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IRIX Upgrades

  1. to 6.5.22m
    1. Download IRIX 6.5.22m Overlays from support.sgi.com. Extract contents of the three .tar.gz files under i1of3, i2of3, and i3of3. This is down on Windows PC.
    2. Share the three folders i1of3, i2of3, and i3of3.
    3. On SGI Indigo2, mount the three remote folders via Sharity to ~/win1, ~/win2, and ~/win3.
    4. Su to root, run SoftwareManager
    5. Open the three locations
    6. Make changes to the selections, resolve possible conflicts too.
    7. Start ...
    8. Restart the system. Done!

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