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19 September 2025

18 September 2025

  • 03:1303:13, 18 September 2025 IRIX Gigabit Card Hack (hist | edit) [1,009 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIX OEM gigabit cards command a premium online, often over $100USD. However, with a bit of engineering it's possible to modify cards using the Broadcom BCM5704 chipset to appear as SGI ethernet cards P/N 9210289. To do so, install the card in a GNU/Linux machine with an open PCI-X slot, and use ethtool: ethtool -E (interface) magic 0x669955aa offset 0xa4 value 0x80 ethtool -E (interface) magic 0x669955aa offset 0xa5 value 0x13 ethtool -E (interface) magic 0x669955aa...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:1203:12, 18 September 2025 Porting Software to IRIX (hist | edit) [3,874 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Porting software to IRIX can seem like a massive task, and while it is, it's not impossible even for a beginner. == Getting Started == Make sure the machine is up to the task of installation. Compiling produces a lot of heat, wears hard disks and stresses system resources. Recommended specs to build: * CPU: Building on anything slower than an R5000 at 150MHz can be painful. But most packages can be built in parallel, so seek out an Origin 200, dual CPU Octane, or Origi...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:1103:11, 18 September 2025 Setting Up NFS (hist | edit) [2,569 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "NFS or Networked File System is a protocol used to share filesystems over a network. IRIX 6.5 includes support for NFSv2 and NFSv3. == Hosting NFS == '''NFSv2 and NFSv3 have known security problems and exploits. It's highly advised to use a proper firewall and configuration.''' NFS can be hosted from IRIX, BSD, Solaris/illumos, Linux or even some versions of macOS and still retain compatibility to IRIX. This page documents related issues with NFSv3/2 and the various qu...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:1003:10, 18 September 2025 Nintendo 64 (hist | edit) [1,718 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Nintendo 64''' is a game console released in 1996 as the first 64-bit console. In the early 1990s Silicon Graphics was approached by Nintendo and with their assistance the Nintendo 64, powered by a MIPS VR4300 CPU and several custom co-processors produced by SGI was released. SGI provided the SDK for the Nintendo 64 as well as the microcode for the Reality Display Processor (RDP) and Reality Signal Processor (RSP) chips. == Specifications == {| class="wikitable"...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0903:09, 18 September 2025 Jurassic Park (hist | edit) [1,606 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The 1993 Hollywood film prominently features several SGI systems in various shots, including a Crimson. Additionally much of the CGI produced was produced on SGI hardware. == Sequence of Events == During the part where Dennis Nedry shuts down the security system, he prevented Mr. Arnold (the system administrator for the park played by Samuel L. Jackson) from being able to make changes to the security grid. After typing in xwsh 3 times to access the security grid (in act...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0903:09, 18 September 2025 GL2-1.x (hist | edit) [496 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "GL2 1.x was used on the IRIS 1000 series of workstations and terminals, part of the larger 68k-based SGIs (IRIS Series). Limited information on this version of the OS has survived. == What is Known == GL2 1.x is derived from the BSD-based versions of SunOS with UnixSoft System III as a base. It predates MEX, and primarily was heavily dependent on framebuffer-based graphics. It only ran on the terminal and workstation class IRIS 1000 systems.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0903:09, 18 September 2025 GL2-2.x (hist | edit) [792 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "GL2-2.x was released in 1986 for the IRIS 1000 and 2000 68000-based SGI terminals and workstations. It is the origin of the EFS system which replaced the AT&T UFS implementation. Replacing GL2-1.x which only ran on the IRIS 1000 series, it was a major improvement forward with TCP/IP stack, improved filesystem, and many other features. == Changes from 1.x == * Rebased on early UNIX System V Release 0 sources from 1983 * MEX was introduced as the sole GUI offering. * TCP...