CD Descriptions

IRIX 6.5.2 CDs

Are you upgrading from IRIX 6.5 or 6.5.1 to IRIX 6.5.2?
Then you only need to install  6.5.2 CDs, unless you want to switch release streams. (To switch release streams, see "Switching Release Streams" in the "Understanding Release Streams" section of the Installation Instructions CD booklet.)

1. IRIX 6.5.2, (1 of 2) Installation Tools and Overlays CD, November 98
   (Open First)

Contains the miniroot and other components necessary to boot the system into the basic installation environment for operating system installs and upgrades. Also contains the IRIX execution environment. Contains products for both the feature and the maintenance stream.
 
2. IRIX 6.5.2 (2 of 2) Overlays CD, November 98
   (Must be Installed)

Contains additional bug fixes, features for feature stream, and performance tune ups. Contains products for both the feature and the maintenance stream.
 
3. IRIX Applications for 6.5, November 98 
   (Required for Workstations and Some Servers)

Contains standard, bundled applications and related documentation. See the IRIX 6.5 Applications page for more details. The applications on this CD run on 6.5 and 6.5.x releases.
 
4. DCE Base Executive/Client 1.2.2 
   (Optional)

Distributed Computing Environment Base Executive/Client. Ported software from the OpenGroup. It includes threads rpc, time services, directory services, security services and a distributed file system. It is an alternative to pthreads, ONC/RPC, dtp, NIS+, kerberos and NFS.
 
5. Freeware, November 98 
   (Optional)

Miscellaneous freeware. This is the latest update to the Freeware series of CDs. However, we have set up a web site that will be more current than the CD, so if you need the latest and greatest version of something, check http://freeware.sgi.com/ for newer versions.
 
6. Teleffect 1.0 
   (Optional)

Teleffect lets you use one "master" keyboard and mouse for multiple computers. Note that Teleffect must be installed on each computer that will share the keyboard.
 
7. IRIX 6.5 Base Documentation CD, November 98 
   (Not for Installation)

This CD allows you to view release notes, online books, and man pages before you install or upgrade the operating system. See the Documentation CD page for details.

Other 6.5.2 CDs
In addition to the CDs listed above, you probably received other CDs with your IRIX 6.5.2 package. If you already have older versions of any of the products on these CDs installed, you should upgrade them during the operating system upgrade. If you do not open them, "conflict" messages (during the upgrade process) will prompt you to open them.

Each of these separate products come with their own installation instructions, and you can load any additional new products or subsystems after the initial operating system upgrade is finished and the system has restarted.

Core IRIX 6.5 CDs

Install the IRIX 6.5 CDs if you are:

• Upgrading to IRIX 6.5.2 from a pre-6.5 version of IRIX
• Upgrading to IRIX 6.5.2 from IRIX 6.5-SE (Origin2000 systems)
• Or, installing onto a clean disk

1. IRIX 6.5 Installation Tools CD, June 98 
   (Use Only If Installing 6.5 Separately From 6.5.2)

Contains the miniroot and other components necessary to boot the system into the basic installation environment for operating system installs and upgrades. Also contains patches.
Note: To install both 6.5 and 6.5.2 at the same time, do not use the 6.5 Installation Tools CD. Follow the procedure in the Installation Instructions CD booklet.
 
2. IRIX 6.5 Foundation 1 CD 
   (Must be Installed)

Contains the base operating system, base networking, and Application Binary Interfaces (APIs). Includes execution environment ("eoe") components, which are necessary for the execution of most applications.
 
3. IRIX 6.5 Foundation 2 CD 
   (Must be Installed)

Contains additional base operating system/execution environment components.
 
4. IRIX 6.5 Applications CD 
   (Required for Workstations and Some Servers)

Contains standard, bundled applications and related documentation. See the IRIX 6.5 Applications page for more details.
 
5. IRIX 6.5 Development Foundation CD 
   (For Developers)

Contains products necessary for software development, including libraries, header files, a linker, assembler and other common tools required for hosting software development. This CD contains compiler components necessary for use with the MIPSpro C, C++, Fortran 77 and Fortran 90 compilers (which are purchased separately). See the IRIX Development Foundation (IDF ) Release notes for compiler installation notes.
 
6. IRIX 6.5 Development Libraries CD 
   (For Developers)

Includes additional libraries, header files, sample source code, and documentation. You may need some of these products for compiling your own source code, while others simplify debugging or writing code. Scientific libraries are included as well as OpenGL and the popular ViewKit user interface library.
Note: If you intend to use the compilers, dev.sw.lib (and dev.sw.lib64 for 64-bit development) must be installed.
 
7. IRIX 6.5 Documentation CD 
   (Not for Installation)

This CD allows you to view release notes, online books, and man pages before you install or upgrade the operating system. See the Documentation CD page for details.

Other 6.5 CDs
In addition to the CDs listed above, you probably received other CDs with your IRIX 6.5 package, depending on your configuration. For example, there are separate CDs for NFS, SoftWindows, and demos. If you already have older versions of any of these products installed, you should upgrade them during the operating system upgrade. If you do not open them, "conflict" messages (during the upgrade process) will prompt you to open them.

Each of these separate products come with their own installation instructions, and you can load any additional new products or subsystems after the initial operating system upgrade is finished and the system has restarted.