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- 1 - 2. _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n__I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n Please carefully read these instructions in this chapter and the information in the following chapters. In the information below, IRIX 6.5.XXXXXXXX refers to this current IRIX release. This chapter contains important installation information for the IRIX 6.5.XXXXXXXX Execution Environment product. The IRIX 6.5.XXXXXXXX Execution Environment product (_e_o_e) contains foundation level software that requires a miniroot installation when upgrading from older releases up through IRIX 6.4. Because of changes made to the IRIX 6.5.5 installation tools to support overlays, upgrading to IRIX 6.5.XXXXXXXX from IRIX 6.5, IRIX 6.5 SE, IRIX 6.5.1 IRIX 6.5.2, IRIX 6.5.3 or IRIX 6.5.4 also requires a miniroot installation unless you first install patchSG0003700 (or successor patches) from the _i_n_s_t_a_l_l_t_o_o_l_s directory of the IRIX 6.5.XXXXXXXX Installation Tools and Overlays CD. PatchSG0003700, which contains the IRIX 6.5.5 installation tools, is not required on upgrades from IRIX 6.5.5 or later. If you install patchSG0003700 or are running IRIX 6.5.5 or later, you can use a regular "live" installation to upgrade to IRIX 6.5.XXXXXXXX. Failure to use the IRIX 6.5.5 or later installation tools to install IRIX 6.5.XXXXXXXX may cause damaging installation results, or may result in many installation conflicts while running _i_n_s_t or _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_r (_s_w_m_g_r). PPPPlllleeeeaaaasssseeee ffffoooolllllllloooowwww tttthhhheeee iiiinnnnssssttttaaaallllllllaaaattttiiiioooonnnn iiiinnnnssssttttrrrruuuuccccttttiiiioooonnnnssss pppprrrroooovvvviiiiddddeeeedddd iiiinnnn tttthhhheeee CCCCDDDD bbbbooooooookkkklllleeeetttt tttthhhhaaaatttt aaaaccccccccoooommmmppppaaaannnniiiieeeessss tttthhhheeee IIIIRRRRIIIIXXXX 6666....5555....XXXXXXXX CCCCDDDDssss. When upgrading to IRIX 6.5.XXXXXXXX, the IRIX 6.5.XXXXXXXX Installation Tools CD should be inserted first. After the Installation Tools CD has been read, _i_n_s_t will prompt for another CD to be inserted. To reduce the number of conflicts that need to be dealt with manually, you must insert the remaining IRIX 6.5.XXXXXXXX CDs (if any). If upgrading from a pre-6.5 release, the base 6.5 CDs and any optional 6.5 CDs must also be inserted so that the product information for each can be read before the installation is started. Once the installation is started, _i_n_s_t will prompt the user when another CD is required. When performing an upgrade using _i_n_s_t, make sure all the CDs have been opened, and then issue the _k_e_e_p * and _i_n_s_t_a_l_l _s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d selection commands. In _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_r, after opening all the CDs, select _C_u_s_t_o_m_i_z_e _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n mode, and then choose _S_e_l_e_c_t _R_e_c_o_m_m_e_n_d_e_d _U_p_g_r_a_d_e_s from the _I_n_s_t_a_l_l menu. For complete instructions, including instructions for - 2 - switching between the maintenance and feature streams, pppplllleeeeaaaasssseeee rrrreeeeaaaadddd tttthhhheeee iiiinnnnssssttttrrrruuuuccccttttiiiioooonnnnssss pppprrrroooovvvviiiiddddeeeedddd iiiinnnn tttthhhheeee CCCCDDDD bbbbooooooookkkklllleeeetttt tttthhhhaaaatttt aaaaccccccccoooommmmppppaaaannnniiiieeeessss tttthhhheeee IIIIRRRRIIIIXXXX 6666....5555....XXXXXXXX CCCCDDDDssss. In contrast to versions of IRIX prior to 6.4, all applicable patch products will be selected for default installation. The selected patches will apply to either installed base products or distribution base products that are marked for install. _I_n_s_t and _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_r now support a new type of installation product called an _o_v_e_r_l_a_y. Overlays, like patches, are products that only contain the subset of files from the base release that have been changed to fix a specific problem or set of problems. Unlike patches, however, the files that are being replaced are not saved. Therefore, it is not possible to remove an overlay without reinstalling the original base product. The name of the overlay product is the same as the name of the product it will upgrade. Thus, an overlay for the eoe product will also have the product name eoe. Two distinct types of overlays are supported: maintenance overlays and feature overlays. Maintenance overlays contain bug fixes and minimal support for new hardware. Feature overlays contain bug fixes, support for new hardware, and new software and hardware features. Because different overlay products often depend on one another, these two overlay types may not be mixed. Thus, a system may have feature overlay products installed or maintenance overlay products installed but not both. When _i_n_s_t or _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_r first encounters a distribution containing overlay products, the user will be asked to choose between maintenance overlays and feature overlays. Once a choice has been made, products of the other overlay type will not be displayed to the user. See the _s_t_r_e_a_m and _o_v_e_r_l_a_y__m_o_d_e preferences within _i_n_s_t or _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_r for more information on overlays. 2.1 _K_n_o_w_n__P_r_o_b_l_e_m_s__a_n_d__W_o_r_k_a_r_o_u_n_d_s__w_i_t_h__I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n +o When performing a clean installation of 6.5 + 6.5.XXXXXXXX, all default overlay products will initially be selected for install. If the user chooses not to install from all the 6.5 base CDs, there may be some 6.5.XXXXXXXX overlay products selected for installation for which there is no corresponding 6.5 product in the distribution. These overlay products are uninstallable and may be deselected with the _i_n_s_t command _k_e_e_p _i_n_c_o_m_p_l_e_t_e_o_v_e_r_l_a_y_s. Failure to deselect these products will result in installation conflicts. - 3 - +o When performing a live (non-miniroot) downgrade from the _f_e_a_t_u_r_e _s_t_r_e_a_m of 6.5.XXXXXXXX to 6.5, the user will be prompted to continue the install from the miniroot. It is not necessary to complete this install from the miniroot. To disable this erroneous behavior, set the _l_i_v_e__i_n_s_t_a_l_l preference to _o_n before typing _g_o in _i_n_s_t or pressing _S_t_a_r_t in _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_r. +o When using _i_n_s_t keywords such as _p_r_e_r_e_q_s or _s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d to make installation selections, it is possible that these keywords will not resolve to any products, resulting in a confusing _i_n_s_t message. For example, the installation command _i_n_s_t_a_l_l _p_r_e_r_e_q_s may result in this message : _N_o _m_a_t_c_h_e_s _f_o_r "_p_r_e_r_e_q_s" _w_e_r_e _f_o_u_n_d. This simply indicates that there were no products in the current distribution that would resolve any of the existing prereq conflicts. It is not an error. +o If the _v_e_r_b_o_s_e preference is set and a pre-6.5 version of _i_n_s_t or _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_r is used to install the 6.5 images, _i_n_s_t or _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_r may emit warnings about an unknown attribute _n_o_r_q_s. These messages are harmless and will not affect the install. +o Initiating automatic miniroot installs from _m_u_l_t_i-_u_s_e_r mode may fail on certain machines with Toshiba 5701 CDROM drives. The failure