The 1.1 release will be out "soon" as part of IRIX 6.5; this release has some minor improvements and bug fixes over version 1.0.2 (which is currently shipping). We don't have any concrete information yet on the status of Cosmo Player 2.x for IRIX. We've also gotten lots of requests for a Linux player; there are no plans for this in the immediate future, but it may become more of a possibility as we get closer to releasing the IRIX version.

Type /etc/sysinfo in a shell. You should get something like this, which tells us your System ID is 69f35609 What's my lmhostid on Mac OS X? Here's a quick method if you're on Mac OS X. Download and run this file. lmhostid.dmg What's my lmhostid on Windows? Here's a quick method if you're on Windows. Download and run this file. lmhostid.zip

If you are using a 64-bit OS, you need to add the -o32' option for the compiler, or use gcc. With the SGI compiler, you may also need to play with optimization. Some modules may have exhibit problems unless compiled with -O1' or even '-O0'. Script-Fu requires the POSIX-compliant regex functions, which SGI only supports with IRIX 6.2 and later versions. The GNU version of regex should work just fine, though, and is available at:

No. AAA Version 1.7 was the last version of AAA that ran on UNIX workstations. There are no plans to port AAA back to the workstations. AAA runs under Windows on PC and under window emulators on workstations such as SoftWindows or VirtualPC.

Both the System ID and lmhostid are unique numbers that identify your computer. We need these numbers to generate license keys. The only decision you need to make is whether to enter a System ID or lmhostid into the demo license generator. And that depends on what you want to license. For Furnace, Tinder and Keylight on Shake, Tinderbox and Keylight on After Effects, Keylight on Combustion, Furnace 3.0 on Discreet, Furnace, Tinder, Anvil and Keylight on Avid DS v8 or Forge we need the lmhostid.

Copy your licence file (isl_license.dat) into /usr/ISL/FLEXlm/. The licence file will have been sent to you as an email attachment. The server will start automatically at system startup, this can be controlled using the chkconfig system command. FLEXlm messages are logged to /var/sysadm/isllmgrd/isllmgrd.log. The init script accepts the usual start and stop commands, and also restart, status (which runs lmstat) and reread, which rereads the licence file.

REACT is the set of real-time features that comes standard with every IRIX installation (asynchronous i/o, schedctl, plock, itimers, nanosleep, etc). REACT is not an optional product but an integral part of IRIX. Many of the REACT extensions to IRIX benefit non-traditional, real-time applications such as multimedia and graphics. With multiprocessor systems, REACT also includes features such as processor control and isolation, multiprocessing control, and interrupt routing.

With IRIX 6.5, there are two models for achieving real-time determinism: the processor isolation model and the kernel preemption model. Briefly, here are the definitions for these two models: This model achieves determinism by executing real-time processes at high priority and relying upon preemption, including preemption of kernel processes and interrupts, to ensure that the highest priority runable process always is executing. This model is a superset of the kernel preemption model.

There are ubiquitous context switch benchmarks available that demonstrate a wide variety of results over a wide variety of constraints, conditions and CPU speeds. One benchmark, for which code can be provided, produces the following results for context switches between two processes (NOT threads) on an Origin 2000 system running on an isolated 180MHz MIPS R10000 CPU under IRIX 6.5.10f: Please note that the numbers above are an example of the performance.

DisplayManager.Xmanager.session: /var/X11/xdm/Xsession DisplayManager.Xmanager.loginProgram: /var/X11/xdm/Xlogin There is a problem with the RPM package for QT library 3.1.1 included in Mandrake 9.1, so you need to update to QT library 3.1.2 included in Mandrake 9.2. Create qtrc file in $HOME directory for each user as below. If you use the XDMCP connection only, this step can be skipped. Earlier versions of Solaris 10 had keyboard input problems in JDS.

No. If only life were so simple. The vast majority of IRIX software is licensed and/or nodelocked, which means it won't work unless (1) you spend some money, or (2) you can find a work-around. Some might say that spending money is easier than finding a work-around, but that's only true if you have more money than time. Of course, we're entering the realm of software piracy, so I can't endorse any of this, but at the same time this isn't exactly uncommon knowledge.

IRIX is also (see previous questions) a good system. You should not try replacing IRIX with Linux unless you are a really keen experimenter. Linux support for the SGI is not as good as for the SUN. Do however download all the GNU utilities you can get your hands on. SGI's are even better machines once given the GNU touch. Its worth mentioning that Silicon Graphics has actually pledged tremendous support to Linux. Silicon Graphics Intel based workstation are being shipped that run only Linux.

