dd off a copy of the cd's
mount all the partitions on the cd and copy all the files out into
directorys under your installation directory.

easy as that :-)

you can even use fdisk on linux to inspect the partitions in the cd image
:-)

*********************
Khalid Schofield
System Administrator / EM Technician
Dept. Of Materials
University Of Oxford
Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3PH

Email: khalid.schofield@materials.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 273785
Fax: 01865 283333
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On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 sweepea@kickapoo.com wrote:

> mike (mmilewski@comcast.net) once said:
>
> > copy all the IRIX CD's to a temp harddrive (its
> > like 3-4 gigs),
>
> How exactly is this done?
>
> In his 'Network Install' page, Ian M. mentions the need to include the
> install cd (EFS formatted) volume headers so they can boot, so use dd
> (with params). Elsewhere mention is made of using a 'straight dump'.
>
> >> Ian ...... a remote disk file system contained local copies of all
> the relevant 6.5
> media.
>
> The rest of his article seems straightforeward and thorough. But how
> were these copies placed on the remote machine in the first place?
> --
> sp
> ~~~~
>
> --
>
>

sweepea@kickapoo.com wrote:

> In his 'Network Install' page, Ian M. mentions the need to include the
> install cd (EFS formatted) volume headers so they can boot, so use dd
> (with params). Elsewhere mention is made of using a 'straight dump'.

no need, just mount the cds and copy all data from them on to the disk.

use the official SGI install guide, it is the best:

http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/tpl/...LE81158-PARENT

IRIX Admin: Software Installation and Licensing
(document number: 007-1364-140 / published: 2003-11-07)

it describes exactly how to set up a network install server, i have used
this method for perfect results everytime.

r15k

r15k wrote:
>
> sweepea@kickapoo.com wrote:
>
> > In his 'Network Install' page, Ian M. mentions the need to include the
> > install cd (EFS formatted) volume headers so they can boot, so use dd
> > (with params). Elsewhere mention is made of using a 'straight dump'.
>
> no need, just mount the cds and copy all data from them on to the disk.
>
> use the official SGI install guide, it is the best:
>
> http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/tpl/...LE81158-PARENT
>
> IRIX Admin: Software Installation and Licensing
> (document number: 007-1364-140 / published: 2003-11-07)
>
> it describes exactly how to set up a network install server, i have used
> this method for perfect results everytime.
>
> r15k

That SGI documentation is nice, but it means you have to open up services (bootp or tftpd)
that I know we don't have enabled or like to. But you can still do the 'distribution
disk' method. We just have a big 73Gb disk in one of our Origin's that's got an outlay
like this:

lrwxr-xr-x 1 root daemon 15 Mar 17 2003 6.5.17_Applications ->
sw/812-0877-017/
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root daemon 15 Mar 17 2003
6.5.17_Installation_Tools_and_Overlays_1_of_4 -> sw/812-0818-017/
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root daemon 15 Mar 17 2003 6.5.17_Overlays_2_of_4 ->
sw/812-0819-017/
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root daemon 15 Mar 17 2003 6.5.17_Overlays_3_of_4 ->
sw/812-0817-017/
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root daemon 15 Mar 17 2003 6.5.17_Overlays_4_of_4 ->
sw/812-1123-017/
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root daemon 15 Mar 14 2003 6.5.18_Applications ->
sw/812-0877-018/
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root daemon 15 Mar 14 2003
6.5.18_Installation_Tools_and_Overlays_1_of_4 -> sw/812-0818-018/
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root daemon 15 Mar 14 2003 6.5.18_Overlays_2_of_4 ->
sw/812-0819-018/
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root daemon 15 Mar 14 2003 6.5.18_Overlays_3_of_4 ->
sw/812-0817-018/
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root daemon 15 Mar 14 2003 6.5.18_Overlays_4_of_4 ->
sw/812-1123-018/

(just a snapshot... there's a lot of stuff on this disk)

I organized it this way per suggestion from one my local SGI sse's. The 'sw/xxx-xxxx-xxx'
number is the part number of the actual CDROM. Then in each one of those directories I
just copy recursively the contents of the CDROM in question (since we have support on at
least one system, I just use that system's serial number each quarter to open up a case
and request the latest overlay CD's. I rarely use them, but it's nice having at least on
copy on hand).

