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BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Looking for picture of Altrix 350 Power Supply at April 25, 2013, 1:40 p.m...
Sorry, I completely forgot to take pictures of mine. I've just checked right now and they are exactly the same model and revision as in the pictures from hamei (in my eight modules).
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Altix 350 Memory Configuration at May 24, 2013, 4:20 a.m...
It may not help you so much, but here is my experience.

When I received my altixes 350, the RAM banks were only half populated. Since then I added as many modules as possible and then powered the machine on. It simply worked out without any error message. For instance you can see here the result in SuSe. All the RAM is recognized and working. I've never faced any instability or hang-out.

Are you sure that your specific RAM modules work properly and are not damaged ? If you would like more info/output from my machine to compare with yours, just tell me what you need. I'll travel a lot these next weeks, but may find 10 minutes to power it on...

Good luck.
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 11:05 a.m.
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Wrote on the subject of How to fix an Altix 350 with mixed PROM versions at June 17, 2013, 8:45 a.m...
Thanks for the valuable information. It may turn out to be useful in case I finally put my hands onto two more Numalink cables.
I'd like to connect all the modules together (at least once), but honestly I don't know if I will run the whole hungry beast (in terms of electrical power) very often. Actually I never checked the SAL versions of every module.

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:Onyx2: 4xR12k 400, 8Gb, IR2E, 2x18+3x73GB HD (oxygen)
:A3504L: :A3504L: 16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB (neon)
:Fuel: R16k 800 V12, 2Gb, M-Audio, 36+147GB HD, 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Classic (nitrogen)
:Octane2: Dual R14k 600 V6, 2Go, HD (173Go, 34Go) (carbon)
:Octane: R10k 400 MXE, 1280Mo (lithium) / 2xR10k 300 SSE,... (fluorine)
:O2: R10k 195, 512Mo (hydrogen) / R5k 180, 512Mo (sodium) / R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo (helium) / R4400 125, Extreme, 160Mo (boron)
:O200: :O200: twin O200, 4xR12k 270, 2Go, HD (4x18Go) (beryllium)
:Indigo: R4k 100, 80Mo, LG1, 9GB HD, Python 25601 tape (magnesium])
:4D70G: 4D70GT... my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of 33Mhz IRIS Indigo. 16M & LG1! King of the low-end! at Aug. 9, 2013, 7:47 a.m...
Wow, nice old piece of hardware.
It reminds me when I was installing Irix (3.0.2 if I remember correctly) on my very first Silicon Graphics (4D-70GT) with qic tapes... It was also my first experience with Unix: what an adventure !
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Working RAM Part Numbers for 1st-gen Altix Systems at Aug. 27, 2013, 12:58 a.m...
I have lots of the following 2GB ram parts. All of them work perfectly:

Dataram DTP63692E A0: DDR 184pin PC2700 ECC Registered
Smart SME72564FD8C0CGSG: 184P-DDR-2GB-PC2700 ECC-REG
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Working RAM Part Numbers for 1st-gen Altix Systems at Aug. 27, 2013, 12:22 p.m...
Unfortunately, I think that all of them are installed in my blades. Have to check if I have spares. Let me know.
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Indigo, R4000/100MHz, 80MB, LG1 at Aug. 28, 2013, 1:58 a.m...
Here is my new Indigo machine.

It was still running since it was bought more than 20 years ago. During a long time, it was the web, database and service server as well as desktop computer of the IT manager of the Physics Departement of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Latest services were removed this summer so that I could take it home... tadaaa !
It was only moved 2-3 times, and not powered off a lot more often, so it is in particularly good shape. Plastics are almost like new. Door is fully functional, with all hinges intact.

The Indigo is the very first Silicon Graphics I ever saw, in the mid-90's, when I visited the ECAL, Lausanne's Art School, more specifically the Infography department. I remember people were running TDI Explore on them. Unfortunately, mine is only equipped with the Entry graphic board. Who knows, I may upgrade it later, just for fun !

It is not connected to the network for the moment, so here is the basic hardware information and some pictures. I'll update with hinv and gfxinfo outputs later on.

