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SGI IRIX 6.5.30 Complete Network Install Log
[Power On O2]
- no keyboard
- no video
- serial port 1 - 9600/8/1/n
[this assumes you have run booterizer - https://github.com/unxmaal/booterizer/blob/master/README.md]
[this assumes you have run the disk partitioner - https://github.com/unxmaal/booterizer/blob/master/README.md]
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System Maintenance Menu
1) Start System
2) Install System Software
3) Run Diagnostics
4) Recover System
5) Enter Command Monitor
Option? 2
Installing System Software...
Press <Esc> to return to the menu.
1) Remote Tape 2) Remote Directory X) Local CD-ROM X) Local Tape
Enter 1-4 to select source type, <esc> to quit,
or <enter> to start: 2
Enter the name of the remote host: 192.168.251.100
Enter the remote directory: 6.5.30/Overlay/disc1/dist
1) Remote Tape 2)[Remote Directory] X) Local CD-ROM X) Local Tape
*a) Remote directory 6.5.30/Overlay/disc1/dist from server 192.168.251.100.
Enter 1-4 to select source type, a to select the source, <esc> to quit,
or <enter> to start:
Setting $netaddr to 192.168.251.34 (from server )
Copying installation program to disk.
Setting $netaddr to 192.168.251.34 (from server )
......... 10% ......... 20% ......... 30% ......... 40% ......... 50%
......... 60% ......... 70% ......... 80% ......... 90% ......... 100%
Copy complete
Setting $netaddr to 192.168.251.34 (from server )
Setting $netaddr to 192.168.251.34 (from server )
IRIX Release 6.5 IP32 Version 07202013 System V
Copyright 1987-2006 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
root on /hw/node/io/pci/1/scsi_ctlr/0/target/1/lun/0/disk/partition/1/block ; dumpdev on /dev/swap ; boot swap file on /dev/swap swplo 81000
Creating miniroot devices, please wait...
Current system date is Sat Jan 20 12:45:10 PST 1979
Mounting file systems:
/dev/dsk/realroot: Invalid argument
No valid file system found on: /dev/dsk/realroot
This is your system disk: without it we have nothing
on which to install software.
Make new file system on /dev/dsk/realroot [yes/no/sh/help]: yes
About to remake (mkfs) file system on: /dev/dsk/realroot
This will destroy all data on disk partition: /dev/dsk/realroot.
Are you sure? [y/n] (n): y
Block size of filesystem 512 or 4096 bytes? 4096
Doing: mkfs -b size=4096 /dev/dsk/realroot
meta-data=/dev/rdsk/realroot isize=256 agcount=70, agsize=1048576 blks
= sectsz=512 attr=0, parent=0
data = bsize=4096 blocks=73208907, imaxpct=25
= sunit=0 swidth=0 blks, unwritten=1
= mmr=0
naming =version 2 bsize=4096 mixed-case=Y
log =internal log bsize=4096 blocks=8936, version=1
= sectsz=512 sunit=0 blks, lazy-count=0
realtime =none extsz=65536 blocks=0, rtextents=0
Trying again to mount /dev/dsk/realroot on /root.
UX:make: INFO: `scsi' is up to date.
NOTICE: XVM mirrors enabled
NOTICE: XVM snapshot enabled
xvminit complete
/dev/miniroot on /
/dev/dsk/realroot on /root
Invoking software installation.
What is the hostname (system name) of your machine? oxygen5
What is the network address of oxygen5? 192.168.251.34
What is the netmask for 192.168.251.34?
Press Enter for the IP class default [0xffffff00]:
Starting network with hostname: oxygen5, at ip address: 192.168.251.34
Default distribution to install from: 192.168.251.100:6.5.30/Overlay/disc1/dist
For help on inst commands, type "help overview".
Inst 4.1 Main Menu
1. from [source ...] Specify location of software to be installed
2. open [source ...] Specify additional software locations
3. close [source ...] Close a software distribution location
4. list [keywords] [names] Display information about software subsystems
5. go Perform software installation and removal now
6. install [keywords] [names] Select subsystems to be installed
7. remove [keywords] [names] Select subsystems to be removed
8. keep [keywords] [names] Do not install or remove these subsystems
9. step [keywords] [names] Interactive mode for install/remove/keep
10. conflicts [choice ...] List or resolve installation conflicts
11. help [topic] Get help in general or on a specific word
12. view ... Go to the View Commands Menu
13. admin ... Go to the Administrative Commands Menu
14. quit Terminate software installation
Inst> 2
Previous installation sites:
1 192.168.251.100:6.5.30/Overlay/disc1/dist
2 none (no distribution, view installed products)
3 quit (no additional distributions, return to inst prompt)
...
[ keep hitting #2 and adding items from the SELECTIONS FILE - about ~10]
[ What is the selections file? Booterizer creates it for you -
[ https://github.com/unxmaal/booterizer/blob/master/README.md ]
...
Install software from: [192.168.251.100:6.5.30/Overlay/disc1/dist] done
Inst> keep *
Inst> install standard
Inst> install prereqs
No matches for "prereqs" were found
Inst> keep incompleteoverlays
Inst> remove java_dev*
Inst> remove java2_plugin*
Inst> conflicts
No conflicts
Inst> go
Pre-installation check .. 8%
Checking space requirements .. 16%
Installing/removing files .. 16%
...
[bunch of install messages]
...
Running exit-commands .. 90%
UX:make: INFO: `install.otr' is up to date.
UX:make: INFO: `system.otr' is up to date.
UX:make: INFO: `default.otr' is up to date.
lpstat: Unable to connect to server: Connection refused
Running exit-commands .. 91%
Checking dependencies .. 100% Done.
Calculating sizes .. 100% Done.
Installations and removals were successful.
You may continue with installations or quit now.
Inst> quit
Requickstarting ELF files (see rqsall(1)) .. 100% Done.
Automatically reconfiguring the operating system.
Ready to restart the system. Restart? { (y)es, (n)o, (sh)ell, (h)elp }: y
Preparing to restart system ...
The system is being restarted.
Running power-on diagnostics...
Starting up the system...
IRIX Release 6.5 IP32 Version 07202013 System V
Copyright 1987-2006 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
The system is coming up.
network: WARNING: IRIS's Internet address is the default.
Using standalone network mode.
Warning: Internet Gateway web server running as root.
Use "chkconfig webface_apache off" to disable.
First RE may not be null
First RE may not be null
First RE may not be null
First RE may not be null
First RE may not be null
First RE may not be null
Doing firstrun configuration...
Running /etc/rc2.d/S76esp verify...
Creating event manager directory...
Initializing event manager subscription file...
...Loading private actions...
Starting new eventmond...
...Load needed profiles...
Adding profile Kernel...OK
Adding profile Availability...OK
Adding profile Diagnostic...OK
Adding profile Configuration...OK
System change detected.
IRIS console login:
[you are done]
[telnet to you SGI, or plug in a monitor and keyboard and reboot]
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dillera commented Jan 24, 2019

Also examine the IRIX_ANSIBLE that came with booterizer to configure your fresh install.

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