Then you just create a file call '.related_dists' and put something like this in it:

6.5.17_Installation_Tools_and_Overlays_1_of_4/dist
6.5.17_Overlays_2_of_4/dist
6.5.17_Overlays_3_of_4/dist
6.5.17_Overlays_4_of_4/dist
6.5.17_Applications/dist


6.5.18_Installation_Tools_and_Overlays_1_of_4/dist
6.5.18_Overlays_2_of_4/dist
6.5.18_Overlays_3_of_4/dist
6.5.18_Overlays_4_of_4/dist
6.5.18_Applications/dist

(and of course you have to have the base cd's)
IRIX_6.5_Foundation-1/dist
IRIX_6.5_Foundation-2/dist
IRIX_6.5_Development_Foundation_1.2/dist
IRIX_6.5_Development_Libraries/dist
ONC3_NFS_Version3/dist
IRIX_6.5_Applications_June_1998/dist

So when I want to install a package, or upgrade an OS, I just nfs mount this disk on the
machine in question, cd into the mount point, and run 'inst -f .'. Choosing '1' and
telling it '.' for the location will give you an output similiar to this:

Install software from: [.]

.. has the following sections.
Please choose one or more names or numbers, by entering
them all on one line. For example: 1-3 4

1 ./IRIX_6.5_Foundation-1/dist
2 ./IRIX_6.5_Foundation-2/dist
3 ./IRIX_6.5_Development_Foundation_1.2/dist
4 ./IRIX_6.5_Development_Libraries/dist
5 ./ONC3_NFS_Version3/dist
6 ./IRIX_6.5_Applications_June_1998/dist
7 ./6.5.18_Installation_Tools_and_Overlays_1_of_4/dist
8 ./6.5.18_Overlays_2_of_4/dist
9 ./6.5.18_Overlays_3_of_4/dist
10 ./6.5.18_Overlays_4_of_4/dist
11 ./6.5.18_Applications/dist
12 ./6.5.17_Installation_Tools_and_Overlays_1_of_4/dist
13 ./6.5.17_Overlays_2_of_4/dist
14 ./6.5.17_Overlays_3_of_4/dist
15 ./6.5.17_Overlays_4_of_4/dist
16 ./6.5.17_Applications/dist
17 quit (no additional distributions, return to inst prompt)

Install software from: [./IRIX_6.5_Foundation-1/dist]

Then you just choose what you want, watch it load up and start having fun! This method is
sooooooo much easier than the 'CDROM-swapping game method' as I like to playfully call it.

-chris

--
Chris Jones
ASDC Senior Systems Administrator
---------------------------------
Did you konw taht the hmuan biran can raed wrods no
mtater waht odrer the lteters are in as lnog as the
fisrt and lsat lteters are croerct?

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 22:26:04 UTC, wrote:

> > copy all the IRIX CD's to a temp harddrive (its
> > like 3-4 gigs),
>
> How exactly is this done?
>
>> ...... a remote disk file system contained local copies of all
>> the relevant 6.5 media.
>

