[rescue] IRIX 5.3 CD format

[Kevin]

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Thanks, i compiled in SGI partition support and it now mounts
fine.

/KRM

On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:07:07 -0600
"Jonathan C. Patschke" <jp at celestrion.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Kevin wrote:
> 
> > Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 02:00:35 -0500
> > From: Kevin <kevin at mpcf.com>
> > Reply-To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> > To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> > Subject: [rescue] IRIX 5.3 CD format
> >
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> > Are the IRIX 5.3 CDs in EFS format?  I have compiled EFS
> > format into my linux kernel but it fails to mount the CD
> > regardless.  I've tried with 2.4.19 and 2.4.20
> 
> You also need support for the SGI partition type, since IRIX
> CDs have multiple partitions.
> 
> > Also, does anyone here know if "IRIX 5.3 with 175Mhz and
> > 2MB cache support" will work on an Indy?  I have been told
> > that it will only work on some Indigo2s and not Indys?
> 
> It's a toss-up.  The Indy has an IP24 motherboard, but uses
> an IP22 kernel (just like the R4x00 I2s).  However, there
> are some device differences, and an I2-specific kernel may
> lack the necessary drivers(like GIO-32 and NewPort gfx) to
> successfully boot an Indy.  I'm going to bet that it'll boot
> far enough to give you some fatal error.
> 
> -- 
> Jonathan Patschke
>   "Albert Einstein nailed space-time, but the wild thing had
>   him stumped.
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>    people fall in love." -- Thomas Dolby, "That's Why People
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