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0803:08, 18 September 2025 GL2-3.x (hist | edit) [329 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "GL2-3.x was the final series released for the Motorola 68020-based IRIS 3000 Series of terminals and workstations. GL2 uses the MEX windowing system. It was released concurrently with GL2-2.x === Changes from 2.x === * System V Shared Memory API * 4.3BSD based TCP/IP stack * NFSv1 and yp/NIS") Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0803:08, 18 September 2025 4D1-3.x (hist | edit) [1,232 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "4D1-3.x was the final release of the 4D1 systems before they were officially called IRIX. It is also the final version to use 4Sight, though it also introduced X11 through the XNeWS. == Changes over prior releases == Unknown at this time.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0703:07, 18 September 2025 IRIX 5.3 (hist | edit) [490 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIX 5.3 was released in November of 1994, the last of the IRIX 5.x series that began in March of 1993. IRIX 5.3 improved system stability and introduced many features of IRIX such as XFS (with the XFS release in 12/1994), ELF executables and more. It replaced IRIX 4.0, and maintains compatibility with IRIX 4.0 by and large.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0403:04, 18 September 2025 IRIX 4.0 (hist | edit) [418 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIX 4.0, introduced in September of 1991 with the IRIS Indigo workstation was the first version of IRIX to be officially named "IRIX." Replacing the 4Sight NeWS-based 4D1-3.x system, X11R4 using the IRIS Desktop (later called IRIX Interactive Desktop), and was the first version to be released on CD, as opposed to QIC tape.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0203:02, 18 September 2025 IRIX 6.2 (hist | edit) [1,134 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIX 6.2 was released in early 1996 for multiple SGI desktops. The 6.x series is based on late 5.x code with 64-bit support in the OS being its major killer app. IRIX 6.3 and 6.4 are special releases of 6.2 for the O2 and Octane, Origin2000/Onyx2 and Origin 200. 6.2 is based on IRIX 5.3 code. == Major Changes == * 64-bit kernel support and the new n32 ABI. * Removal of all 32-bit only IRIX platforms from the supported list (i.e. R2000 and R3000 systems). *...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0003:00, 18 September 2025 68k-based SGIs (IRIS Series) (hist | edit) [2,890 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The earliest SGI systems were 68000-68020 powered graphics terminals and workstations running GL2, a System V UNIX with an unusual for the time focus on graphics. Multibus standard powered machines, they were similar to Sun Multibus systems in many respects. They were later replaced by the Professional IRIS series of systems. == IRIS 1000 Series == The 1000 and 1200 computers used a Motorola 68000 microprocessor clocked at 8 Mhz and were sold as diskless systems intend...") Tag: Visual edit originally created as "68-based SGIs (IRIS Series)"
  • 02:5602:56, 18 September 2025 GCC (hist | edit) [3,736 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The GNU Compiler Collection is officially supported on IRIX through GCC 4.7. Unofficial support by various groups has resulted in versions as high as 9.5 being successfully built. Officially Supported Versions GCC 3.4.6 is in the Nekoware collection, and is one of the older versions to survive linkrot. GCC 3.3 was distributed via SGI freeware. 4.x versions include 4.6.3 in Nekomimiware (A play on Nekoware's name), and GCC 4.7.1 is packaged by Nekoware as well. An olde...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:5602:56, 18 September 2025 RISC/OS (hist | edit) [2,114 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''RISC/OS''', also known as '''UMIPS''' was an early UNIX produced by MIPS Computer Systems, and a predecessor of both 4D1 and IRIX. Unlike GL2, RISC/OS had roots in both BSD and System V. When SGI purchased MIPS, it was succeeded by 4D1-1.x. === Versions === It was referred to as '''UMIPS''' between releases 1 through 3. 4.x and onwards were RISC/OS. The final release, based on Release 4 of System V, was released in 1991.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:5502:55, 18 September 2025 Optxeno (hist | edit) [509 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Optxeno is a setup for MIPS IV (and in the future, MIPSIII) that is developed by Raion to provide the following facilities for IRIX devs: An SSH client (dropbear) GNU bash and zsh A downloader (ncftp) Awk and sed from gnu GNU diff bzip2, zlib and xz GNU iconv tcl/tk expect/dejagnu (for GCC/GNU binutils projects) Python 2.8 (Tauthon, a compatible Python interpreter) genidb (a tool for generating idb files) Without requiring a full package of software ala Nekow...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:5402:54, 18 September 2025 IRIS Development Option (hist | edit) [993 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IDO, also known by its backend name of uopt, is an IRIX-based compiler used on IRIX versions prior to 6.5 and compiler versions prior to 7.2. However it is unknown when the compiler backend switched from uopt to MIPSPro truly. Estimation is around version 7.3. IDO was famously a default compiler for many Nintendo 64 consoles and includes support for the MIPS R4300i CPU and its eccentricities. MIPSPro 7.3 and 7.4 exclude these options. ==== Known IDO versions ==== I...