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hinv (from the PROM)
System: IP20
Processor: R4000 50MHz, with FPU
Primary I-cache size: 8KBytes
Primary D-cache size: 8 KBytes
Secondary cache size: 1024 KBytes
Memory size: 80MBytes
Graphics: LG1
SCSI Disk: scsi(0)disk(1)
SCSI Disk: scsi(0)disk(2)
SCSI Disk: scsi(0)tape(3)

Did you also see that the processor speed is 50MHz ? In the OS, hinv correctly reports 100MHz. Why ?
IMG_4822.JPG
Indigo R4k/100, LG1
IMG_4824.JPG
Indigo R4k/100, LG1, door open

IMG_4826.JPG
Good old SGI logo


<--- EDIT 2013.09.03 --->
After putting in a "new" disk and installing Irix 6.5, here we are... Infos posted from the Indigo with Mozilla 1.0.2. So slow !

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magnesium 1# hinv -mv
CPU: MIPS R4000 Processor Chip Revision: 2.2
FPU: MIPS R4000 Floating Point Coprocessor Revision: 0.0
1 100 MHZ IP20 Processor
Main memory size: 80 Mbytes
Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 1 Mbyte on Processor 0
Instruction cache size: 8 Kbytes
Data cache size: 8 Kbytes
Integral SCSI controller 0: Version WD33C93B, revision C
Disk drive: unit 1 on SCSI controller 0 (unit 1)
Tape drive: unit 3 on SCSI controller 0: DAT
CDROM: unit 5 on SCSI controller 0
On-board serial ports: 2
On-board bi-directional parallel port
Graphics board: LG1
Integral Ethernet: ec0, version 1
Iris Audio Processor: revision 10

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magnesium 2# /usr/gfx/gfxinfo
Graphics board 0 is "LG1MC" graphics.
Managed (":0.0") 1024x768
LG2 revision 3, REX revision 1.5, VC1 revision B, MC rev B ffi
14" monitor, video option not installed.

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magnesium 3# uname -aR
IRIX magnesium 6.5 6.5.22f 10070055 IP20

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magnesium 4# scsicontrol -i /dev/scsi/*
/dev/scsi/sc0d1l0:  Disk          IBM     DNES-309170     SAH0
ANSI vers 3, ISO ver: 0, ECMA ver: 0; supports:  synch linkedcmds cmdqueing
Device is  ready
/dev/scsi/sc0d3l0:  Tape          ARCHIVE Python 25601-XXX2.54
ANSI vers 2, ISO ver: 0, ECMA ver: 0; supports:  synch linkedcmds
Device is  not ready

/dev/scsi/sc0d5l0:  CD-ROM        PLEXTOR CD-ROM PX-32TS  1.03
ANSI vers 2, ISO ver: 0, ECMA ver: 0; supports:  synch linkedcmds
Device is  ready

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magnesium 5# /sbin/diskpatch -v
sc0d1l0:  Disk         IBM     DNES-309170     SAH0  Serial: AJ1R9863
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Indigo, R4000/100MHz, 80MB, LG1 at Aug. 28, 2013, 4:42 a.m...
Thanks for the info jan-jaap. Clear and precise, as usual :D
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Indigo, R4000/100MHz, 80MB, LG1 at Aug. 28, 2013, 2:21 p.m...
I dont really know, but I think it is still well renowned. At least it is still very active and you can very often hear news about it in the local radios.
The people I knew actually left a long time ago. It was mainly students and the previous IT manager. This guy helped me find Irix 3.0.2 QIC tapes when I was searching for media to reinstall the OS on my very first Silicon Graphics, a 4D/70GT.

I've just disassembled the box to give it a shower (only the plastics parts, don't worry). One screw to tight them all and in the shower to bring them ... and it's done ! So well built... and the plastics is much more robust than later models. Everything is still in perfect shape and working order after 20 years. Times have changed ! Things were built to last...

[Title edited, since I realised that is was a R4000, not R4400]
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Indigo, R4000/100MHz, 80MB, LG1 at Sept. 3, 2013, 1:42 p.m...
First post edited to add 'hinv', 'gfxinfo' and so on
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Indigo, R4000/100MHz, 80MB, LG1 at Sept. 4, 2013, 3:56 a.m...
Hi fu.

