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2. _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n__I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
This chapter lists supplemental information to the _I_R_I_S
_S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n _G_u_i_d_e. The information listed here is
product- and release-specific; use it with the Installation
Guide to install this product.
2.1 _G_e_n_e_r_a_l__I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n__I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
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_0_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.
In order install the OutBox or WhatsNew products you must
first install eoe2.sw.gifts_perl from the IRIX 5.3 CD.
If you are installing OutBox or WhatsNew on a system that is
running a Netscape server refer to the Release Notes for the
OutBox product. The Netscape server must be reconfigured in
order for these products to function.
If you are a software developer and have il_dev already
installed on your system, refer to chapter 3, Known Problems
and Workarounds.
2.2 _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n _S_p_e_c_i_f_i_c _t_o _S_y_s_t_e_m_s _w_i_t_h _D_e_s_k_t_o_p _S_p_e_c_i_a_l
_E_d_i_t_i_o_n _P_r_e-_I_n_s_t_a_l_l_e_d
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_0_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:
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+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.
2.3 _U_p_g_r_a_d_i_n_g__I_R_I_X__5_._3__S_y_s_t_e_m_s__t_o__D_e_s_k_t_o_p__S_p_e_c_i_a_l__E_d_i_t_i_o_n
The following information applies to systems running IRIX
5.3 that are being upgraded to run the Desktop Special
Edition software.
+o In order install the OutBox and WhatsNew products you
must first install eoe2.sw.gifts_perl from the IRIX 5.3
CD.
+o If you already have a World Wide Web Server installed
on your system, we advise you to read through the
release notes for OutBox before you install your
Desktop Special Edition software.
+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
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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 _U_p_g_r_a_d_i_n_g__I_R_I_X__6_._1__S_y_s_t_e_m_s__t_o__D_e_s_k_t_o_p__S_p_e_c_i_a_l__E_d_i_t_i_o_n
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.
+o In order install the OutBox and WhatsNew products you
must first install eoe2.sw.gifts_perl from the IRIX 6.1
CD.
2.5 _P_r_o_d_u_c_t__L_i_c_e_n_s_e_s__I_n_s_t_a_l_l_e_d
2.5.1 _L_i_c_e_n_s_e__I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n__f_o_r__P_r_e_-_I_n_s_t_a_l_l_e_d__S_y_s_t_e_m_s 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 one or
more of these applications, the information below is 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 that product
for information regarding these licenses.
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_____________________________________________________________
Application Indy 133 MHz Indy 175/200 MHz
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
WebMagic Pro Features No License No License
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MediaConvert Features
MPEG/Cinepak Encoding
No License No License
_____________________________________________________________
SoftWindows Temporary License Permanent License
_____________________________________________________________
Annotator Temporary License Temporary License
_____________________________________________________________
TTTTAAAABBBBLLLLEEEE 1111.... Product Licenses
If you have any difficulty with any software licenses,
please contact Silicon Graphics for assistance by sending
email to license@sgi.com or sending a FAX to 415-390-0537.
If you are a Customer of a Silicon Graphics reseller or you
are outside of the United States or Canada, contact your
local support provider.
2.5.2 _L_i_c_e_n_s_e__I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n__f_o_r__C_D__I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n If you are
installing the Desktop Special Edition products from a CD,
the Annotator, SoftWindows, MediaConvert and WebMagic Pro
products will not have a license. 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 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 or WebMagic Pro, contact
your local Silicon Graphics representative.
2.6 _P_a_t_c_h__I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Depending upon your system configuration you may wish to
install software patches on your system. The sections below
describe the system configurations and the relevant patches.
2.6.1 _S_y_s_t_e_m_s _W_i_t_h _D_e_s_k_t_o_p _S_p_e_c_i_a_l _E_d_i_t_i_o_n _P_r_e-_I_n_s_t_a_l_l_e_d:
_A_d_d_i_t_i_o_n_a_l _p_a_t_c_h_e_s _o_n _y_o_u_r _C_D To determine whether your
system has the Desktop Special Edition software pre-
installed on the hard disk use the swmgr tool, click on the
"Manage Installed" button and look in the list of software
for the "1_0_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. The following patches have not been pre-installed on
your system but are available on the Desktop Special Edition
CD.