Thanks Khalid and r15k. I must keep reminding myself that this is a
network concept, even though I'm starting out with just one box with a
blank harddrive. And the other boxes are similarly devoid of content.
--
sp
~~~~

--

Christopher Jones said:

From: Christopher R. Jones (c.r.jones@larc.nasa.gov)
Subject: Re: copying install cd's (for network install server)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.admin
Date: 2004-02-06 09:57:16 PST

........
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root daemon 15 Mar 14 2003
6.5.18_Overlays_3_of_4 ->
sw/812-0817-018/
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root daemon 15 Mar 14 2003
6.5.18_Overlays_4_of_4 ->
sw/812-1123-018/

(just a snapshot... there's a lot of stuff on this disk)

I organized it this way per suggestion from one my local SGI sse's.
The 'sw/xxx-xxxx-xxx'
number is the part number of the actual CDROM. Then in each one of
those directories I
just copy recursively

>>SP| cp -r cp -R

the contents of the CDROM in question (since we have support on at
least one system, I just use that system's serial number each quarter
to open up a case
and request the latest overlay CD's. I rarely use them, but it's nice
having at least on
copy on hand).

Then you just create a file call '.related_dists' and put something
like this in it:

6.5.17_Installation_Tools_and_Overlays_1_of_4/dist
6.5.17_Overlays_2_of_4/dist
6.5.17_Overlays_3_of_4/dist
6.5.17_Overlays_4_of_4/dist
6.5.17_Applications/dist


6.5.18_Installation_Tools_and_Overlays_1_of_4/dist
6.5.18_Overlays_2_of_4/dist
6.5.18_Overlays_3_of_4/dist
6.5.18_Overlays_4_of_4/dist
6.5.18_Applications/dist

(and of course you have to have the base cd's)
IRIX_6.5_Foundation-1/dist
IRIX_6.5_Foundation-2/dist
IRIX_6.5_Development_Foundation_1.2/dist
IRIX_6.5_Development_Libraries/dist
ONC3_NFS_Version3/dist
IRIX_6.5_Applications_June_1998/dist

>>SP| Where should this file go?

So when I want to install a package, or upgrade an OS, I just nfs
mount this disk on the
machine in question, cd into the mount point, and run 'inst -f .'.
Choosing '1' and
telling it '.' for the location will give you an output similiar to
this:

Install software from: [.]

... has the following sections.
Please choose one or more names or numbers, by entering
them all on one line. For example: 1-3 4

1 ./IRIX_6.5_Foundation-1/dist
2 ./IRIX_6.5_Foundation-2/dist
3 ./IRIX_6.5_Development_Foundation_1.2/dist
4 ./IRIX_6.5_Development_Libraries/dist
5 ./ONC3_NFS_Version3/dist
6 ./IRIX_6.5_Applications_June_1998/dist
7 ./6.5.18_Installation_Tools_and_Overlays_1_of_4/dist
8 ./6.5.18_Overlays_2_of_4/dist
9 ./6.5.18_Overlays_3_of_4/dist
10 ./6.5.18_Overlays_4_of_4/dist
11 ./6.5.18_Applications/dist
12 ./6.5.17_Installation_Tools_and_Overlays_1_of_4/dist
13 ./6.5.17_Overlays_2_of_4/dist
14 ./6.5.17_Overlays_3_of_4/dist
15 ./6.5.17_Overlays_4_of_4/dist
16 ./6.5.17_Applications/dist
17 quit (no additional distributions, return to inst prompt)

Install software from: [./IRIX_6.5_Foundation-1/dist]

Then you just choose what you want, watch it load up and start having
fun! This method is
sooooooo much easier than the 'CDROM-swapping game method' as I like
to playfully call it.

-chris

--
Chris Jones
ASDC Senior Systems Administrator
--

>>SP| Thanks!

sweepea@kickapoo.com wrote:
>
> Christopher Jones said:
>
> From: Christopher R. Jones (c.r.jones@larc.nasa.gov)
> Subject: Re: copying install cd's (for network install server)
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.admin
