Re: installing on O2

[Max Matveev <makc%gmx.co.uk@localhost>]

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:13:57 +0100, Anton Shterenlikht wrote:

 mexas> Running PROM diagnostics, I get:

 mexas> October 20 2010, 12:58:33 GMT
 mexas> start scsi test 
 mexas> Device 4 failed self diagnostics test
 mexas> Device 4 failed DMA test
 mexas> Error code = IP32.08.0c.01.04, w1 = 00000000, w2 = 00000010
 mexas>  press <Enter> to continue

 mexas> Probably the cdrom is broken.
It does looks so.

In theory you should be able to use ls from the boot prom to read the
content of SGI boot header on the CD.

 mexas> I'll try to go the DHCP route.
You don't need full DHCP - you can specify the network address in the
prom and then use bootp/tftp to bootstrap - search Irix diskless
configuration guide on techpubs.sgi.com. It has examples on how to
configure the prom for that.

max