IRIX History
4D1-3
4D1-3.0
4D1-3.0A
4D1-3.0B
4D1-3.0.1
4D1-3.1
4D1-3.1A
4D1-3.1B
4D1-3.1C
4D1-3.1D
4D1-3.1E
4D1-3.1F
4D1-3.1G
4D1-3.1.2
4D1-3.2
| Full Name | 3.2 |
| Release Date | ~1989 |
| Supported Hardware | Personal Iris (up to 4D/25 Turbo), PowerSeries (4D/2x0 GTX), Professional Iris |
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4D1-3.2A
4D1-3.2.1
4D1-3.3
| Full Name | 3.3 |
| Release Date | ~06/1990 |
| Supported Hardware | |
| Major Changes | Introduction of 33MHz IP7 in PowerSeries and VGX graphics. |
| How to Identify | 3.3 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | 3.3 + 3.3.1 or 3.3.1 |
4D1-3.3.1
| Full Name | 3.3.1 |
| Release Date | ~09/1990 |
| Supported Hardware | |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | 3.3.1 (uname -r) |
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4D1-3.3.2
| Full Name | 3.3.2 |
| Release Date | ~12/1990 |
| Supported Hardware | |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | 3.3.2 (uname -r) |
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4D1-3.3.3
| Full Name | 3.3.3 |
| Release Date | |
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| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | 3.3.3 (uname -r) |
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4D1-3.3.3L
| Full Name | 3.3.3L |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | |
| Major Changes | Added support for 40MHz IP15 boards in PowerSeries as well as the VME/SCSI (Jaguar) controller. |
| How to Identify | 3.3.3L (uname -r) |
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| Replaced By | |
IRIX 4
4D1-4.0
| Full Name | 4D1-4.0 |
| Release Date | 09/91 |
| Supported Hardware | Professional Iris (IP4), PowerSeries (IP5), Personal Iris (IP6, IP12), Indigo R3000 (IP12) |
| Major Changes | Added support for Indigo R3000 and Skwriter / VGXT. First release with native support for X Window System (features X11/R4, 4DWM window manager and the IRIS Workspace desktop) |
| How to Identify | 4.0 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0030-002 (CD) |
| Replaced By | 4D1-4.0.1 |
4D1-4.0.1
| Full Name | 4.0.1 |
| Release Date | 11/91 |
| Supported Hardware | Professional Iris (IP4), PowerSeries (IP5), Personal Iris (IP6, IP12), Indigo R3000 (IP12) |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | 4.0.1 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0064-001 (CD) |
| Replaced By | 5.2 |
4D1-4.0.1T
| Full Name | 4.0.1T |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Professional Iris (IP4), PowerSeries (IP5), Personal Iris (IP6, IP12), Indigo R3000 (IP12) |
| Major Changes | First Trusted IRIX (TIRIX) release. |
| How to Identify | 4.0.1 (uname -r) TIRIX/B (uname -s) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | 4.0.4T |
4D1-4.0.2
| Full Name | 4.0.2 |
| Release Date | 03/92 |
| Supported Hardware | Professional Iris (IP4), PowerSeries (IP5), Personal Iris (IP6, IP12), Indigo R3000 (IP12), Crimson (IP17) |
| Major Changes | Added support for XS, XS24 and Elan graphics on Indigo, 4D/30, and 4D/35. |
| How to Identify | 4.0.2 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0064-004 (CD) 812-0078-003 (Maintenance CD) |
| Replaced By | 4.0.4 |
| IRIX 4.0.2 is a hardware specific release based on 4.0.1 with support for the new Express graphics added. | |
4D1-4.0.3
| Full Name | 4.0.3 |
| Release Date | 03/92 |
| Supported Hardware | Professional Series, Power Series, Personal Iris, R3000 Indigo, 100MHz Crimson. No Reality Engine |
| Major Changes | Introduction of Crimson (IP17) with version 2.1 of R4000 CPU chip. |
| How to Identify | 4.0.3 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0064-003 (CD) |
| Replaced By | 4.0.4 |
| IRIX 4.0.3 is a hardware specific release based on 4.0.1 with support for Crimson systems added. | |
4D1-4.0.4
| Full Name | 4.0.4 |
| Release Date | 03/92 |
| Supported Hardware | Professional Series, Power Series, Personal Iris, R3000 Indigo, 100MHz Crimson. No Reality Engine |
