Re: An idiot asks an IRIX upgrade question ...
From: barefoot (pphamAT_at_uqDOT.netDOT.au)
Date: 08/31/04
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Date: 31 Aug 2004 02:28:16 GMT
UNIX Museum <unixmuseum@verizon.com> writes:
>The short answer:
>1- download the 3-5 tar.gz files from sgi
>2- gunzip/untar them in a convenient location
>3- read the caveats from sgi (this is very important that you read this
>in detail as you'd most likely have to install at least one patch in
>order to be successful in step 4)
In particular, patch 5086, there has been rumours of live install without
patch 5086 rendering machines unbootable.
Or you can search the forums on www.nekochan.net for instruction on how to
turn your download into bootable CDs and do a miniroot install.
Cheers
barefoot
>4- point swmgr to these directories and let it rip
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