will occur when attempting to boot from the CDROM drive and a message will be displayed on the textport stating that the _C_D_R_O_M _d_e_v_i_c_e _i_s _n_o_t _r_e_a_d_y. If this occurs, a standard miniroot install must be used to install 6.5. +o Initiating automatic miniroot installs from _m_u_l_t_i-_u_s_e_r mode may fail on certain Octane machines. The failure will occur when attempting to boot from the CDROM drive and a message will be displayed on the textport stating that there was an _e_x_e_c_u_t_e _f_o_r_m_a_t _e_r_r_o_r. If this occurs, a standard miniroot install must be used to install 6.5. +o If installing from multiple CDs using a single _r_e_m_o_t_e CDROM drive, it is highly recommended that the CDs be mounted at /_C_D_R_O_M on the remote system. This specific mount point enables _i_n_s_t or _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_r to correctly prompt the user when to switch CDs on the remote machine. Failure to mount remote CDs at /CDROM will result in a confusing error message from _i_n_s_t or _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_r regarding a missing file when in reality a CD switch on the remote system is required. If remote CDs are mounted at /CDROM, an interrupt menu will appear and the user will be prompted for the - 4 - correct CD when a switch is required. At this point, simply insert the correct CD into the remote CDROM drive and enter _r_e_t_r_y from the interrupt menu. +o If _i_n_s_t is displaying graphical progress dialogs in the miniroot, there is a remote chance that the installation may be interrupted by moving the mouse unexpectedly. If this occurs, continue the installation from the interrupt menu by choosing the _c_o_n_t_i_n_u_e option. +o _I_n_s_t may initially report that there is enough available disk space to complete the installation, but when the _g_o command is given, reports that there is not enough disk space. This is because the latter check is much more detailed. Use the _i_n_s_t command _h_e_l_p _s_p_a_c_e_e_r_r_o_r for more information. +o If you have multiple filesystems on your system, _i_n_s_t may report that there is not enough space on one particular filesystem. Try using the _v_i_e_w _f_i_l_e_s_y_s_t_e_m_s command in _i_n_s_t. This will provide more detailed disk space information when the _l_i_s_t and _s_t_e_p commands are used. +o The _i_n_s_t _c_o_n_f_l_i_c_t_s command (or the _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_r _C_o_n_f_l_i_c_t_s window) may report that there are no conflicts, even though installation conflicts are listed when you try to quit. To see the conflicts before quitting, set the _d_e_l_a_y__c_o_n_f_l_i_c_t_s preference to _o_f_f. +o _I_n_s_t cannot always install from CDROM unless running with root permissions. To work around, run as root; or, before the installation, make sure that the CD is already mounted by allowing mediad to mount the CD or, if mediad is disabled, using the _m_o_u_n_t(_1_M) command. +o _I_n_s_t may generate a conflict if you try to upgrade a product (1) that is a prerequisite for some other product, and (2) whose name changes as part of the upgrade. To work around, issue the _i_n_s_t command _s_e_t _r_u_l_e_s_o_v_e_r_r_i_d_e _o_n, which allows the installation to proceed despite the conflict. +o When you issue the _q_u_i_t command from _i_n_s_t, it automatically recomputes the QUICKSTART information for any executables and shared objects (dso's) just installed. See the manual entry _r_q_s(_1) for details. - 5 - You will see the following message while this is being done: RRRReeeeqqqquuuuiiiicccckkkkssssttttaaaarrrrttttiiiinnnngggg EEEELLLLFFFF ffffiiiilllleeeessss ((((sssseeeeeeee rrrrqqqqssssaaaallllllll((((1111)))))))) ........ 