[rescue] OT: IRIX 6.5 installation on a Indigo2 R10k Impact

Scott Newell newell at cei.net
Thu Jul 3 08:04:08 CDT 2003


>Time to hack up a 8pin din to a 9pin serial cable and try a console install.

Maybe it's just me, but I do prefer doing OS installs with a serial
console--I capture all the comm during the install in case I need to refer
back and remember how I did something.  It's also handy if the install
fails--it's easy to cut-n-paste and then ask for help online.

newell



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