[SunRescue] need SGI Personal Iris 4d/35 help

[Dan Debertin]

On Thu, 31 May 2001, Brian Hechinger wrote:

> ok, on to the questions, so i've got the new memory in these things, and so
> i'd like to take a stab at getting IRIX on them.  i've got a copy of 5.3 that
> i would like to put on the one with 88MB and a copy of 4.[mumble] to go on the
> one with 40MB (which will really be my NetBSD test box once i start that)

NetBSD doesn't run on them, so unless you're hunkering down for a porting
effort, forget it. If you are, rock on!

>
> ok, now, REALLY onto the questions, do i need a vid console to install IRIX
> or can i do it from a serial console?

You can do serial. No null modem adapter needed. My 4D/35 doesn't even
have video hardware, and I'm able to use it without problems.

(Provided you don't consider an SGI machine without video in itself a
"problem" ;)

> i would love to run the one headed, but not right now, so
> where to i stick a serial console, and what magic wand do i need to
> wave to make it all work?

Serial port one. It's DB9 female.

I'm on the lookout for a video board for mine. If you don't want one of
yours, I'd happily buy it from you.

Dan
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