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____________________________________________________________________
Software Patch # Description
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
InPerson 2.1 568 DMA timeouts fixed for
Reality Engine in 5.3 .
615 Fix for 'Snap Video'
running on Indigo2 with Galileo.
624 or 676 All current patches for 5.3
and 5.3XFS. If 676 is
available on the CD,
install it rather than 624.
653 Fixes application hang
on startup in systems with
Galileo or Indy Video.
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TTTTAAAABBBBLLLLEEEE 2222.... Additional patches available for systems with
Desktop Special Edition pre-installed
2.6.2 _D_e_s_k_t_o_p _S_p_e_c_i_a_l _E_d_i_t_i_o_n _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_e_d _F_r_o_m _C_D: _P_a_t_c_h_e_s _o_n
_C_D If you are installing the Desktop Special Edition
software from CD you may wish to install the following
software patches.
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Software Patch # Description
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
WebMagic 705 International character
support in Motif.
Admin Magic 517 PPP patch critical for
InPerson performance.
531 Fix ISDN problems including
some 2nd B-channel reads.
Annotator 1.0 384 Startup performance improvement
for applications based
on OpenInventor.
450 All current OpenGL patches
for Starter, XL, XS24, XZ
and Extreme graphics.
Digital Media Tools --- For proper functioning of
SoundPlayer you must install
dmedia_eoe.sw.midi from the
Desktop Special Edition CD.
InPerson 2.1 384 Startup performance improvement
for applications based
on OpenInventor.
450 All current OpenGL patches
for Starter, XL, XS24, XZ
and Extreme graphics.
517 Performance enhancement.
Enables support for multi-link
and authentication.
531 ISDN networking performance
enhancement and bug fixes.
568 DMA timeouts fixed for
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Reality Engine in 5.3 .
615 Fix for 'Snap Video'
running on Indigo2 with Galileo.
624 or 676 All current patches for 5.3
and 5.3XFS. If 676 is
available on the CD,
install it rather than 624.
639 Bug fixes for TCP/IP.
653 Fixes application hang
on startup in systems with
Galileo or Indy Video.
IRIX 5.3 253 Fixes system hang that
would occur if volume
button touched during
system boot process.
455 Allows 4DWM to do
rubber-banding on systems
with two overlay planes.
617 Object Server Improvements.
624 or 676 All current patches for 5.3
and 5.3XFS. If 676 is
available on the CD,
install it rather than 624.
Netscape Navigator 1.1JS 705 International character
support in Motif.
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TTTTAAAABBBBLLLLEEEE 3333.... Patches available on the Desktop Special Edition
CD
2.6.3 _P_a_t_c_h_e_s__F_o_r__S_y_s_t_e_m_s__W_i_t_h__W_e_b_F_O_R_C_E__P_r_e_-_I_n_s_t_a_l_l_e_d If
WebFORCE has been pre-installed a number of software patches
have already been pre-installed. The following patches have
not been pre-installed but are available on the WebFORCE CD.
________________________________________________________________________
Software Patch # Description
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Netscape Communication Server 547 All current patches
for NFS.
624 or 676 All current patches for 5.3
and 5.3XFS. If 676 is
available on the CD,
install it rather than 624.
700 All current patches
for XFS.
________________________________________________________________________
TTTTAAAABBBBLLLLEEEE 4444.... Additional patches available for systems with
WebFORCE pre-installed
2.6.4 _P_a_t_c_h_e_s__F_o_r__W_e_b_F_O_R_C_E__I_n_s_t_a_l_l_e_d__F_r_o_m__C_D If you are
installing the WebFORCE software from CD you may wish to
install the following software patches.
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________________________________________________________________________
Software Patch # Description
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Netscape Communication Server 547 All current patches
for NFS.
624 or 676 All current patches for 5.3
and 5.3XFS. If 676 is
available on the CD,
install it rather than 624.
639 Bug fixes for TCP/IP.
700 All current patches
for XFS.
________________________________________________________________________
TTTTAAAABBBBLLLLEEEE 5555.... Patches available on the WebFORCE CD