| Major Changes | Added support for Crimson (IP17) with version 2.2 of R4000 CPU chip. Combines 4.0.2 and 4.0.3. |
| How to Identify | 4.0.4 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | 4.0.5A |
| IRIX 4.0.4 was the second release for the Crimson systems. It was used as a general bug fix for critical problems until the release of 4.0.5. | |
4D1-4.0.4B
| Full Name | 4.0.4B |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Professional Series, Power Series, Personal Iris, R3000 Indigo, 100MHz Crimson. No Reality Engine |
| Major Changes | Added support for a second source for R4000 CPU chip. |
| How to Identify | 4.0.4 (uname -r) Execution Only Environment 1, 4.0.4B (versions -v eoe1.sw.unix) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | 4.0.5a |
4D1-4.0.4T
| Full Name | 4.0.4T |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Professional Series, Power Series, Personal Iris, R3000 Indigo, 100MHz Crimson. No Reality Engine |
| Major Changes | Second Trusted IRIX (TIRIX) release. Supported on all 4.0.4 Platforms. |
| How to Identify | 4.0.4 (uname -r) TIRIX/B (uname -s) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | 4.0.5IPR |
4D1-4.0.5
| Full Name | 4.0.5 |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Professional Iris (IP4), PowerSeries (IP5, IP7, IP9), Personal Iris (IP6, IP12), Indigo R3000 (IP12), Crimson (IP17) |
| Major Changes | Combines all previous 4.0.X releases. |
| How to Identify | 4.0.5 (uname -r) ...729 (versions -vn eoe1.sw.unix) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0064-008 (CD) 812-0078-006 (Maintenance CD) |
| Replaced By | 4.0.5A |
| The label on the box says Rev A. The CD-ROM and tapes are labeled 4.0.5. | |
4D1-4.0.5A
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| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | 4.0.5 (uname -r) versions -vn eoe1.sw.unix shows a number ending with 731 |
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| Replaced By | |
| Really revision B. | |
4D1-4.0.5C
| Full Name | |
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| Replaced By | |
4D1-4.0.5D
| Full Name | 4.0.5D |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Power Series and Crimson systems with Reality Engine |
| Major Changes | Added support for Reality Engine |
| How to Identify | 4.0.5D (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | 4.0.5E |
4D1-4.0.5E
| Full Name | 4D1-4.0.5E |
| Release Date | unknown |
| Supported Hardware | Powerseries/Crimson with RealityEngine graphics, Indigo |
| Major Changes | Second Multi-media release. Added support for R4000 Indigo. |
| How to Identify | 4.0.5E (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | 4D1-4.0.5F |
4D1-4.0.5 EPL
| Full Name | 4.0.5 EPL |
| Release Date | Professional Series, Power Series, Personal Iris, 100MHz Crimson, Indigo, Indigo 2 |
| Supported Hardware | |
| Major Changes | Functionally the same as 4.0.5IPR. Satisfied NCSC formal evaluation as a B1 system. |
| How to Identify | 4.0.5EPL (uname -r) TIRIX/B (uname -s) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.3 + 5.3 TIRIX |
4D1-4.0.5F
| Full Name | 4.0.5F |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Indigo R3000 (IP12, IP20), Crimson (IP17) |
| Major Changes | Added support for for IP20 Indigo, Reality Engine. |
| How to Identify | 4.0.5F (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0064-012 (CD) 812-0078-010 (Maintenance CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.2 |
4D1-4.0.5G
| Full Name | 4.0.5G |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Powerseries/Crimson with RealityEngine graphics, Indigo |
| Major Changes | Bugfix release for RealityEngine. There are at least 2 4.0.5G versions (the newer one has maint_eoe1 included). |
| How to Identify | 4.0.5G (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.2 |
4D1-4.0.5H
| Full Name | 4.0.5H |
| Release Date | 03/93 |
| Supported Hardware | Powerseries/Crimson with RealityEngine graphics + VSII, Crimson Extreme, Indigo 2, Challenge M |
