> You ever install any other OS (linux?) on an SGI? > Just curious... I've got some Indigo2s hanging around. > Should have junked them by now, but I'm too lazy....
I've installed Linux on an Indigo2! It isn't that fun, trust me. The video card isn't supported by Linux, not even in text mode. You'll have to use a serial console. I used `screen` on an old PC running Linux. The serial port on the Indigo2 is also Mini DIN, so you need a special cable to connect it to a PC serial port.. I think you can buy them on eBay; I got a friend to solder together part of a Sun TYPE4 keyboard cable and a null modem cable after I figured out the correct pinout. I'm going to look for it tonight, and if I still have it I'll let you borrow it. Finding a bootable CD-ROM drive that works is difficult too. I ended up doing a netboot with some kernels from Gentoo. -Tom
