CD Descriptions

IRIX 6.5.4 CDs

Are you upgrading a system running a pre-6.5 version of IRIX, or installing onto a clean disk?
If so, you need to install both the 6.5 and 6.5.4 CDs (except for the 6.5 Installation Tools CD).

Are you upgrading a system running 6.5 or later to IRIX 6.5.4?
Then you only need to install 6.5.4 CDs, unless you want to switch release streams. (To switch release streams, see the Installation Instructions CD booklet.)

1. IRIX 6.5.4 (1 of 2) Installation Tools and Overlays CD, May 99
   (Open First)
   Contains the miniroot and other components necessary to boot the system into the basic installation environment for operating system installs and upgrades. Contains the "installation tools support for overlays" patch, which is required for live upgrades on systems running 6.5 or later. Also contains the IRIX execution environment. Contains products for both the feature and the maintenance stream.
    
2. IRIX 6.5.4 (2 of 2) Overlays CD, May 99
   (Must be Installed)
   Contains additional bug fixes, features for feature stream, performance tune ups, and updates for applications in the unbundled directory. Contains products for both the feature and the maintenance stream.
    
3. IRIX Applications for 6.5, May 99 
   (Required for Workstations and Some Servers)
   Contains standard, bundled applications and related documentation. The applications on this CD run on 6.5 and 6.5.x releases.
    
4. Freeware, May 99 
   (Optional)
   Miscellaneous freeware. This is the latest update to the Freeware series of CDs. However, we have set up a web site that will be more current than the CD, so if you need the latest and greatest version of something, check http://freeware.sgi.com/ for newer versions.
    
5. Base Documentation CD, May 99 
   (Not for Installation)
   This CD allows you to view release notes, online books, and man pages before you install or upgrade the operating system. It supersedes any earlier releases of the Base Documentation CD. See the Documentation CD page for details.

   Other 6.5.4 CDs
   In addition to the CDs listed above, you probably received other CDs with your IRIX 6.5.4 package. If you already have older versions of any of the products on these CDs installed, you should upgrade them during the operating system upgrade. If you do not open them, "conflict" messages (during the upgrade process) will prompt you to open them.

   Each of these separate products come with their own installation instructions, and you can load any additional new products or subsystems after the initial operating system upgrade is finished and the system has restarted.

Core IRIX 6.5 CDs

The Software/CD Index provides an alphabetical listing of 6.5 software products, including sizes, and the CDs on which they are located for the 6.5 base operating system release.

Install the IRIX 6.5 CDs if you are:

• Upgrading to IRIX 6.5.4 from a pre-6.5 version of IRIX
• Or, installing onto a clean disk

Follow the procedure in the Installation Instructions CD Booklet that came with your IRIX 6.5.4 software.

1. IRIX 6.5 Installation Tools CD, June 98 
   (Use Only If Installing 6.5 Separately From 6.5.4)
   Contains the miniroot and other components necessary to boot the system into the basic installation environment for operating system installs and upgrades. Also contains patches.
   Note: To install both 6.5 and 6.5.4 at the same time, do not use the 6.5 Installation Tools CD. Follow the procedure in the Installation Instructions CD booklet.
    
2. IRIX 6.5 Foundation 1 CD 
   (Must be Installed)
   Contains the base operating system, base networking, and Application Binary Interfaces (APIs). Includes execution environment ("eoe") components, which are necessary for the execution of most applications.
    
3. IRIX 6.5 Foundation 2 CD 
   (Must be Installed)
   Contains additional base operating system/execution environment components.
    
4. IRIX 6.5 Applications CD 
   (Required for Workstations and Some Servers)
   Contains standard, bundled applications and related documentation. See the IRIX 6.5 Applications page for more details.
    
5. IRIX 6.5 Development Foundation CD 
   (For Developers)
   Contains products necessary for software development, including libraries, header files, a linker, assembler and other common tools required for hosting software development. This CD contains compiler components necessary for use with the MIPSpro C, C++, Fortran 77 and Fortran 90 compilers (which are purchased separately). See the IRIX Development Foundation (IDF ) Release notes for compiler installation notes.
    
6. IRIX 6.5 Development Libraries CD 
   (For Developers)
   Includes additional libraries, header files, sample source code, and documentation. You may need some of these products for compiling your own source code, while others simplify debugging or writing code. Scientific libraries are included as well as OpenGL and the popular ViewKit user interface library.
   Note: If you intend to use the compilers, dev.sw.lib (and dev.sw.lib64 for 64-bit development) must be installed.
    
7. IRIX 6.5 Documentation CD 
   (Not for Installation)
   This CD allows you to view release notes, online books, and man pages before you install or upgrade the operating system. See the Documentation CD page for details.

   Other 6.5 CDs
   In addition to the CDs listed above, you probably received other CDs with your IRIX 6.5 package, depending on your configuration. For example, there are separate CDs for NFS, SoftWindows, and demos. If you already have older versions of any of these products installed, you should upgrade them during the operating system upgrade. If you do not open them, "conflict" messages (during the upgrade process) will prompt you to open them.

   Each of these separate products come with their own installation instructions, and you can load any additional new products or subsystems after the initial operating system upgrade is finished and the system has restarted.