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:5302:53, 18 September 2025 MIPSPro (hist | edit) [13,680 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "MIPSPro is the IRIX-native C/C++/FORTRAN compiler that was distributed by SGI for use in IRIX development. This page serves to document MIPSPro's behavior, characteristics, compatibility, and differences from other UNIX-style cc compilers and the GNU Compiler Collection. For legacy MIPSPro releases and documentation, see IRIS Development Option for more info. == General == MIPSPro is not installed in a standard IRIX install and requires a collection of other discs...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:5002:50, 18 September 2025 IRIX 6.0 and 6.1 (hist | edit) [516 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIX 6.0 was introduced based on IRIX 5.2 code for the R8000 systems in late 1994. 6.0.1 was a point release with upgrades from 5.3, and 6.1 was a further refinement. Again, these were only designed for the R8000 systems, referred to as "Power" systems. 6.1 is notable for releasing XFS, the filesystem that replaced EFS. == Additional Information == IRIX 6.1 in particular released an experimental version of the N32 ABI, replacing the O32 which was originally desi...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:4802:48, 18 September 2025 IRIX 5.0 and 5.1 (hist | edit) [1,157 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIX 5.0.x and 5.1.x are infamous in the SGI community for quality and performance issues. As a result it is '''Not Recommended''' to run these versions. == Causes of problems == "The primary cause is that we attempted far too much in too little time. Management would not cut features early, so we were forced to make massive cuts in the final weeks of the release." is the words of Tom Davis, an SGI employee who posted a memo to usenet. * Management in 1992 and 1993 att...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:4602:46, 18 September 2025 SGI Freeware (hist | edit) [477 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "SGI Freeware was an IRIX-compatible distribution of free and open source software built and distributed by SGI employees, and distributed on SGI media. Distributed on 4 CDs, it hosted a variety of software and directly served as the inspiration for Nekoware. == Notable Software on Freeware == * GCC 3.3 * FLTK 1.1.3 * QT3 * GTK+2.4.0 * XMMS 1.2.7 * Python 2.1.1 === Notes on Usage === Freeware is not recommended for use. Much of the software is 25+ years out of date.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:4602:46, 18 September 2025 Nekoware (hist | edit) [1,737 bytes] Raion (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Nekoware is a community project targeting IRIX 6.5.21 or later (most commonly .22 and .30) MIPS IV systems. It is a high performance, well-optimized group of LTS supported software. Each package has a maintainer. Nekoware is released on a quarterly basis, with the newest iteration of it starting at 2025-Q4. Each quarter, the entire base release is rebuilt. Not all packages are turned over, but many are. == Resources and Mirrors == The plan for repositories is a minimum...") Tag: Visual edit

16 September 2025

  • 06:2406:24, 16 September 2025 Open Source Software (hist | edit) [422 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "SGI and the community have offered several flavors of "ware" for IRIX. A list of them and what they focus on is here. === For IRIX 6.5 === IRIX 6.5 by far has the most editions of software for it. === For 6.2/5.3 === [http://tgcware.irixnet.org TGCWare] has set the bar for this. As it has been frozen since the 2010s, we linked to the IRIXNet mirror.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:3405:34, 16 September 2025 Mashek (hist | edit) [154 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Doug Mashek''' is an SGI reseller based in Tennessee. His website displays parts lists which can be useful for part identification.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:3305:33, 16 September 2025 SGIDepot (hist | edit) [347 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''SGIDepot''' is a website run by Ian Mapleson, a Scottish reseller of SGIs. [http://sgidepot.co.uk] == Contents == Ian's website has sections for sale of his stock, but also containing: * Buyers guide, benchmarks and other pertinent info. * Install and sysadmin guides. * Some PDFs and datasheets. * Explanations of various graphics functions.