Log in as root
From the System area of the SGI Toolchest open the System
Manager
Choose Security and Access Control
Now Add a User Account
Follow the items step by step
Open a console window and type in the following:
cd / <enter>
mkdir /pogle <enter>
chown pogle.user /pogle <enter>
Now log out as root and login as the pogle user.
Open a console and type in:
cd /pogle <enter>
mkdir /pogle/versions <enter>
Download, move or copy the Platinum Packed File into the directory
/pogle. This file will be called vXXX.ppv and will be
approximately 5MB in size. For the purposes of this document, we will
assume that the Platinum version is v263, so the file will be called
v263.ppv.
Now type the following into the console:
gunzip -c /pogle/versions/v263.ppv | tar xf - <enter>
/pogle/bin/install/babel -a <enter>
The software will now automatically install. The SGI will shut down and
restart. Log back in as the pogle user.
If you want a clock to appear on the SGI screen, open a console window
and type in:
clock & <enter>
Now close all windows that have appeared on the screen. In the SGI
Toolchest, choose
Desktop > Customise > Windows
Click on Set Home Session
In the SGI Toolchest, chose:
Desktop > Customise > Desktop.
Ensure Enable Remote Display is checked.
If the clock shows the wrong time, go to the Pandora item in the SGI
Toolchest and choose Babel. Click on the option:
Set system date and time
and set the correct date and time.
The installation is now complete. Power down the SGI and connect the
Pogle hardware (SCSI cable to workstation and Mouse Pointer to serial
port 2 via the supplied RS422 - RS232 convertor (for O2))
Power up the workstation and re-start the SGI. Log in as pogle and
start Platinum from the Pandora item in the SGI desktop.