No problem. Actually I didn't study there, but some kilometers away; some more scientific studies...
Yes, the machine is very clean now, inside and outside. I'll try to take better pictures in the next days, but will not be very often at home. Nothing is broken and once I removed the dust from the power supply it became very quiet. Only my R5k O2 does better.

On the OS side, it is for the moment running 6.5.22, but is very slow. I'll try 6.2 and maybe even a fresh install of 5.3 (I also still have the original harddisk, which is running fine besides the noise: 1 inch Conner disk 540Mo).

Regards,
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
From Blonay, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Questions, debating purchasing Altix 350 at Sept. 27, 2013, 4:17 a.m...
Hi

You can run a standalone machine (the one with the IO9 or IO10 card, which included Ethernet by the way), then power it off, connect as many as you want (up to 8 blades) via Numalink cables, then restart the system. As long as the SAL (similar to PROM or BIOS) versions are the same and some other details (serial numbers, etc.) the same system will power up, except that it will have more processors and memory. If you connect via ssh -X for instance, you'll find exactly the same system parameters, desktop, etc. This is actually how I "play" with mine: most of the time I power on only the Base Compute Module and sometimes connect the other ones.

You don't need special softwares... that's more or less right. Don't forget that those systems are built around Itanium processors (IA-64). Therefore you will not find so many soft for them. However, you can compile them from source.

Regarding the PCI video card, search the forum. This topic has already been discussed more than once.

You can also search for more information about the OS that could be installed. RHEL and SuSE were officially supported, and some people successfully installed others as well.
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
From Blonay, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of IRIX simulation software at Sept. 28, 2013, 12:27 p.m...
There was also a racing simulation simply called racer (see http://www.racer.nl ). Irix support was dropped a long time ago, but we should have Irix binaries somewhere.
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Comix 0.3 - a CBZ/CBR viewer for IRIX. at Feb. 25, 2014, 3:41 a.m...
Hi J !

Thanks for this little piece of software that gives another interest to our old machines :D

I was thinking about another trick to make the reader's experience smoother in low-end machines. Would it be possible to add another file reading option, I mean that three pages could loaded in the memory: the current one, the previous and the next one ? In that case, transition to those surrounding pages would be faster when flipping pages, while keeping the memory requirement to a reasonable amount.

BX
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of [Belgium] 18 Indys + random stuff, "almost free" at July 20, 2014, 10:41 p.m...
Too bad. I'd like to have one, since it's one of those that is missing in my collection, but it's too far from here and I don't want the other 17...
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Tezro for sale. V12 DCD + Dual 18" SGI flatscreens. 4x700MHz at Sept. 19, 2014, 2:40 a.m...
Yipeee... a Tezro in Switzerland !
For once, shipping costs (or travel costs to Züri) would not be that dissuasive. On the other hand, I'm not sure I'll use it more than you do and would then not spend too much. Of course I'd like to have one in my collection, but...

If you don't find anybody interested, let me know how much you'd like for it. Maybe I'll change my mind :D

Best regards,
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Fuel error (ODYSSEY, Power supply ?) at Oct. 7, 2014, 12:15 p.m...
Hi.

Since monts, I'm having issue with my fuel. I thought it was the power supply (NMB GM430WTXW01SSV rev B, manufactured 38th week of 2003) and modified an old PC ATX 2.2 one (Xilence XP420) according to this post . Unfortunately it didn't work better.
Today, I've installed the original power supply back into the chassis. When I connect with putty, I get the following:

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ALERT: Error reading the ODYSSEY temperature sensor, no acknowledge
ALERT: Error reading monitor ODYSSEY interrupt status 1: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error reading monitor ODYSSEY interrupt status 1: no acknowledge

I tried re-seating the V12, without success.

What to do ? Does anyone have an idea ?

Thanks in advance.

BetXen
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Fuel error (ODYSSEY, Power supply ?) at Oct. 7, 2014, 12:23 p.m...
Some additional outputs... Hopefully it may help understand what happens !

