As Tom said, Linux and NetBSD on a Indigo2 or newer is not a real fun proposition since none of the Indigo2 or newer graphics options are supported (meaning neither the original I2 graphics, Impact Series, the O2 stuff, or the Vpro graphics in Octanes, Fuels, and Tezro).
Indys support, I believe, non-accelerated graphics, however, on some of their graphics options, when running Linux or NetBSD. That all said, IRIX is the way to go on SGIs. If you need a copy. Let me know. I can get you running up to the last freely downloadable maintenance release (something like 6.5.22?). I think I have 5.3 around if needed, too. IRIX is really pretty good for a UNIX system. Of course it would be better if it were FOSS, but at least SGI gave XFS and some other goodies to the community. If you need software, then get the precompiled installable tardists from Nekochan.net. And join the forums there to hook up with those who still deeply care about an SGI that has abandoned them. Good luck! -Nick --- Nick Floersch (pr. Floor-sh) Stone Environmental, Inc. 802.229.1872 -----Original Message----- From: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ernie Buford Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 5:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Next meeting: September? Nick, 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.... cheers, Ernie Nick Floersch wrote: > My NeXTStation is easier to move... 15lbs vs 65-70lbs for my Octane2. > Even with the proprietary monitor the NeXTStation weighs less :) But > IRIX is a nice UNIX. But NeXTStep was my first real UNIX, and I fell > in love with it - which is why I love OS X now. NeXTStep v10 (or > something like that... OpenStep v10 more like). The only thing with > NeXTStep is that it is similar to OS X and BSD (Darwin) so there are > not too many suprises for most OS X Unix heads. But we could look and > see how much artwork from OS X was derived from NeXTStep :) > > Anyway, if we do it at UVM and they have cooler hardware than an old > NexT Slab or Octane2, I'm fine with not carrying that stuff over :) > > Which reminds me: For Sale - SGI Octane2, V6 graphics, 512MiB RAM, > 18GiB root disk, 50GiB option disk, Octane Compression option (super rare)! > Octane2 alone is $250. Compression Option is $300. Both together for > $500. Octane2 Comes with complete set of IRIX v6 OS discs (quite > unusual), and a CD-ROM drive to boot it (not something built in to > most SGIs). Compression Option comes with software disc (unusual). > Also included with Octane2 - original ESI graphics board. Will deliver > for free within 1 hour of Montpelier... Or come pickup. > (Original price ~$25,000. My, how times change.) > > Any offers? ... Didn't think so :P > > The NeXTStation is NOT for sale - you'll have to pry it from my cold > dead fingers!! > > -Nick > > --- > Nick Floersch (pr. Floor-sh) > Stone Environmental, Inc. > 802.229.1872 > -----Original Message----- > From: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Austin > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 11:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Next meeting: September? > > On Thu, 2 Aug 2007, Tom Cort wrote: > > >> A Unix / Linux shootout would be fun. Especially if people brought in >> cool hardware. I've got a POWER3 I could bring in with AIX, and if I >> could find some Tru64 disks I could bring in one of my Alphas. Nick F >> might be able to provide some IRIX goodness as well. >> > > If we do it at UVM, we can check out a bunch of nifty hardware. > > mga. > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ernest W. Buford Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources University of Vermont Burlington, VT 05405 (802) 656-3324 http://www.uvm.edu/envnr/sal/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