The basic idea behind Open Source is very simple. When programmers on the Internet can read, redistribute, and modify the source for a piece of software, it evolves. People improve it, adapt it, and fix bugs. And this can happen at a speed that, if one is used to the slow pace of conventional software development, seems astonishing. For more information please visit www.opensource.org

If you are using a 64-bit OS, you need to add the '-o32' option for the compiler, or use gcc. With the SGI compiler, you may also need to play with optimization. Some modules may have exhibit problems unless compiled with '-O1' or even '-O0'. Script-Fu requires the POSIX-compliant regex functions, which SGI only supports with IRIX 6.2 and later versions. The GNU version of regex should work just fine, though, and is available at: http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/systems/gnu/regex-0.12.tar.

Due to limited resources, new open source packages are built on IRIX 6.5 (which has been out since 1998...) so they should install and run on IRIX 6.5 and up but not on older versions. You may find newer versions of these packages on the net, in places like http://ftp.mayn.de/. Freeware distributions through May 2001 were built on IRIX 6.2. Packages built prior to August 2001 should install and run on IRIX 6.2 and up. The May 2001 distribution is still online.

quot;The REACT extensions included in IRIX 6.5 provide guaranteed deterministic interrupt response on a properly configured Origin, Onyx2, Onyx 3000, or OCTANE system. Performance is specified in terms of total interrupt response, which is defined as the interval between the occurrence of an external interrupt and the start of execution of a user process that was enabled by that interrupt (full context switch included).

Har har har. Do you think I want to spend US$600+ on this blue brick that I rescued from a dumpster? Be realistic. Well, alright ... I'm afraid you're stuck to scouring the second-hand market. A particularly good place for this is eBay. Keep in mind that buying IRIX installation media from agencies other than SGI is a violation of the licensing agreement, so it's technically illegal. Blah blah blah. Besides, SGI won't even sell you a copy of IRIX that predates version 6.5.

If the computer is running, use the command uname -R. This will give you the full version number. You can also determine the IRIX version when you turn on the computer: look sharp, and you should see the version number appear as part of the scrolling boot messages.

Here's how it works: The standard IRIX behavior has been modified. The standard IRIX behavior allows you to completely control individual desktops. The CoC IRIX 5.2 behavior, by default, only allows one desktop configuration and it is used for any CoC IRIX system that you login (i.e. you have the same desktop whereever you login). Only one directory (.desktop) is managed and subsequent systems that you login to are symbolically linked to this directory (e.g. .desktop-foo -> .desktop).

Samba will still remain available as an Open Source product (downloadable from the Web) for those customers who are satisfied with running unsupported software. However, for those customers who require supported software and will not run their business on "freeware," SGI Samba for IRIX offers customers a unique opportunity to use one of the best software suites available for serving Windows clients from UNIX servers with SGI worldwide support.

Hey, great idea. Unfortunately, a lot of the Gentoo/MIPS team already have their hands full looking after Linux/MIPS as well as other commitments. However, you're welcome to give it a try. May I suggest raising this on the Gentoo Forums and see what the interest is first. Also, have a look at some of the other threads on porting Gentoo to other architectures such as Solaris/SPARC, IBM OS/2 and Microsoft Services For Unix for hints on how to proceed.

I don't know, I saw something about some special linker options, someone who knows Irix please let me know.

You have an older run-time system than what PAPI was developed on. The fix is to change the definition to 'struct Dl_info'.

One of the most important features provided by Key-O-Matic is its ability to work seamlessly with LicenseManager to automatically install keys that are requested and returned by both the Web and e-mail. This is accomplished by clicking on the AUTO_INSTALL button on the Web key results page.

Open source comes in .tardist extension files. tardist files are tar archives of inst (SGI auto-install) files. They normally install automatically when you click on them in your browser. If you didn't have auto-installation configured in your browser this may fail, in which case you may follow the following manual procedure: % tar xvf xxxx.tardist # untar that tardist file % su # become superuser # inst -f .

Yes, IRIX 6.5 includes a feature known as capabilities that extends certain IRIX privileges (such as real-time capabilities) to specific non-root users. See capabilities (4) and capability (4) for more information. With IRIX operating systems up to and including IRIX 6.4, many REACT features (schedctl, plock, sysmp, etc.) are accessible only with root privileges.

Version 4.5 for the SGI is in COFF format. IRIX 6 requires an ELF format. MacroModel 5.0 and later are in the ELF format and can be used. If you want to run MacroModel under IRIX 6.X (X is any number), and have a pre 5.0 version, you must purchase the latest version of MacroModel. See ordering information for details.

We've been deluged by requests for other versions. Due to limited resources, we can only support a few client versions. We try to pick operating systems which are likely to be popular with donators and that we can suitably support in house. We do support BSD via its Linux emulation layer (see above).