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001a01-L1>env

************************************************
ATTENTION: Environmental monitoring is disabled!
************************************************

Description    State       Warning Limits     Fault Limits       Current
-------------- ----------  -----------------  -----------------  -------
12V   Disabled  10%  10.80/ 13.20  20%   9.60/ 14.40    0.000
12V IO   Disabled  10%  10.80/ 13.20  20%   9.60/ 14.40    3.563
5V   Disabled  10%   4.50/  5.50  20%   4.00/  6.00    0.416
3.3V   Disabled  10%   2.97/  3.63  20%   2.64/  3.96    0.585
2.5V   Disabled  10%   2.25/  2.75  20%   2.00/  3.00    0.000
1.5V   Disabled  10%   1.35/  1.65  20%   1.20/  1.80    0.000
5V AUX   Disabled  10%   4.50/  5.50  20%   4.00/  6.00    5.122
3.3V AUX   Disabled  10%   2.97/  3.63  20%   2.64/  3.96    3.285
PIMM 12V BIAS   Disabled  10%  10.80/ 13.20  20%   9.60/ 14.40    3.563
SRAM   Disabled  10%   2.25/  2.75  20%   2.00/  3.00    0.052
VCPU   Disabled  10%   1.13/  1.38  20%   1.00/  1.50    0.014
PIMM 1.5V   Disabled  10%   1.35/  1.65  20%   1.20/  1.80    0.042
PIMM 3.3V AUX   Disabled  10%   2.97/  3.63  20%   2.64/  3.96    3.285
PIMM 5V AUX   Disabled  10%   4.50/  5.50  20%   4.00/  6.00    5.148
XIO 12V BIAS   Disabled  10%  10.80/ 13.20  20%   9.60/ 14.40    0.000
XIO 5V   Disabled  10%   4.50/  5.50  20%   4.00/  6.00    0.000
XIO 2.5V   Disabled  10%   2.25/  2.75  20%   2.00/  3.00    0.000
XIO 3.3V AUX   Disabled  10%   2.97/  3.63  20%   2.64/  3.96    0.000

Description     State       Warning RPM  Current RPM
--------------- ----------  -----------  -----------
FAN  0  EXHAUST   Disabled          920            0
FAN  1       HD   Disabled         1560            0
FAN  2      PCI   Disabled         1120            0
FAN  3    XIO 1   Disabled         1600            0
FAN  4    XIO 2   Disabled         1600            0
FAN  5       PS   Disabled         1349            0

Advisory   Critical   Fault      Current
Description       State       Temp       Temp       Temp       Temp
----------------- ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
0 NODE 0           Wait Pwr    [Autofan Control]    80C/176F   23C/ 73F
1 NODE 1           Wait Pwr    [Autofan Control]    80C/176F   24C/ 75F
2 NODE 2           Wait Pwr    [Autofan Control]    80C/176F   23C/ 73F
3 PIMM             Wait Pwr    [Autofan Control]    80C/176F   23C/ 73F
4 ODYSSEY          Wait Pwr    [Autofan Control]    80C/176F    0C/ 32F
5 BEDROCK          Wait Pwr  Not currently available


************************************************
ATTENTION: Environmental monitoring is disabled!
************************************************
It seems I have a 12V problem... "12V IO" and "PIMM 12V BIAS" are at 3.563V !

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001a01-L1>power
Supply          State Voltage    Margin  Value
--------------  ----- ---------  ------- -----
12V    off    0.000V      N/A
12V IO     NC    3.563V      N/A
5V     NC    0.416V      N/A
3.3V     NC    0.585V   normal     0
2.5V    off    0.000V   normal     0
1.5V     NC    0.000V   normal     0
5V AUX     NC    5.122V      N/A
3.3V AUX     NC    3.285V      N/A
PIMM 12V BIAS     NC    3.563V      N/A
SRAM     NC    0.052V   normal     0
VCPU    off    0.014V   normal   112
PIMM 1.5V     NC    0.042V   normal     0
PIMM 3.3V AUX     NC    3.285V      N/A
PIMM 5V AUX     NC    5.148V      N/A
XIO 12V BIAS     NC ERROR (-404)      N/A
XIO 5V     NC ERROR (-404)      N/A
XIO 2.5V    off ERROR (-404)   normal     0
XIO 3.3V AUX     NC ERROR (-404)      N/A
WARNING: power appears off, console unavailable
VCPU = 112 ?? What does it mean ?
All XIO values having error... :roll:

And from time to time...

