DD'ing IRIX Disks (was Re: [geeks] Apple vs. Sun)

Bill Bradford mrbill at mrbill.net
Thu Nov 7 14:14:07 CST 2002


On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 01:16:13PM -0600, Jonathan C Patschke wrote:
> On IRIX 6.5, it's really easy.   When you install -anything-:
>   1) Run inst (or swmgr) on the distribution that you want to install.
>   2) Open both your foundation CDs. (in inst: "open", in swmgr: "Open 
> an Additional Distribution")
>   3) Open all your current overlay CDs.
>   4) Select what you want.
>   5) Install!

I still say that IRIX has the crappiest install procedure I've seen.

Ever.

Bill

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bill bradford
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austin, texas



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