SGI
I recently had to replace the SCSI cable on my SGI Fuel and also had to wipe and re-install IRIX. Since I no longer have any media. I had set up my Linux box as a bootp/tftp server. I’ll spare the details as there are other tools that automate this whole process now. But I’m old school. Just wanted to show some pictures of my old SGI equipment. I love these boxes and I cut my teeth on IRIX so they will always hold a special place in my heart.
Fuel
Here is the hinv from my Fuel and some nifty pictures:
evan@serenity ~$ hinv -vvm
Location: /hw/module/001c01/node
IP34 Board: barcode MNW845 part 030-1707-003 rev -H
Group ff Capability ffffffff Variety ff Laser 0000000051ae8015
Location: /hw/module/001c01/node/cpubus/0
IP34PIMM Board: barcode MXA036 part 030-1836-001 rev -C
Group ff Capability ffffffff Variety ff Laser 00000000529ef7f2
Location: /hw/module/001c01/Ibrick/xtalk/13
ASTODYB Board: barcode MSE145 part 030-1725-001 rev -F
Group ff Capability ffffffff Variety ff Laser 000000005221b125
Location: /hw/module/001c01/Ibrick/xtalk/14
IP34 Board: barcode MNW845 part 030-1707-003 rev -H
Group ff Capability ffffffff Variety ff Laser 0000000051ae8015
Location: /hw/module/001c01/Ibrick/xtalk/15
IP34 Board: barcode MNW845 part 030-1707-003 rev -H
Group ff Capability ffffffff Variety ff Laser 0000000051ae8015
1 600 MHZ IP35 Processor
CPU: MIPS R14000 Processor Chip Revision: 2.4
FPU: MIPS R14010 Floating Point Chip Revision: 2.4
Location: /hw/module/001c01/node/cpubus/0/a
CPU 0 at Module 001c01/Slot 0/Slice A: 600 Mhz MIPS R14000 Processor Chip (enabled)
Processor revision: 2.4. Scache: Size 4 MB Speed 300 Mhz Tap 0xa
Main memory size: 1536 Mbytes
Instruction cache size: 32 Kbytes
Data cache size: 32 Kbytes
Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 4 Mbytes
Location: /hw/module/001c01/node/memory
Memory at Module 001c01/Slot 0: 1536 MB (enabled)
Bank 0 contains 256 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 1 contains 256 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 2 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Bank 3 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)
Integral SCSI controller 3: Version IEEE1394 SBP2
Integral SCSI controller 0: Version QL12160, single ended
Disk drive: unit 1 on SCSI controller 0 (unit 1)
Integral SCSI controller 1: Version QL12160, single ended
CDROM: unit 6 on SCSI controller 1
Integral SCSI controller 2: Version SAS/SATA LS1068
Disk drive: unit 2 on SCSI controller 2 (unit 2)
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty3
IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty4
IOC3 parallel port: plp1
Graphics board: V10
Integral Fast Ethernet: ef0, version 1, module 001c01, pci 4
Iris Audio Processor: version MAD revision 1, number 1
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1412, device 0x1724) PCI slot 1
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1216) PCI slot 1
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1000, device 0x0054) PCI slot 2
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x104c, device 0x8024) PCI slot 3
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0003) PCI slot 4
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x11c1, device 0x5802) PCI slot 5
Location: /hw/module/001c01/node/hub
HUB in Module 001c01/Slot 0: Revision 2 Speed 200.00 Mhz (enabled)
Location: /hw/module/001c01/node/prom
IP35prom in Module 001c01/Slot n0: Revision 6.210
DMediaPro DM10 FW option: unit 0, revision 1.1.0
USB controller: type OHCI
Inst> 1
Previous installation sites:
1 /CDROM/dist
2 /var/tmp/tardistc000Ls
3 /tmp/neko_zlib-1.2.5.tardist
4 /var/tmp/tardistb000Ls
5 /tmp/neko_openssl-0.9.8x.tardist
6 /var/tmp/tardista000Ls
7 /tmp/neko_openssh-6.2p1.tardist
8 172.16.2.130:/srv/tftp/irix/6.5DevelopmentFoundation1.2/dist/dist6.5
9 172.16.2.130:/srv/tftp/irix/6.5DevelopmentFoundation1.2/dist
10 172.16.2.130:/srv/tftp/irix/6.5Foundation1/dist
11 none (no distribution, view installed products)
12 quit (no additional distributions, return to inst prompt)
Install software from: [/CDROM/dist] 172.16.2.130:/srv/tftp/irix/Maya/dist
Connecting to 172.16.2.130 ...
