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1. Introduction
The Desktop Special Edition release consists of a large
number of software products. Your system may have the
Desktop Special Edition software pre-installed on the hard
disk (see section 2.2) or you may be installing this
software from the CD (see sections 2.3 or 2.4).
Note: Packaged with your software is a separate sheet that
contains the Software License Agreement. This
software is provided to you solely under the terms
and conditions of the Software License Agreement.
Please take a few moments to review the Agreement.
This document contains the following chapters:
1. Introduction
2. Installation Information
3. Known Problems and Workarounds
4. Documentation Errors
1.1 Release_Identification_Information
Following is the release identification information for
Desktop Special Edition:
Software Product Desktop Special
Edition
Version 1.1
System Software Requirements IRIX 5.3 or 6.1
Hardware Platforms Supported Indigo w. R4XXX CPU,
Indy, Indigo2, Power
Indigo2
1.2 Desktop_Special_Edition_Products
The Desktop Special Edition consists of the following
software products:
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______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
DesktopSpecialEd 1.1 Desktop Special Edition README
InPerson 2.1 InPerson Desktop Conferencing
PeoplePages 1.1 PeoplePages - The Indigo Magic Phonebook
SoftWindows 2.0 Insignia SoftWindows
acrobat 1.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader
adminmagic 1.2 ISDN/PPP Setup
annotator 1.0 IRIS Annotator
dmedia_eoe 5.5 IRIS Digital Media Execution Environment
dmedia_tools 5.5 IRIS Digital Media Tools
dynaweb 1.0 IRIS Insight Dynaweb
il_eoe 2.5 ImageVision Library Execution Environment
imgtools 2.3 ImageVision Tools
insight 2.3.2 IRIS InSight Viewer
inventor_eoe 2.1.1 Inventor Execution Environment
license_eoe 1.0 License Tools
media_warehouse 1.0 MediaWarehouse Application
mmail 3.2.2 MediaMail
netls_nodelock 1.1 NetLS Nodelock Tools
netscape 1.12IS Netscape Navigator Client
outbox 1.1 Outbox Environment
pcnfsd 2.0.1 PC-NFS Server Components
sgiperl 1.0 Perl Language Environment
showcase 3.3.3 IRIS Showcase
webmagic 2.0.1 WebMagic Web Authoring Environment
webserver 1.4.1 WWW HTTP/1.0 Server
webspace 1.1 Webspace VRML Web Navigator
webspace_author 1.0 Webspace VRML Authoring Environment
whatsnew 1.1 What's New
xlators_3d 1.1.1 3D File Translators
______________________________________________________________________
TABLE 1. Desktop Special Edition Products
1.3 Online_Release_Notes
After you install the online release notes for a product
(the relnotes subsystem), you can view the release notes on
your screen.
Note: You can read the online release notes for most
products before installing the software. Refer to
the booklet in your CD-ROM case for more information.
If you have a graphics system, select ``Release Notes'' from
the Help submenu of the Toolchest. This displays the
grelnotes(1) graphical browser for the online release notes.
Refer to the grelnotes(1) man page for information on
options to this command.
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If you do not have a graphics system, you can use the
relnotes command. Refer to the relnotes(1) man page for
accessing the online release notes.
1.4 Product_Support
Silicon Graphics, Inc., provides a comprehensive product
support maintenance program for its products.
Desktop Special Edition software is available to any Silicon
Graphics customer who has a valid software support contract
and specifies a CD software media update option. To get this
software CD, customers simply contact their local Silicon
Graphics representative and ask to enter into a support
contract, like Full or Basic. Then, specify software
updates by CD. A Desktop Special Edition CD will be shipped
to the software update contact. Allow 2 to 4 weeks for
delivery.
If you would like to purchase support, contact your local
Silicon Graphics sales office. If you are in the U.S. or
Canada and would like assistance with your Silicon
Graphics-supported products, contact the Technical
Assistance Center at (800)800-4SGI. If you are outside
these areas and require assistance, contact the Silicon
Graphics subsidiary or authorized distributor in your
country.
2. Installation_Information
This chapter lists supplemental information to the IRIS
Software Installation Guide. The information listed here is
product- and release-specific; use it with the Installation
Guide to install this product.
2.1 General_Installation_Information
If you are installing this software from the Desktop Special
Edition CD you may not wish to install all the products.
There are three methods you can use to help determine what
software products you wish to install. You can insert the
CD and read the release notes for each product (refer to the
CD installation booklet included with the CD for information
on how to do this). A second method is to insert the CD,
double-click on the icon and click "Custom Installation" in
the Software Manager application to browse the products on
the CD. For more complete information we recommend that you
first install only the WhatsNew product and the
1_1_DesktopSpecialEdition release notes. The WhatsNew
product will display extensive information about all the
products on the Desktop Special Edition CD the first time
you log into your system.
If you already have a World Wide Web Server installed on
your system, we advise you to read through the release notes
for the OutBox product before you install your Desktop
Special Edition software. If you are running early releases
of the Netscape Communications Server (prior to version
1.12), Silicon Graphics recommends that you upgrade to
version 1.12. It is important to read the release notes for
version 1.12 prior to installing it.
If you are a software developer and have il_dev already
installed on your system, refer to chapter 3, Known Problems
and Workarounds.
Do not install the Showcase 3.3.3 product if you are running
in the Japanese, Korean or Chinese locales. Instead,
install the version of Showcase that appears in the latest
version of the language module for your locale. If you have
already installed Showcase 3.3.2 or Showcase 3.3.3 you must
install patch 1005 to restore the CID font capability.
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2.2 Information Specific to Systems with Desktop Special
Edition Pre-Installed
To determine whether your system has the Desktop Special
Edition software pre-installed on the hard disk use the
Software Manager tool, click on the "Manage Installed"
button and look in the list of software for the
"1_1_DesktopSpecialEdition" product. The presence of this
product on your hard disk indicates that you have the
Desktop Special Edition software pre-installed on your
system.
If you have the Desktop Special Edition software pre-
installed on your system the following information applies:
o You may have purchased additional software products
included with your system (e.g. Indy Modeller,
WebFORCE). In order to determine which additional
products have been installed on your system refer to
the WhatsNew pages by selecting "What's New?" on the
Find menu of the Toolchest.
o There may be additional products on your Desktop
Special Edition CD that have not been pre-installed on
your hard disk. To install these products refer to the
CD installation booklet included with the CD. These
products may require a license. To obtain temporary
licenses send electronic mail (email) to
demolicense@sgi.com. The content of the message is
ignored. You will receive an automatic email response
to your license request. Alternatively, you can use
the World Wide Web to request temporary licenses from
http://www.sgi.com/Products/Evaluation/.
o The PC-NFS Server Components product is included on the
Desktop Special Edition CD but may not been pre-
installed on your hard disk. In order to use or
configure this product you must first install the NFS
product. If you do not have the NFS product, it may be
purchased from your local Silicon Graphics
representative.
o Several software patches have been pre-installed on
your hard disk. There are several additional patches
that can be installed from the CD. Refer to section 2.6
for patch information.
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2.3 Upgrading_IRIX_5.3_Systems_to_Desktop_Special_Edition
The following information applies to systems running IRIX
5.3 that are being upgraded to run the Desktop Special
Edition software.
o If you already have a World Wide Web Server installed
on your system, we advise you to read through the
release notes for the OutBox product before you install
your Desktop Special Edition software. If you are
running early releases of the Netscape Communications
Server (prior to version 1.12), Silicon Graphics
recommends that you upgrade to version 1.12. It is
important to read the release notes for version 1.12
prior to installing it.
o In order to properly view all documentation for the
Desktop Special Edition software, you are advised to
install the Netscape Navigator product. If your
WEBBROWSER environment variable has been set to point
to a browser other than the Netscape Navigator, you are
advised to unset the variable or change it to point to
the Netscape Navigator.
o There are several software patches included on the
Desktop Special Edition CD. Please refer to section
2.6 for patch information.
2.4 Upgrading_IRIX_6.1_Systems_to_Desktop_Special_Edition
The following information applies to systems running IRIX
6.1 that are being upgraded to run the Desktop Special
Edition software.
o Desktop Special Edition is supported on IRIX 5.3 and
6.1, but the digital media tools contained in the
dmedia_tools product do not support MPEG and Quicktime
movie playback on IRIX 6.1. This limitation will
prohibit certain sample movies from playing.
2.5 Product_Licenses_Installed
2.5.1 License Information for Systems with Desktop Special
Edition Pre-Installed A number of Desktop Special Edition
applications require a license. Certain applications cannot
be used without a license while others require a license for
use of advanced features. If you already have a permanent
license for desired applications, the information below is
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not applicable.
The following table lists the application and the type of
license provided with the Desktop Special Edition based on
the type of system you have purchased. Other products
bundled separately may require vendor-specific licenses.
Please refer to the documentation included with those
products for information regarding their licenses.
_____________________________________________________________
Application Indy 133 MHz PC Indy 133 MHz SC,
_____________________________________________________________
WebMagic Pro License required, License required,
Features but not installed(1) but not installed(1)
_____________________________________________________________
WebSpace Author Temporary license Temporary license
__________________installed(1)___________installed(1)________
MediaConvert License required, License required,
Features but not installed(1) but not installed(1)
MPEG/Cinepak
Encoding
_____________________________________________________________
SoftWindows Temporary license Permanent license
__________________installed(2)___________installed___________
Annotator Temporary license Temporary license
installed(1) installed(1)
_____________________________________________________________
TABLE 1. Product Licenses
Note 1: To purchase these software licenses or to upgrade
temporary licenses to permanent status, please contact your
local Silicon Graphics representative.
Note 2: To purchase a permanent SoftWindows license, plesae
contact Insignia Solutions. Instructions for contacting
Insignia will be displayed when you start up SoftWindows.
If you have any difficulty with any software licenses,
please contact Silicon Graphics support organization. For
the United States and Canada call 1-800-800-4SGI. Customers
outside of the US and Canada should contact their local
Silicon Graphics office. If you are a customer of a Silicon
Graphics reseller, please contact your local support
provider.
2.5.2 License_Information_for_CD_Installation If you are
installing the Desktop Special Edition products from a CD,
the Annotator, SoftWindows, MediaConvert, WebMagic Pro and
WebSpace Author products will not have a license included.
For SoftWindows: to obtain a temporary or permanent license
start SoftWindows and follow the instructions that will be
displayed on your screen. To obtain temporary licenses send
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electronic mail (email) to demolicense@sgi.com. The content
of the message is ignored. You will receive an automatic
email response to your license request. Alternatively, you
can use the World Wide Web to request temporary licenses
from http://www.sgi.com/Products/Evaluation/. To purchase a
license for Annotator, MediaConvert, WebMagic Pro or
WebSpace Author, contact your local Silicon Graphics
representative.
2.6 Patch_Information
If the Desktop Special Edition Software is pre-installed on
your hard drive, then any patches that are essential for
IRIX or the various software products included with the
Desktop Special Edition 1.1 are also pre-installed. (To
determine what is currently installed on your system use the
Software Manager tool and click on the "Manage Installed"
button to view the list of software.)
There are a few other patches that you may want to install
to fix bugs or improve performance. Some patches are only
relevant to certain hardware or software configurations. The
first table below (Systems with Desktop Special Edition
Pre-Installed) describes the system configurations and the
relevant patches.
If you are installing Desktop Special Edition from a CD
(i.e. the software products are not pre-installed on your
hard drive), refer to the complete list of patches in the
table Installing Desktop Special Edition from a CD (below).
WebFORCE customers should also refer to the table of
WebFORCE Patches.
For more technical details about individual patches, refer
to the release notes for that patch (You can read them off
the CD: from a Unix shell type cd /CDROM <Enter>. Then type
./CDgrelnotes <Enter>. From the Product menu select the
patch you want.)
2.6.1 Systems_With_Desktop_Special_Edition_Pre-Installed
Many patches are pre-installed with Desktop Special Edition
(455, 517, 617, 670, 824, 841, 844, 926, 944). The following
patches have not been pre-installed on your system but are
available on the Desktop Special Edition CD.
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IRIX 5.3 253 Fixes system hang that
occurs if the volume
button is touched during
system boot process.
Only needed for Indy's
not running Irix 5.3
for 175 Mhz.
766 Highly recommended
kernel rollup patch
for all non-Impact
5.3/5.3XFS systems.
Recommended for improved
audio-video performance
of InPerson on all
platforms.
Showcase 3.3.2 or 3.3.3 1005 Highly recommended
for customers in Japan,
Korea, China and Taiwan
to restore CID font
capability.
InPerson 2.1 568 Highly recommended
for InPerson on
Onyx/RealityEngine.
615 Highly recommended
video bug fix for
Indigo2/Indy/Indigo
systems with Galileo/
Indigo2Video/IndyVideo
optional video boards.
653 Recommended video
bug fix for Indigo2/
Indy/Indigo systems with
Galileo/Indigo2Video/
IndyVideo optional video
boards.
721 Highly recommended
for Onyx with optional
Sirius video board. Bug
fixes.
766 Highly recommended
kernel rollup patch for
all non-Impact 5.3/5.3XFS
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systems. Recommended for
improved audio-video
performance of InPerson
on all platforms.
________________________________________________________________
TABLE 2. Additional patches available for systems with
Desktop Special Edition pre-installed
2.6.2 Installing_Desktop_Special_Edition_from_a_CD The
following is a complete list of patches on your Desktop
Special Edition 1.1 CD. If you are installing the Desktop
Special Edition software from a CD you may also need to
install some of the following software patches, depending on
which software you plan to use.
_____________________________________________________________________
Software Patch # Description
_____________________________________________________________________
IRIX 5.3 253 Fixes system hang that
occurs if the volume
button is touched during
system boot process.
Only needed for Indy's
not running Irix 5.3
for 175 Mhz.
455 Recommended bug
fix: allows Window
Manager to do rubber-
banding object
selection on systems
with two overlay planes.
617 Recommended bug
fixes for Object Server
Improvements.
766 Highly recommended
kernel rollup patch
for all non-Impact
5.3/5.3XFS systems.
Recommended for improved
audio-video performance
of InPerson on all
platforms.
Netscape Navigator 1.12IS 844 Recommended bug
fixes for Japanese
localization.
WebMagic 844 Recommended bug
fixes for Japanese
localization.
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ISDN/PPP Setup 1.2 517 Highly recommended
bug fixes for PPP.
Highly recommended for
InPerson audio/video
performance improvement
when running over Indy
ISDN.
841 Recommended bug
fixes for ISDN. Highly
recommended for
InPerson audio/video
performance improvement
when running over Indy
ISDN.
Annotator 824 Highly recommended
Inventor patch for
Annotator and InPerson.
Reduces memory usage
by the application
and improves startup
performance.
926 Highly recommended
bug-fix patch for
Annotator and InPerson.
Fixes many bugs in
OpenGL for all graphics
types.
Showcase 3.3.2. or 3.3.3 1005 Highly recommended
for customers in Japan,
Korea, China and Taiwan
to restore CID font
capability.
InPerson 2.1 517 Highly recommended
bug fixes for PPP.
Highly recommended for
InPerson audio/video
performance improvement
when running over Indy ISDN.
568 Highly recommended
for InPerson on
Onyx/RealityEngine.
615 Highly recommended
video bug fix for
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Indigo2/Indy/Indigo
systems with Galileo/
Indigo2Video/IndyVideo
optional video boards.
653 Recommended video
bug fix for Indigo2/
Indy/Indigo systems with
Galileo/Indigo2Video/
IndyVideo optional video
boards.
670 Highly recommended
bug fixes for multicast
which improves InPerson's
audio-video performance.
Required to implement IP
multi-hosting servers.
721 Highly recommended
for Onyx with optional
Sirius video board. Bug
fixes.
766 Highly recommended
kernel rollup patch for
all non-Impact 5.3/5.3XFS
systems. Recommended for
improved audio-video
performance of InPerson
on all platforms.
824 Highly recommended
Inventor patch for
Annotator and InPerson.
Reduces memory usage by
the application and
improves startup
performance.
841 Recommended bug
fixes for ISDN. Highly
recommended for InPerson
audio/video performance
improvement when running
over Indy ISDN.
926 Highly recommended
bug fix patch for
Annotator and InPerson.
Fixes many bugs in OpenGL
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for all graphics types.
944 Highly recommended
bug fix that allows
InPerson whiteboard to
read 3D models in Inventor
2.1 format.
_____________________________________________________________________
TABLE 3. Patches available on the Desktop Special Edition
CD
2.6.3 WebFORCE_Patches The following patches are on your
WebFORCE CD. If you purchased a WebFORCE "To Serve" or "To
Author & To Serve" hardware system bundle, then patch 670 is
pre-installed on the hard drive.
______________________________________________________________________
Software Patch # Description
______________________________________________________________________
Netscape Communication Server 547 Highly recommended
NFS rollup patch
(Can only be installed
on systems with NFS).
670 Highly recommended
bug fixes for multicast
which improves InPerson's
audio-video performance.
Required to implement IP
multi-hosting servers.
766 Highly recommended
kernel rollup patch for
all non-Impact 5.3/5.3XFS
systems. Recommended for
improved audio-video
performance of InPerson
on all platforms.
775 Highly recommended
XFS rollup patch (Can
only be installed on
_____________________________________________systems_with_XFS)._______
TABLE 4. Patches available on the WebFORCE CD
3. Known_Problems_and_Workarounds
o In this release, we have included an updated version of
il_eoe which will cause a conflict with il_dev if it
has been installed previously. To work around this
problem, the 2.5 version of il_dev needs to be
installed. To acquire the 2.5 version of il_dev
contact your local Silicon Graphics representative.
o If you already have a World Wide Web Server installed
on your system, we advise you to read through the
release notes for the OutBox product before you install
your Desktop Special Edition software. If you are
running early releases of the Netscape Communications
Server (prior to version 1.12), Silicon Graphics
recommends that you upgrade to version 1.12. It is
important to read the release notes for version 1.12
prior to installing it.
o For proper functioning of SoundPlayer you must install
dmedia_eoe.sw.midi from the Desktop Special Edition CD.
o Do not install the Showcase 3.3.3 product if you are
running in the Japanese, Korean or Chinese locales.
Instead, install the version of Showcase that appears
in the latest version of the language module for your
locale. If you have already installed Showcase 3.3.2 or
Showcase 3.3.3 you must install patch 1005 to restore
the CID font capability.
Each Desktop Special Edition product contains release notes
providing detailed information on known problems and
workarounds for that product.
4. Documentation_Errors
Each Desktop Special Edition product contains release notes
providing detailed information on documentation errors for
that product.
