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I'm trying to run Dina to install irix. I'm booting it on virtualboxOSE (host is linux). but it wont start graphics(instructions) from the Dina menu on BSD.
IIRC, it complains: xhost cant open display ""
during boot or something similar.
I've got only 512Mb RAM for guest.

should I install vmware?

Does virtualbox have any tools to go through a VMware image and correct any driver discrepancies ? I assume X is trying to start up the VMware X driver and failing cause it might not be compatible enough.

I converted the DINA image to a Parallels guest with not much fuss ... but since made my own Dina-a-like setup on a MIPs based Qube2 which can boot IRIX easily enough. Not as fancy but getting there

Mark

Sorry, if this is out topic, but: -can a Qube2 boot/run IRIX? This is new to me, and I'm curious. All the best,
Diego

No it can't but you can download vmware player from vmware's site for free.

Oh, well, I see. Sorry if it was a silly question; it already seemed to me very weird, since despite the fact that both were MIPS platforms, IRIX is very tied to the adjacent hardware. But good to know it anyway. Thanks!

Yes they are both MIPS however the implementations are different so it is not compatible.

I've managed to get graphics when starting it from "VMware player" in linux.
I can also access the shared directories with samba.

but the problem is I can't mount irix .iso disks in linux.
('wrong fs type', used -t iso9660)

That is the wrong FS type
IRIX CD's use EFS.

Doh! Sorry, I wrote that line a bit wrong .. I meant to say "but since made my own Dina-alike setup based on a MIPs based Qube2 which SGI machines can net-boot from."

Makes more sense like that ... would be nice if it was possible for IRIX to install on it

Mark

Thanks Mark, it broken my head a bit for a while!
But yes, I supposed you referred to net-booting. Anyway, don't worry... you know... my english is still pretty poor...

oki, I made some progress, but still no joy.

managed to copy foundation1,2 and applications to suitable shared Dina directories
copied 'installation tools' to irix/6.5/1/ (?what else?)

the problem is that indy2 doesn't 'see' installation.
I connected indy2 and PC with a switch. the LED shows only 10Mbit on indy2 RJ45 port.
(should I use AUI transceiver?)

tried various IP addresses, but couldn't ping indy2.
PC is running Debian and has no firewall that I know of.

I tried everything, but always get the same error; something about /sa(sashARCS) missing.

some help here would be greatly appreciated

Hard to say what the problem is here.
If you followed the instructions in the documentation and boots from the Installation_overlays1 CD it will try to find the SA file from the Installation_overlays1/dist
Make sure you have a SA file in this folder, it 18MB large in IRIX 6.5.x
I guess you are trying to boot IRIX 6.5?
In 6.3 the SA is stored elsewere so you have to give a different commend to boot from earlier IRIX version.

//Harry

Hi have you tried the silly things first ?

1) Can the Virtual box hosted Dina be contacted by another computer on the LAN ?
If you have no other machine other than the SGI, can dina ping out to http://www.google.com ?

2) You''ve configured dina with an IP address yes ?

3) And turned off your existing DHCP server .. probably installed in your internet router ? (Dina is a DHCP server as well and you can't have 2 on the same LAN, and I think this is your problem)

4) Have you read : http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/netboot.html
a huge mine of information!

Assuming your dina guest can get out onto the LAN and you're sure people on the LAN can talk to it and any other DHCP server on the LAN is switched off, try :

1) Enter Maintenance and get to the Command monitor
2) Enter : setenv netaddr <IPaddressyouwantyourINDY2tohave>
3) Enter : boot -f bootp()<IPaddressofDina>:/irix/6.5/1/stand/fx.ARCS --x
That will hopefully get you to the disk partitioning phase
4) Exit out once you have done any disk stuff
5) Enter Maintenace and get to Command monitor
6) Click 2. Install System Software
7) Enter the IP address of the dina box as the Remote host
8 ) Enter "/irix/6.5/1/dist" as the remote directory
9) click the enter/go button

Does that do anything ? You can always jump straight to step 5 if you don;t want to repartition the disk.


And also read : http://se.mirror.nekoware.net/SGI_relat ... ation.html
I used a combination fo that page and Ians site to learn how to do it.

Good luck!

Mark