MAYA INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Detailed installation instructions and related notes are located in the
README file on this CD (/CDROM/README or /CDROM/README.html).
If the installation does not proceed as descibed below, please refer to
the troubleshooting section in the README file.
To see all of the inst options that you have, type ? at the 'inst>' prompt.
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1. Select Option 1 below to run the installation script and continue with
the Maya installation.
2. At the 'inst>' prompt:
To install the default Maya software:
- type 'go' to finish the Maya installation
To also install non-default Maya software:
- type 'step' and select/de-select any additional software that you want
- type 'go' to finish the Maya installation
Do you wish to run the optional installation startup script?
1. Run the installation startup script now
2. Ignore the startup script
3. Show the contents of the startup script
4. Help/Show the introductory "README" statement again
Please enter a choice [1]: 1
O2
Here is the hinv from my O2 and a screenshot:
evan@Charlene:/mnt/g/Irix$ ssh evan@bosco
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
/\ \ /\ \ /\ \ /\ \ /\ \
/::\ \ /::\ \ /::\ \ /::\ \ /::\ \
/:/\:\ \ /:/\:\ \ /:/\ \ \ /:/\:\ \ /:/\:\ \
/::\~\:\__\ /:/ \:\ \ _\:\~\ \ \ /:/ \:\ \ /:/ \:\ \
/:/\:\ \:|__| /:/__/ \:\__\ /\ \:\ \ \__\ /:/__/ \:\__\ /:/__/ \:\__\
\:\~\:\/:/ / \:\ \ /:/ / \:\ \:\ \/__/ \:\ \ \/__/ \:\ \ /:/ /
\:\ \::/ / \:\ /:/ / \:\ \:\__\ \:\ \ \:\ /:/ /
\:\/:/ / \:\/:/ / \:\/:/ / \:\ \ \:\/:/ /
\::/__/ \::/ / \::/ / \:\__\ \::/ /
~~ \/__/ \/__/ \/__/ \/__/
Last login: Thu Dec 18 11:19:55 2025
evan@bosco ~$ hinv -vvm
CPU: MIPS R5000 Processor Chip Revision: 10.0
FPU: MIPS R5000 Floating Point Coprocessor Revision: 10.0
1 300 MHZ IP32 Processor
Main memory size: 1024 Mbytes
Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 1 Mbyte on Processor 0
Instruction cache size: 32 Kbytes
Data cache size: 32 Kbytes
FLASH PROM version 4.18
Integral SCSI controller 0: Version ADAPTEC 7880
Disk drive: unit 1 on SCSI controller 0 (unit 1)
CDROM: unit 4 on SCSI controller 0
Integral SCSI controller 1: Version ADAPTEC 7880
On-board serial ports: tty1
On-board serial ports: tty2
On-board EPP/ECP parallel port
CRM graphics installed
Integral Ethernet: ec0, version 1
Iris Audio Processor: version A3 revision 0
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x9004, device 0x8078) PCI slot 1
PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x9004, device 0x8078) PCI slot 2
Video: MVP unit 0 version 1.4
with no AV Card or Camera.
Vice: TRE
Other screnshots from older systems
These are from other systems I used to own:
