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- From: apian@ise.fhg.de (Peter Apian-Bennewitz)
- Subject: using non-sgi cdrom drive for install
- Message-ID: <apian.726235733@ise.fhg.de>
- Summary: How to use a non-sgi cd drive for update
- Keywords: install, cdrom drive
- Sender: usenet@ise.fhg.de
- Organization: FhG-ISE - Institute for Solar Energy Systems
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 12:54:59 GMT
- Lines: 42
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- Hi & happy new year,
-
- I know that this has been discussed before, but
- didn't found any references. sorry is its FAQ.
- It is also clear that all the questions are answered
- by buying a sgi cd drive. Just out of curiousity,
- how do I install stuff via a non-sgi cd drive,
- attached to a remote non-sgi workstation ?
-
- 1. exec environment is installed via local tape (4.0.1)
- (local machine VGX320)
-
- 2. a SUN drive is attached to an Indigo (R3000), but
- fails with SCSI timeouts (hinv o.k.).
-
- 3. the develop. SGI-CD is fed into an HP drive attached to
- an HP750, but couldn't be mounted.
-
- 4. same with SUN drive attached to an ELC
-
- 5. (haha, new idea:) the CD is copied from the remote
- (HP drive/750) raw device via dd to an Indigo raw
- disk file (/dev/rdsk/dks0d2s6). mount fails and fsck
- doesn't like the raw disk at all.
-
- I understand that HP and SUN don't accept the efs filesystem
- on the installation disks and that non-sgi drives won't work
- on sgi boxes (may or may not).
- Why does the raw-raw transfer from remote drive to local disk fails ?
- dd problems (filled-up blocks etc.) or more basic ?
-
- Many thanks,
-
- Peter
-
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