If you have an IRIX 5.3 install set, you can easily boot from the install
CDROM, bypass the install, gain root control and change the root password to
anything you like. If you don't have an IRIX 5.3 install CD, you'll have to
do some serious hacking as IRIX by 5.3 was reasonably good on security. Of
course, someone may have used a simple password and made "guessing" an
option.
BTW: If you get this ol' critter running, you'll be impressed by it's graphics
capabilities considering it's vintage (especially if you have a higher end
graphics set). This is especially true for 2D - but 3D is SLOW because the
PI didn't have texture memory as on option.
Lyle
> Oh, the root password isn't known either... but I'm assuming there will
> be ways around it on a machine this old.
>
> cheers
>
> Jules
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Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
Mountain View, CA 94040
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
Received on Sun Dec 07 2003 - 13:44:49 GMT