SGI netboot IRIX install

[tanuki2k]

Any plans for SGI netboot for installing IRIX? I know there are project like DINA but I believe SGI systems just use bootp, TFTP and RSH to install the OS over the network.

[danmons]

We're definitely interested in netbooting. @sairuk has been playing with some Mac stuff, and I've got some DHCP/BOOTP stuff I've been mucking about with for a bunch of OSes (along with the existing TFTP stuff we have, and iPXE+HTTP for newer x86 systems).

I'm not familiar with SGI IRIX netbooting specifically, but if we can get an emulator up and running in MAME or something, perhaps we can get a test environment going.

[tanuki2k]

I found this guide on IRIX and MAME and here is a page on DINA and irixboot. I even found a guide setting up PI for IRIX and sun computers. I hope that helps.