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power on 001a01 appears off!
WARNING: power on 001a01 appears off!
ALERT: Error reading the ODYSSEY temperature sensor, no acknowledge
ALERT: Error reading monitor ODYSSEY interrupt status 1: no acknowledge

escaping to L1 system controller
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Fuel error (ODYSSEY, Power supply ?) at Oct. 7, 2014, 12:34 p.m...
Some new outputs, inspired by this post .

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01a01-L1>serial all

Data                            Location      Value
------------------------------  ------------  --------
Local System Serial Number      EEPROM        08:00:69:10:7C:A7
Local Brick Serial Number       EEPROM        NCJ712
Reference Brick Serial Number   NVRAM         NCJ712


EEPROM      Product Name    Serial         Part Number           Rev  T/W
----------  --------------  -------------  --------------------  ---  ------
NODE        IP34            NCJ712         030_1707_004          C    00
MAC         MAC ADDRESS     NA             NA                    NA   NA
PIMM        IP34PIMM        NNN514         030_1932_001          B    00
XIO         ASTODY          MLD922         030_1726_003          E    00

EEPROM     JEDEC-SPD Info           Part Number        Rev  Speed  SGI
---------- ------------------------ ------------------ ---- ------ --------
DIMM 0     CE000000000000000C989800 M3 46L2820DT2-CA0   2D   10.0  N/A
DIMM 2     CE000000000000000C313000 M3 47L6423DT2-CA0   2D   10.0  N/A
DIMM 1     CE000000000000000C7F9800 M3 46L2820DT2-CA0   2D   10.0  N/A
DIMM 3     CE000000000000000CEB2300 M3 47L6423DT2-CA0   2D   10.0  N/A

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001a01-L1>power up
*** Ctrl-D ***
ALERT: Error reading monitor ODYSSEY interrupt status 1: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error reading monitor ODYSSEY interrupt status 1: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error initializing the ODYSSEY monitor, no acknowledge
ALERT: Error reading monitor ODYSSEY interrupt status 1: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 12V BIAS) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 5V) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 2.5V) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 3.3V AUX) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY temperature monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error enabling fans on device 0
ALERT: Error enabling fans on device 0
ALERT: Error initializing the ODYSSEY monitor, no acknowledge
ALERT: Error reading monitor ODYSSEY interrupt status 1: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 12V BIAS) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 5V) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 2.5V) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 3.3V AUX) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY temperature monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error reading monitor ODYSSEY interrupt status 1: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error disabling fans on device 4
ALERT: Error reading monitor ODYSSEY interrupt status 1: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error disabling fans on device 4
ALERT: Error disabling fans on device 4
ALERT: Error disabling fans on device 4
ALERT: Error disabling fans on device 4
ALERT: Error disabling fans on device 4
ALERT: Error disabling fans on device 4
ALERT: Error reading monitor ODYSSEY interrupt status 1: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error disabling fans on device 4
ALERT: Error initializing the ODYSSEY monitor, no acknowledge
ALERT: Error reading monitor ODYSSEY interrupt status 1: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 12V BIAS) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 5V) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 2.5V) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 3.3V AUX) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY temperature monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error initializing the ODYSSEY monitor, no acknowledge
ALERT: Error reading monitor ODYSSEY interrupt status 1: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 12V BIAS) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 5V) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 2.5V) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY power (XIO 3.3V AUX) monitoring: no acknowledge
ALERT: Error configuring ODYSSEY temperature monitoring: no acknowledge
ERROR: I2C:no acknowledge

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001a01-L1>cfg
:0  - 001a01

001a01-L1>ver
L1 1.40.4 (Image B), Built 09/29/2005 13:43:39    [Fuel/PE/O300 1MB image]
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Fuel error (ODYSSEY, Power supply ?) at Oct. 7, 2014, 10:37 p.m...
Yes. They were working and I disabled them when I first tested the ATX power supply, because no fan was connected. I should probably turn it on again, since I reinstalled the original one.

I had a look at the NMB PS internals yesterday. The fan only has two wires and no additional circuit board. The fan is directly connected to the lower PCB.
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Fuel error (ODYSSEY, Power supply ?) at Oct. 8, 2014, 2:18 a.m...
Thanks jj,

I still have the V10. I'll have a try.