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:3305:33, 16 September 2025 IRIXNet Proposed Swap Meet (hist | edit) [441 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Raion has interest in doing a swap meet type event in the near future. This page serves to document some of his ideas. == Location and Venue == Richmond, Virginia is a logical choice. One proposed location is [https://accashriners.com/room-rental/ Acca Shriners Hall] which is rented out for reasonable rates. == Logistics == * Venue * Food * Tables and chairs * Payment Processors? * Security") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:3205:32, 16 September 2025 Vintage Computer Festival (hist | edit) [645 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "VCF is a series of festivals and swap meets hosted around the world. For more info, visit [https://vcfed.org] === Events and Their Locations === VCF has several different meets located in different parts of North America: * VCF East: Wall Township, NJ * VCF West: Mountain View, CA * VCF Montreal: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, * VCF SoCal: Orange, CA * VCF Southwest: Dallas, TX * VCF Southeast: Atlanta, GA * VCF Midwest: Schaumburg, IL * VCF Zurich: Zurich, Switzerland ==...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:3105:31, 16 September 2025 Tape Drives (hist | edit) [150 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Several kinds of tape drives are supported in IRIX. === Ultrium/LTO Drives === LTO Drives === DDS === DDS Tape") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:3105:31, 16 September 2025 Serial Tablets (hist | edit) [97 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Serial tablets such as '''Wacom''' are supported in IRIX as an input device.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:3005:30, 16 September 2025 USB (hist | edit) [1,010 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "USB is officially supported on IRIX in a very limited fashion on Chimera (Tezro, Fuel, Origin/Onyx 3000, Origin/Onyx 3x0, and the Onyx4) == Contents == * 1Classes Supported * 2Device Support ** 2.1Card Support * 3Mass Storage == Classes Supported == invent.h defines four classes: the root hub/controller USB hubs human interface devices the graphics compositor (A peripheral used to composite multiple VPros into a single output) == Device Support == The number of c...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:3005:30, 16 September 2025 Firewire (hist | edit) [1,033 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Firewire''', officially '''IEEE 1394''', is an interface standard similar to SCSI and primarily was a competitor of USB. It is known for having high speeds and was developed by Apple as a replacement for the bulky and unwieldy parallel SCSI in wide use in the 1980s and 1990s. It achieved widespread success in niche consumer markets but never fully displaced USB in any area. == Differences from USB == Firewire does not use hubs and host controllers, instead operating...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:2905:29, 16 September 2025 Reddit (hist | edit) [194 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Reddit has several SGI subreddits. === List of Subreddits === /r/sgi run by IRIXNet staff /r/irix jointly run by IRIXNet and SGUG /r/silicongraphics independently run") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:2905:29, 16 September 2025 SGUG RSE (hist | edit) [1,145 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "SGUG RSE is a community effort of the Silicon Graphics User Group to develop software for IRIX using a ported version of RPM, along with tdnf and microdnf to provide package management and resolution. It essentially installs itself as a package without any interaction with the larger system ==== Toolchain ==== RSE uses GCC 9.2.0 which can cross compile with distcc on x86 systems. It uses RPM SPEC files (not to be confused with SGI SPEC files) to generate SRPMs. It is ba...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:2805:28, 16 September 2025 IRIXNet (hist | edit) [1,379 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIXNet, short for IRIX Network, is a Silicon Graphics-focused website, forum and archive of former hobbyist sites that was founded in 2017 by Raion (Kaz Kuroi) and Praetor (George). It was founded with the express purpose of providing a secondary Silicon Graphics site separate to Nekochan.net due to recent concerns of downtime at the time, and to facilitate open sales of commercial software. == Contents == IRIXNet has an archive, file servers, gallery and forums. It ex...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:2705:27, 16 September 2025 SGUG (hist | edit) [1,021 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Silicon Graphics User Group is a community for SGI discussion that has a forum and chat system. It is one of two post Nekochan.net groups, the other being IRIXNet. === Contents === SGUG is a forum and discord community. The forums use XenForo2 and boast a userbase comparable IRIXNet, it also posesses an IRC/Discord hybrid chat system. === History === SGUG was founded in 2019 as an offshoot of IRIXNet. A partial reconciliation occurred in 2024, though tensions r...