99999999%%%% Occasionally _i_n_s_t may report errors that occur during this phase. These errors may cause some applications to start up less quickly but otherwise these errors are harmless. +o The IRIX 6.5 version of _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_r will not run under earlier IRIX releases. 2.2 _M_i_n_i_r_o_o_t _W_o_r_k_a_r_o_u_n_d _f_o_r _C_l_e_a_n _I_n_s_t_a_l_l _w_i_t_h _F_D_D_I _a_n_d _E_t_h_e_r_n_e_t If you have a clean system with FDDI and Ethernet, that is, with no networking information, such as /_e_t_c/_h_o_s_t_s or /_e_t_c/_s_y_s__i_d on the disk, and you boot miniroot over the network, you will be prompted with some of these questions: What is the hostname (system name) of your machine? What network interface would you like to configure? What is the network address of <your system name>? What is the netmask for <IP address>? In general, you will be prompted with these questions on any system containing other optional network products that has no networking information. If you are unsure of the network interfaces or networking was still not started correctly, you can restart networking by typing this entry: sssshhhh ////uuuussssrrrr////eeeettttcccc////nnnneeeettttssssttttaaaatttt ----iiiinnnn <-- to find the names of your interfaces (rns0/xpi0/etc) kkkkiiiillllllllaaaallllllll rrrroooouuuutttteeeedddd rrrroooouuuutttteeee ----FFFFnnnn iiiiffffccccoooonnnnffffiiiigggg xxxxppppiiii0000 <_f_d_d_i-_I_P-_a_d_d_r_e_s_s> nnnneeeettttmmmmaaaasssskkkk <_f_d_d_i-_n_e_t_m_a_s_k> uuuupppp iiiiffffccccoooonnnnffffiiiigggg eeeeffff0000 <_e_t_h_e_r_n_e_t-_I_P-_a_d_d_r_e_s_s> nnnneeeettttmmmmaaaasssskkkk <_e_n_e_t-_n_e_t_m_a_s_k> uuuupppp ////uuuussssrrrr////eeeettttcccc////rrrroooouuuutttteeeedddd ----qqqq Use _r_n_s_0 or _i_p_g_0 instead of _x_p_i_0 if appropriate and use _e_t_0, _e_c_0, or _e_n_p_0 instead of _e_f_0 if appropriate. When starting a network miniroot installation from the PROM on older systems, you may encounter the error "no space left in string table" and the install will abort. The usual cause of this message is to have - 6 - too many or too long variable name+values defined in the PROM storage space (the PROM install dialog stores all it's values in the string space). The only workaround is to shorten the strings used, especially those used to specify remote hostnames and paths. This may require using symlinks on the boot server to shorten the path to the _s_a file and _m_i_n_i_r_o_o_t directory for the network boot process. 2.3 _I_R_I_X__6_._5__E_x_e_c_u_t_i_o_n__E_n_v_i_r_o_n_m_e_n_t__S_u_b_s_y_s_t_e_m_s The IRIX 6.5 Execution Environment (_e_o_e) includes these subsystems: _e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._h_e_l_p _I_R_I_X _H_e_l_p _B_o_o_k_s. _e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._s_g_i__a_d_m_i_n _I_R_I_X _S_G_I__A_d_m_i_n _B_o_o_k_s. _e_o_e._m_a_n._b_a_s_e _B_a_s_i_c _I_R_I_X _M_a_n _P_a_g_e_s. _e_o_e._m_a_n._g_i_f_t_s__p_e_r_l _P_e_r_l _M_a_n _P_a_g_e_s. _e_o_e._m_a_n._g_l_t_o_o_l_s _G_r_a_p_h_i_c_s _L_i_b_r_a_r_y _T_o_o_l_s _M_a_n _P_a_g_e_s. _e_o_e._m_a_n._i_m_a_g_e_t_o_o_l_s _G_r_a_p_h_i_c_s _L_i_b_r_a_r_y _I_m_a_g_e _T_o_o_l_s _M_a_n _P_a_g_e_s. _e_o_e._m_a_n._o_a_m_p_k_g _S_V_R_4 _P_a_c_k_a_g_i_n_g _U_t_i_l_i_t_y _M_a_n _P_a_g_e_s. _e_o_e._m_a_n._r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s _I_R_I_X _R_e_l_e_a_s_e _N_o_t_e_s. _e_o_e._s_r_c._g_n_u_t_o_o_l_s _G_N_U _T_o_o_l_s _S_o_u_r_c_e _C_o_d_e. _e_o_e._s_r_c._x_f_s_r_t _X_F_S _R_e_a_l_t_i_m_e & _G_u_a_r_a_n_t_e_e_d-_R_a_t_e _S_o_u_r_c_e _C_o_d_e. _e_o_e._s_w._a_c_c_t _S_y_s_t_e_m _A_c_c_o_u_n_t_i_n_g. - 7 - _e_o_e._s_w._a_c_l _A_c_c_e_s_s _C_o_n_t_r_o_l _L_i_s_t_s. _e_o_e._s_w._a_u_d_i_t _S_e_c_u_r_i_t_y _A_u_d_i_t _T_r_a_i_l _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e. _e_o_e._s_w._b_a_s_e _I_R_I_X _B_a_s_e _E_x_e_c_u_t_i_o_n _E_n_v_i_r_o_n_m_e_n_t. _e_o_e._s_w._c_d_r_o_m _C_D-_R_O_M _F_i_l_e_s_y_s_t_e_m _a_n_d _C_D _a_u_d_i_o _S_u_p_p_o_r_t. _e_o_e._s_w._c_d_s_i_o _M_u_l_t_i_p_o_r_t _V_M_E _S_e_r_i_a_l _b_o_a_r_d _S_u_p_p_o_r_t. _e_o_e._s_w._c_p_r _S_G_I _C_h_e_c_k_p_o_i_n_t-_R_e_s_t_a_r_t _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e. _e_o_e._s_w._d_l_p_i _D_a_t_a _L_i_n_k _P_r_o_v_i_d_e_r _I_n_t_e_r_f_a_c_e. _e_o_e._s_w._d_m_i _H_i_e_r_a_r_c_h_i_c_a_l _S_t_o_r_a_g_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_m_e_n_t _S_u_p_p_o_r_t. _e_o_e._s_w._e_f_s _E_F_S _F_i_l_e_s_y_s_t_e_m. _e_o_e._s_w._f_o_n_t_t_o_o_l_s _G_r_a_p_h_i_c_s _L_i_b_r_a_r_y _F_o_n_t _T_o_o_l_s. _e_o_e._s_w._g_f_x _G_r_a_p_h_i_c_s _E_x_e_c_u_t_i_o_n _E_n_v_i_r_o_n_m_e_n_t. _e_o_e._s_w._g_i_f_t_s__p_e_r_l _P_e_r_l _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e. _e_o_e._s_w._g_i_f_t_s__p_e_r_l__l_i_b _P_e_r_l _L_i_b_r_a_r_i_e_s. _e_o_e._s_w._g_l_t_o_o_l_s _G_r_a_p_h_i_c_s _L_i_b_r_a_r_y _T_o_o_l_s. _e_o_e._s_w._i_m_a_g_e_t_o_o_l_s _G_r_a_p_h_i_c_s _L_i_b_r_a_r_y _I_m_a_g_e _T_o_o_l_s. - 8 - _e_o_e._s_w._i_p_g_a_t_e _I_P _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _G_a_t_e_w_a_y _S_u_p_p_o_r_t. _e_o_e._s_w._k_d_e_b_u_g _K_e_r_n_e_l _D_e_b_u_g_g_e_r _m_o_d_u_l_e_s. _e_o_e._s_w._m_i_s_e_r _M_i_s_e_r: _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e _m_a_n_a_g_e_m_e_n_t _s_y_s_t_e_m. _e_o_e._s_w._n_a_m_e_d _B_e_r_k_e_l_e_y _I_n_t_e_r_n_e_t _N_a_m_e _D_o_m_a_i_n _S_e_r_v_e_r. _e_o_e._s_w._n_e_t_m_a_n _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _M_a_n_a_g_e_m_e_n_t _S_N_M_P _S_u_p_p_o_r_t. _e_o_e._s_w._o_a_m_p_k_g _S_V_R_4 _P_a_c_k_a_g_i_n_g _U_t_i_l_i_t_y. _e_o_e._s_w._o_p_t_i_n_p_u_t _O_p_t_i_o_n_a_l _I_n_p_u_t _D_e_v_i_c_e_s. _e_o_e._s_w._p_e_r_f _P_e_r_f_o_r_m_a_n_c_e _M_e_a_s_u_r_e_m_e_n_t _U_t_i_l_i_t_i_e_s. _e_o_e._s_w._p_p_p _P_o_i_n_t-_t_o-_P_o_i_n_t _P_r_o_t_o_c_o_l _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e. _e_o_e._s_w._q_u_o_t_a_s _B_S_D _D_i_s_k _Q_u_o_t_a_s. _e_o_e._s_w._r_c_s _R_e_v_i_s_i_o_n _C_o_n_t_r_o_l _S_y_s_t_e_m _U_t_i_l_i_t_i_e_s. _e_o_e._s_w._r_f_i_n_d_d _r_f_i_n_d _S_e_r_v_e_r _U_t_i_l_i_t_i_e_s. _e_o_e._s_w._r_m__m_e_d_i_a _R_e_m_o_v_a_b_l_e _M_e_d_i_a _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e. _e_o_e._s_w._s_c_c_s _S_o_u_r_c_e _C_o_d_e _C_o_n_t_r_o_l _S_y_s_t_e_m _U_t_i_l_i_t_i_e_s. _e_o_e._s_w._s_l_i_p _S_L_I_P _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e. - 9 - _e_o_e._s_w._s_p_e_l_l _S_p_e_l_l _U_t_i_l_i_t_i_e_s. _e_o_e._s_w._s_v_r_4_n_e_t _S_y_s_t_e_m _V _R_e_l_e_a_s_e _4 _N_e_t_w_o_r_k_i_n_g. _e_o_e._s_w._t_e_r_m_b_a_s_e _B_a_s_e (_r_e_q_u_i_r_e_d) _T_e_r_m_i_n_a_l _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n _F_i_l_e_s. _e_o_e._s_w._t_e_r_m_i_n_f_o _T_e_r_m_i_n_a_l _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n _F_i_l_e_s. _e_o_e._s_w._u_n_c _U_n_i_C_e_n_t_e_r _I_n_t_e_r_f_a_c_e _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e. _e_o_e._s_w._u_s_r_s_h_a_r_e _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _s_h_a_r_e_d _t_e_x_t/_h_e_l_p/_d_a_t_a _f_i_l_e_s. _e_o_e._s_w._u_u_c_p _U_U_C_P _U_t_i_l_i_t_i_e_s. _e_o_e._s_w._x_f_s_m_c_l_i _X_F_S_M _C_l_i_e_n_t _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e. _e_o_e._s_w._x_f_s_m_s_e_r_v _X_F_S_M _S_e_r_v_e_r _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e. _e_o_e._s_w._x_f_s_r_t _X_F_S _R_e_a_l_t_i_m_e & _G_u_a_r_a_n_t_e_e_d-_R_a_t_e _S_u_p_p_o_r_t. _e_o_e._s_w._x_l_v _X_L_V _V_o_l_u_m_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_r. _e_o_e._s_w._x_l_v_p_l_e_x _X_L_V _V_o_l_u_m_e _M_a_n_a_g_e_r _P_l_e_x _S_u_p_p_o_r_t. _e_o_e._s_w_6_4._g_f_x _G_r_a_p_h_i_c_s _6_4_b_i_t _E_x_e_c_u_t_i_o_n _E_n_v_i_r_o_n_m_e_n_t. _e_o_e._s_w_6_4._l_i_b _I_R_I_X _6_4_b_i_t _L_i_b_r_a_r_i_e_s.