Apparently all 5V and 3.3V voltages are OK. However 12V is very strange (~3.5V). Is it normal before power on ? Could it be a cause to the problem ? I guess the I2C is ont he 5 or 3.3V line, right ?
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Fuel error (ODYSSEY, Power supply ?) at Oct. 8, 2014, 1:12 p.m...
I feel so stupid !

With the V10, it just works... End :D

Actually:
- "env" gives the same values, including the strange 12V IO at 3.563V
- no more "NC ERROR (-404)" after "power", for all XIO voltages
- "pwr up" and... tadaaa !

That's so nice to see it running again. I'd almost lost hope.

Any idea what I could try to resurrect the V12 ?
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Fuel error (ODYSSEY, Power supply ?) at Oct. 8, 2014, 11:47 p.m...
I've had a look at some other env outputs. For instance, jj's Origin 350 reports the following.

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XIO 12V BIAS <not present>
XIO 5V <not present>
XIO 2.5V <not present>
XIO 3.3V AUX <not present>


Since O350 may accommodate a V10/12, does it mean the system knows when XIO additional board is present or not ? Then in my case, it feels something is in, but cannot get any answer from the I2C ?
Maybe I should try removing the graphic board and repeat the test to see whether I get the same "<not present>" message as jj.
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen avatar
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of PC case recommendations? at Oct. 9, 2014, 1:05 a.m...
Some years ago, I've bought a Cooler Master CM 690 II case. I'm still very happy with it.

Here is what I prefer:
  • Good ventilation, i.e. perforated front plate, equipped with foam filters to avoid too much dust inside
  • Left side is also perforated. A duct can be placed around the CPU fan to bring cold air from outside the case directly to the CPU.
  • Extra large fans --> very quiet
  • Very convenient sliding trays for 5"1/4 and 3"1/2 devices, with tool-free fixation
  • Power supply on the bottom

I'm not sure you'll still find some on sale, but there is a new version: http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower-cm690-series/cm693/
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of U2410 display format for VPro graphics at Nov. 27, 2014, 10:46 p.m...
Tanks for sharing it, recondas. My old 24" CRT is really losing its colors and I'll now have no excuses not to connect my fuel to the U2410.
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen avatar
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of For the Swedes: SGI Origin 2400 at ETA at Dec. 6, 2014, 1:12 p.m...
And... did you get it ?
If there were spare Numalink cables, I might be interested...
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen avatar
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of For the Swedes: SGI Origin 2400 at ETA at Dec. 7, 2014, 10:56 p.m...
Thanks for the clarification. Indeed, I'd need Numalink cables for my Altix, which are the latch-type. I still have Cray link cables on stock, but fortunately never thought using them with the Altix.
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of FS: Indy and Indigo2 in Italy at Dec. 10, 2014, 8:25 a.m...
150km in which direction ? I'm in Switzerland...
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of FS: Indy and Indigo2 in Italy at Dec. 10, 2014, 9:11 a.m...
Oh. Too bad ! I'm leaving on the other side... Around 300km from Milano by car ;-(
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen avatar
BetXen
From Blonay, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Downtime at Jan. 5, 2015, 12:19 a.m...
Happy New Year to all of You!

...and a big thanks to nekonoko for welcoming us on nekochan again ;-)
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of For the Swedes: SGI Origin 2400 at ETA at Jan. 7, 2015, 6:59 a.m...
Wow, so many NUMAlink cables out there ! :D

Actually, I'm missing 2 of them for my Altix. The shortest would be OK, since I only have 8 modules.
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of New package: Updated MPlayer at Feb. 3, 2015, 10:31 a.m...
I've just tried to install it but am facing some issues.
  • libdca and libx264 couldn't be mapped, which has been solved by copying MPlayer-1.1.1/lib folder content to /usr/local/lib
  • libdvdnavmini.so.5 still remains and I can't find how to install it (even find the file somewhere to download it)

Did any of you also encountered this issue and found a way to solve it ?
Am I doing sth wrong ?
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of New package: Updated MPlayer at Feb. 3, 2015, 2:52 p.m...
Done ! I was too stupid...
My local copy of nekoware/beta was not rsync'd properly. I've now installed the last libdts, libdvdcss, libdvdnav and libdvdread.
Everything is now working OK (more than 10 vids tested so far). Libs could also be removed from /usr/local/lib.