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:2605:26, 16 September 2025 IRIX 6.5 (hist | edit) [1,996 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIX 6.5 is the final major version of IRIX released first in 1998 to replace IRIX 6.2. Further incremental improvements were made from 1998 to 2006, with security updates ending in 2013 under Rackable Systems. == Improvements over IRIX 6.2 == IRIX 6.5's most notable improvement is standardized distribution. No more is a specific IRIX version needed for a specific machine. It includes support for all 64-bit capable SGIs with a few exceptions (e.g. the Crimson). === New...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:2105:21, 16 September 2025 How To Find Commercial Software (hist | edit) [799 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Software for IRIX can be acquired a number of ways: === Requesting Software === IRIXNet's policies allow users to request software in the Commercial Software Request Megathread where users can share such things over private messaging. === Purchasing Software === IRIXNet and SGUG both have forums for selling software. Additionally, eBay and other places are sources for this. === Dealing with the Licenses === Two forms of licensing for IRIX were common: Flexlm and d...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:1505:15, 16 September 2025 SSH Setup for 6.5 (hist | edit) [1,778 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "For years, SSH has been a pain under IRIX. However, with a recent port of Dropbear, an embedded, secure, and lightweight SSH server and client implementation for IRIX, it is now possible to have reasonably fast SSH usage under IRIX. === What is Dropbear? === Dropbear is an OpenSSH alternative, in a word. OpenSSH is a great product, but it does have its downsides. Recent versions are hard to setup under IRIX as it wants security features more and more that are difficult...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:1305:13, 16 September 2025 Setting Backgrounds (hist | edit) [3,184 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "IRIX supports out of the box on both 6.5 and pre-6.5 versions customized backgrounds. The procedure varies from version to version, however, as 6.5.22+ supports modern image formats, while versions prior do not. == Preliminary Steps == Enabling 24-bit X is a major requirement. IRIX Setup 101 has a section on this. Next, copy the backgrounds configuration file. <code>% cp /usr/lib/X11/system.backgrounds ~/.backgrounds</code> === Using XPM files (Most versions of IRIX p...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:1105:11, 16 September 2025 Keeping Time (hist | edit) [2,005 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Rebuild from Archive.org) Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:0905:09, 16 September 2025 Style Guide (hist | edit) [2,172 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "In the interest of basic quality standards, TechPubs maintains this page to ensure that all of its editors follow basic guidelines. === Formatting === By far this is the most imperative section to read. Please read for our standards for page formatting: - Each subsection must use a Subheading 1 headline. - Use <nowiki><code></code></nowiki> around single lines of text, use <nowiki><pre> </pre></nowiki> for blocks ==== Shell Commands ==== As previously stated, use the...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:0805:08, 16 September 2025 IRIX Setup 101 (hist | edit) [10,922 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Created page with "For newcomers to IRIX, setting up IRIX for the first time can be daunting. This aims to break it down into selective, easy-to-follow sections for a post-install IRIX. == Forenotes == Due to specificity of various hardware and IRIX versions, this guide primarily assumes IRIX 6.5.21+ and that the user is interested in running Nekoware, optxeno, or another product offered on IRIXNet. It is advised to go into this understanding what the goals of the user are exactly...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 05:0605:06, 16 September 2025 Installing IRIX (hist | edit) [965 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Rebuild from Archive.org) Tag: Visual edit
  • 04:2404:24, 16 September 2025 IRIX 101 (hist | edit) [5,393 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Rebuild from Archive.org) Tag: Visual edit
  • 04:2204:22, 16 September 2025 Indy Power Supply Information (hist | edit) [4,771 bytes] SHODAN (talk | contribs) (Rebuild from Archive.org) Tag: Visual edit originally created as "Indy power supply information"
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