In message <20021002024154.GB14740@zaptillion.net>, you write: 

-> +++ Rafal Boni [01/10/02 08:30 -0400]:
-> > In message <3D9706BA.6070209@berdmann.de>, you write: 
-> > -> I tried to install NetBSD 1.6 on an Indigo2 (IP 22, 200 MHz) using a 
-> > -> local CD-ROM drive without success.
-> > -> 
-> > -> The CD-ROM drive is on the external connector (controller 1) having ID 
-> 2 
-> > -> on the bus. Is is possible to install IRIX from this CD-ROM drive.
-> > -> 
-> > -> cdrecord was used to burn sgimipscd.iso.
-> > 
-> > It's possible the CD isn't entirely correct, as IIRC SGI cd's need to have
-> > a special SGI-specific format to be bootable;
-> 
-> Yeah, as far as I recall they're EFS (at least the IRIX installation media
-> I have is).

I think it has to be either that or FFS (or maybe XFS?), but not ISO9660 in
any case, and it most likely has to have an SGI volume header to be bootable
as well.

--rafal

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Rafal Boni                                                     rafal@attbi.com
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