Thanks !
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Testing the waters - SGI racks at Feb. 24, 2015, 8:48 a.m...
Altix 350 (2U) do fit perfectly in my Compaq 10622 and HP 10642 racks, as HP DL145 (1U) and 385 (2U) do, so I would assume the racks that were sold with Altix 350 series would accept all standard 19" equipment.
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Graphics in Prism and Altix at Feb. 26, 2015, 1:19 a.m...
I'll be very much interested in knowing if it works... and may then give mine an upgrade ;-)

Have fun... and good luck for your trials !
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Testing the waters - SGI racks at Feb. 26, 2015, 8:16 p.m...
@Geoman: That's right, Yves has a lot of machine coming directly from Cortaillod. There are even some photos somewhere of their trip over there. In particular he has some signed machines, e.g. the 5000th Indy R5K or sth like that, lots of octanes, Indigo2's and 4D series (including my former one) and even some Onyx2 racks.

I've just found some pictures I took a long time ago in his storage area... have a look !

Some of the machines are exposed in the entrance area of the IT department from time to time, but unfortunately most of them are in storage.

IMG_2504.jpg

IMG_2511.jpg

IMG_2516.jpg

IMG_2522.jpg

Panorama.jpg
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : hydrogen, my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Sold SGI Indy maxed out at March 11, 2015, 3:04 p.m...
So tempting. The one still missing in my collection. For the first time I'm on the right side of the ocean, and even in the same state, Arlington, VA. Unfortunately I'll only stay two days and I don't think it will fit in my cabin luggage ;-)
Moreover, what will the security officer say when he'll scan it at the airport ?

Another time, maybe.
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of What did Octane 2's sell for? at July 20, 2015, 9:30 a.m...
I've just made a very quick and dirty calculation of the cost of my Altix... makes me dizzy !
:Onyx2: : oxygen (4xR12k400) / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xI2 1.6, 9MB L2) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium (4xR12k270)
:Fuel: : nitrogen (R16k800) / :Octane2: : carbon (2xR14k600) / :Octane: : lithium (R10k400) / :Octane: : fluorine (2xR12k300) / spare 2xR12k360
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k195) / :O2: : sodium (R5k180) / :O2: : R5k180->200 MB and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k195, HighImpact) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron (R4k250)/ :Indigo: : magnesium (R4k100) / :Indy: : aluminium (R5k180)
:4D70GT: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Naming Conventions.. what's yours? at Aug. 12, 2015, 2:41 p.m...
For some years now I maintain a list of all my machines and started giving them better names (sorry uunix) than PC1, PC2, etc...

My network equipment is named after ancient gods (charon ( ferryman of Hades ) for the router; janus for the AP).
My printers are famous painters: vangogh and monet.
The PS3 is supermario.
The PCs are greek letters... up to theta.
The Silicon Graphics are named after the periodic table. Names are not reused. I am currently at aluminum. Unfortunately I was not naming my machines since the beginning, so that my first 4D/70GT never had a name... :(
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .
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BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.
Wrote on the subject of Fuel won't power on (Looks like it's not a bad power supply) at Sept. 4, 2015, 12:16 a.m...
I've had similar problem a year ago and spent a lot of time modifying a standard ATX power supply to replace the presumed dead original NMB. Finally, I found out that the V12 was faulty. Replaced it by a V10 I had on stock and... tadaaa !

More information here .

Did you try to connect to the L1 ? What's the output of "power" command ?
:Onyx2: : oxygen / :A3504L: :A3504L: : neon (16xItanium2 1.6, L2 9MB) / :O200: :O200: : beryllium
:Fuel: : nitrogen / :Octane2: : carbon / :Octane: : fluorine
:O2: : hydrogen (R10k 195, 512Mo) / :O2: : sodium (R5k 180, 512Mo) / :O2: : R5k 180->200 motherboard and PM only
:Indigo2IMP: : helium (R10k 195, HighImpact, 160Mo) / :Indigo2IMP: : boron / :Indigo: : magnesium
:4D70G: 4D70GT : my very first one (now property of musée bolo and the foundation mémoires informatiques )
See the hinv/gfxinfo posts here .