutdown system called the L1 controller. This system does many things that earlier systems either lacked the capability of doing, or had a separate system that performed those functions, including holding serial numbers and configuring NUMA access. === Power commands === To start an L1 equipped SGI, t...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:5818:58, 5 February 2025 ARCS (hist | edit) [1,999 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "ARCS is the name for the firmware used by SGI machines to boot an IRIX kernel and store important NVRAM variables. It's also commonly called in common parlance the '''PROM''' by users, though this generally refers to the physical chip storing ARCS. === Capabilities === ARCS is a fully graphical firmware that has basic understanding of TCP/IP (though it can't ping/trace and has no understanding of routes. It only knows TFTP and RSH commands enough to boot a kernel or app...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:5718:57, 5 February 2025 EFS (hist | edit) [960 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Initial) Tag: Visual edit
- 18:2118:21, 5 February 2025 LTO Drives (hist | edit) [6,682 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Initial) Tag: Visual edit
- 18:1518:15, 5 February 2025 Neweoe (hist | edit) [503 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Initial) Tag: Visual edit
- 18:1018:10, 5 February 2025 Libxg (hist | edit) [1,230 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Initial Commit) Tag: Visual edit
- 18:0818:08, 5 February 2025 Porting Issues (hist | edit) [1,935 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Initial) Tag: Visual edit
- 18:0718:07, 5 February 2025 IRIX (hist | edit) [4,087 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Initial Commit) Tag: Visual edit
- 18:0618:06, 5 February 2025 IRIXNet (hist | edit) [1,239 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Initial Commit) Tag: Visual edit
- 17:0517:05, 5 February 2025 Nekochan.net (hist | edit) [1,785 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Initial Commit) Tag: Visual edit
- 16:5816:58, 5 February 2025 Personal IRIS (hist | edit) [4,791 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Wiki Import) Tag: Visual edit
- 04:4704:47, 5 February 2025 Professional IRIS (hist | edit) [1,954 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Wiki Import) Tag: Visual edit
- 04:1504:15, 5 February 2025 Installing IRIX (hist | edit) [1,008 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Wiki Import) Tag: Visual edit
4 February 2025
- 19:5919:59, 4 February 2025 IRIX 101 (hist | edit) [5,406 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Wiki Import) Tag: Visual edit
- 19:5719:57, 4 February 2025 Upgrading O2 from R5-7k to R10-12k (hist | edit) [5,773 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Wiki Import) Tag: Visual edit
- 19:5619:56, 4 February 2025 Network Setup (hist | edit) [3,949 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIX unlike modern Linux distros, Windows and macOS necessitates some level of manual configuration. Some of the tasks here can be accomplished via the GUI, but it is valuable to understand the networking stack in IRIX. === Major Components === IRIX's network stack consists of several components: * inetd - This not only controls the major network services, like telnet and rlogind, it also controls the network and updates to the network necessitate restarts of inetd. *...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:5419:54, 4 February 2025 Keeping Time (hist | edit) [2,005 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Keeping time on IRIX is an easy to do, but less-than well documented thing. This article aims to educate users on the best ways to synchronize, keep time and manage it appropriately. === UNIX Date and Time === IRIX, like all System V UNIX releases, centers around the <code>date</code> command for timekeeping purposes. Date can set the time, tell the time, and format time in various fashions, down to the second (a limitation of the UNIX time() syscall). Examples can be f...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:5219:52, 4 February 2025 Setting Backgrounds (hist | edit) [3,189 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIX supports out of the box on both 6.5 and pre-6.5 versions customized backgrounds. The procedure varies from version to version, however, as 6.5.22+ supports modern image formats, while versions prior do not. === Preliminary Steps === Enabling 24-bit X is a major requirement. IRIX Setup 101 has a section on this. Next, copy the backgrounds configuration file. <code>% cp /usr/lib/X11/system.backgrounds ~/.backgrounds</code> ==== Using XPM files (Most versions of IRI...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:4919:49, 4 February 2025 IRIX Setup 101 (hist | edit) [12,424 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Wiki Import) Tag: Visual edit
- 19:4419:44, 4 February 2025 IRIX Install using NetBSD Host (hist | edit) [9,432 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Wiki Import) Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 19:3619:36, 4 February 2025 IRIX Install using IRIX Host (hist | edit) [5,888 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This article describes the installation of IRIX 6.5.30 on an SGI Fuel. The installation is performed over a local network (LAN), using a SGI Indy workstation as installation server. The main focus of this article is to demonstrate the feature of driving inst using a pre-written command file instead of manually performing all needed software selection steps. Although the example specifically describes an IRIX 6.5.30 installation, the demonstrated methods will work with an...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:3119:31, 4 February 2025 Style Guide (hist | edit) [2,174 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Initial) Tag: Visual edit
- 19:2619:26, 4 February 2025 MIPSPro (hist | edit) [13,340 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Wiki Import) Tag: Visual edit: Switched