Adam's Rants & Ramblings

Inactive Machines

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So, the SGI installation did not go as planned. The IRIX Discs I received did not have the base installation included, they were only for updating. Grrrrr……

I attempted another install of Linux, but it’s pretty painful and I couldn’t get it to a fully functioning state within a couple of days (compiler issues, kernel issues, xfs mounting issues). So that’s the Origin 200 dead until I can get the base install discs.

The list of inactive machines is growing:

  • Sun SPARC 20 (bad HD, no mount rails)
  • Sun Ultra 60 (bad Graphics? – will not POST)
  • HP Kayak (New CPU does not fit – need to mod heatsink)
  • SGI Origin 200 (No OS)
  • Dell Precision 530 (Bad VRM)
  • G4 Cube (Motherboard)

The last two are the most problematic and will probably end up dumped (or on Craigslist). The others I still have hope for though.

On a happier, but perhaps even more geeky note, I successfully loaded the DD-WRT Firmware onto my [So, the SGI installation did not go as planned. The IRIX Discs I received did not have the base installation included, they were only for updating. Grrrrr……

I attempted another install of Linux, but it’s pretty painful and I couldn’t get it to a fully functioning state within a couple of days (compiler issues, kernel issues, xfs mounting issues). So that’s the Origin 200 dead until I can get the base install discs.

The list of inactive machines is growing:

  • Sun SPARC 20 (bad HD, no mount rails)
  • Sun Ultra 60 (bad Graphics? – will not POST)
  • HP Kayak (New CPU does not fit – need to mod heatsink)
  • SGI Origin 200 (No OS)
  • Dell Precision 530 (Bad VRM)
  • G4 Cube (Motherboard)

The last two are the most problematic and will probably end up dumped (or on Craigslist). The others I still have hope for though.

On a happier, but perhaps even more geeky note, I successfully loaded the DD-WRT Firmware onto my]3 router and am pleased with the results. I had bricked one of these in the past while flashing, so I was wary of doing it again, but the feature set tempted me back into the fold. I recommend it for anyone using a similar router, especially since you can pick a new one up for $40 on EBay these days :)