Aide-memoire: Installing IRIX 6.5 over the network [color=orange] [Part 1][/color] -- [color=blue]sgi machine as boot server[/color]:
This has been documented in great detail e.g. -->;
http://futuretech.mirror.vuurwerk.net/netboot.html
However, the actual operation is quite involved and therefore error-prone. Some [color=orange]physical feel/reference [/color]may be useful if one has not carried out such a network installation before. I attached below shots (by a digital camera of the operation).
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Note that an [color=orange]sgi machine[/color] was used as the[color=orange] boot server[/color] [Hence part 1], a[color=orange] Linux x-86 box [/color]would be just as good as a boot server but somewhat more subtle in details...
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En_route 回复于：2004-10-04 00:19:03
2. Setting up inetd.conf [ together with [color=orange]/etc/bootptab[/color] and [color=orange]/etc/ethers[/color] ] on my O[size=9]2[/size] ("[color=orange]old-two[/color]") for network installation of IRIX 6.5.
For detailed documentation on amending the [color=orange]/etc/bootptab[/color] and [color=orange]/etc/ethers[/color] ], see -->;
http://futuretech.mirror.vuurwerk.net/netboot.html
En_route 回复于：2004-10-04 00:25:26
3. It is quite a nuisance if the CDROM of your O[size=9]2[/size] is always faulty (due to age or something) and not many sgi machine has a CDROM, I consider it is a good idea to use a [color=blue]Linux-x86 box [/color]([color=red]with efs compiled into the kernel [/color]: see IRIX 精华版 ->;
http://chinaunix.net/jh/12/119836.html
so that a common [color=orange]ide-CDROM [/color](instead of a [color=orange]512 block SCSI CDROM[/color]) can read the install media. After that, they can be transferred to the [color=orange]sgi boot-server [/color]by say [color=orange]gftp[/color] or some other similar program/utilities.
Attached is a shot (by a digital camera) of the installing media copied to a single directory [color=orange]cd17[/color].
En_route 回复于：2004-10-04 00:32:06
4. Earlier I have fx the disk using
引用：boot -f bootp()192.168.1.32:/usr/people/peter/cd17/install/stand/fx.ARCS --x
(a) that is, under account
引用：/usr/people/peter
rather than
引用： /usr/people/guest
because of security settings
(b) Later in the installation, I amended it back to
引用：/usr/people/peter/... -->; /usr/people/guest...
(c) [color=red]Note:[/color]
引用：O2 ip address ==>; 192.168.1.32
引用：INDY ip address ==>; 192.168.1.26
En_route 回复于：2004-10-04 00:38:38
5. Adding the list of installation CDs...
Note each CD directory is preceeded by the [color=orange]boot-server ip "192.168.1.32:[/color]" and then the[color=orange] dist [/color] [color=red]sub-directories[/color]...
En_route 回复于：2004-10-04 00:46:21
6. The remaining steps will be the same as for an installation via the CDROM and will not be repeated.
[color=orange]And have fun![/color]
lorilee 回复于：2004-10-11 15:25:06
补充一点，在使用boot -f bootp()dist:/CDROM/stand/fx.64 --x时，还必须指出远程机器的sash and versions,使用hinv命令查看
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