> Date: 2004-02-06 09:57:16 PST
>
> .......
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 root daemon 15 Mar 14 2003
> 6.5.18_Overlays_3_of_4 ->
> sw/812-0817-018/
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 root daemon 15 Mar 14 2003
> 6.5.18_Overlays_4_of_4 ->
> sw/812-1123-018/
>
> (just a snapshot... there's a lot of stuff on this disk)
>
> I organized it this way per suggestion from one my local SGI sse's.
> The 'sw/xxx-xxxx-xxx'
> number is the part number of the actual CDROM. Then in each one of
> those directories I
> just copy recursively
>
> >>SP| cp -r cp -R

Sorry.... I used 'cp -pr'

>
> the contents of the CDROM in question (since we have support on at
> least one system, I just use that system's serial number each quarter
> to open up a case
> and request the latest overlay CD's. I rarely use them, but it's nice
> having at least on
> copy on hand).
>
> Then you just create a file call '.related_dists' and put something
> like this in it:
>
> 6.5.17_Installation_Tools_and_Overlays_1_of_4/dist
> 6.5.17_Overlays_2_of_4/dist
> 6.5.17_Overlays_3_of_4/dist
> 6.5.17_Overlays_4_of_4/dist
> 6.5.17_Applications/dist
>
> 6.5.18_Installation_Tools_and_Overlays_1_of_4/dist
> 6.5.18_Overlays_2_of_4/dist
> 6.5.18_Overlays_3_of_4/dist
> 6.5.18_Overlays_4_of_4/dist
> 6.5.18_Applications/dist
>
> (and of course you have to have the base cd's)
> IRIX_6.5_Foundation-1/dist
> IRIX_6.5_Foundation-2/dist
> IRIX_6.5_Development_Foundation_1.2/dist
> IRIX_6.5_Development_Libraries/dist
> ONC3_NFS_Version3/dist
> IRIX_6.5_Applications_June_1998/dist
>
> >>SP| Where should this file go?

Sorry again... for me, all of this lives under a filesystem called /sgi_os_software
(at that level you have the soft links to the 'sw/xxx-xxxx-xxx' directories. So the
..related_dists file is at /sgi_os_software/.related_dists.

>
> So when I want to install a package, or upgrade an OS, I just nfs
> mount this disk on the
> machine in question, cd into the mount point, and run 'inst -f .'.
> Choosing '1' and
> telling it '.' for the location will give you an output similiar to
> this:
>
> Install software from: [.]
>
> .. has the following sections.
> Please choose one or more names or numbers, by entering
> them all on one line. For example: 1-3 4
>
> 1 ./IRIX_6.5_Foundation-1/dist
> 2 ./IRIX_6.5_Foundation-2/dist
> 3 ./IRIX_6.5_Development_Foundation_1.2/dist
> 4 ./IRIX_6.5_Development_Libraries/dist
> 5 ./ONC3_NFS_Version3/dist
> 6 ./IRIX_6.5_Applications_June_1998/dist
> 7 ./6.5.18_Installation_Tools_and_Overlays_1_of_4/dist
> 8 ./6.5.18_Overlays_2_of_4/dist
> 9 ./6.5.18_Overlays_3_of_4/dist
> 10 ./6.5.18_Overlays_4_of_4/dist
> 11 ./6.5.18_Applications/dist
> 12 ./6.5.17_Installation_Tools_and_Overlays_1_of_4/dist
> 13 ./6.5.17_Overlays_2_of_4/dist
> 14 ./6.5.17_Overlays_3_of_4/dist
> 15 ./6.5.17_Overlays_4_of_4/dist
> 16 ./6.5.17_Applications/dist
> 17 quit (no additional distributions, return to inst prompt)
>
> Install software from: [./IRIX_6.5_Foundation-1/dist]
>
> Then you just choose what you want, watch it load up and start having
> fun! This method is
> sooooooo much easier than the 'CDROM-swapping game method' as I like
> to playfully call it.
>

Hope that helps.... this setup is a major timesaver for me.

-chris

--
Chris Jones
ASDC Senior Systems Administrator
---------------------------------
Did you konw taht the hmuan biran can raed wrods no
mtater waht odrer the lteters are in as lnog as the
fisrt and lsat lteters are croerct?