| Major Changes | Newly supported are Indigo2 and Extreme Graphics, support for RE systems with Video Splitter II (VSII), also known as Multi Channel Option (MCO), but not RE systems without VSII. |
| How to Identify | 4.0.5H (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0064-018 (CD) 812-0078-015 (Maintenance CD) |
| Replaced By | 4.0.5H A360 |
4D1-4.0.5H A360
| Full Name | 4.0.5H A360 |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Powerseries/Crimson with RealityEngine graphics + VSII, Crimson Extreme, Indigo 2, Challenge M |
| Major Changes | Bugfixes |
| How to Identify | 4.0.5H (uname -r) ...360 (versions -vn eoe1.sw.unix) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.2 |
4D1-4.0.5H A360 MCO
| Full Name | 4.0.5H A360 MCO |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Powerseries/Crimson with RealityEngine graphics + VSII, Crimson Extreme, Indigo 2, Challenge M |
| Major Changes | Bugfixes |
| How to Identify | 4.0.5H (uname -r) ...360 (versions -vn eoe1.sw.unix) Execution Only Environment 1 MCO Update, 4.0.5H (versions -b maint_eoe1) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.2 |
4D1-4.0.5IOP
| Full Name | 4.0.5 Indigo Only Patch |
| Release Date | 04/93 |
| Supported Hardware | Indigo and Indigo 2 |
| Major Changes | Bugfixes, based on 4.0.5H |
| How to Identify | 4.0.5H (uname -r) Execution Only Environment 1, 4.0.5 Indigo Patch (versions -b eoe1) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0201-001 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.2 |
4D1-4.0.5IPR
| Full Name | 4.0.5IPR |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Professional Series, Power Series, Personal Iris, Crimson, Indigo, Indigo 2 |
| Major Changes | Trusted IRIX release. Added support for R4000 Indigo, Indigo2, Crimson, and Reality Engine graphics. |
| How to Identify | 4.0.5IPR (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | 4.0.5EPL |
4D1-4.0.5J
| Full Name | 4.0.5J |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Crimson with GTX, VGX, VGXT and Starter graphics |
| Major Changes | Added support for 150MHz IP17. |
| How to Identify | 4.0.5J (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.2 |
4D1-4.0.5MM
| Full Name | 4.0.5MM |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Indigo R3000 |
| Major Changes | First MultiMedia release. |
| How to Identify | 4.0.5MM (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 4.0.5F |
IRIX 5
IRIX 5.0
| Full Name | 5.0 |
| Release Date | 03/93 |
| Supported Hardware | Onyx / Challenge (100MHz IP19 with VTX or Reality Engine 2) |
| Major Changes | Introduction of Onyx / Challenge with IP19 (100 MHz R4K) and VTX or Reality Engine 2 graphics |
| How to Identify | 5.0 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0119-001 |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.0.1 |
| The version is known to have many bugs and should be avoided. There is a memo from inside SGI covering the quality problems which was posted into Usenet back then. A local copy is available here. | |
IRIX 5.0.1
| Full Name | 5.0.1 |
| Release Date | 06/93 |
| Supported Hardware | Onyx / Challenge (100MHz IP19 with VTX or Reality Engine 2) |
| Major Changes | Support for third cardcage (additional VME busses or second graphics subsystem) Systune kernel tuning and configuration utility, Shadow passwords |
| How to Identify | 5.2 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0119-002 |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.2 |
| The version is known to have many bugs and should be avoided. There is a memo from inside SGI covering the quality problems which was posted into Usenet back then. A local copy is available here. | |
IRIX 5.1 (Indy)
| Full Name | Indy IRIX 5.1 |
| Release Date | unknown |
| Supported Hardware | Indy with 100 MHz R4000 CPU (PC/SC) and 150 MHz R4400SC |
| Major Changes | Added Support for Indy. IRIX 5.1 is the release that the Indigo Magic desktop was introduced with. |
| How to Identify | 5.1 (uname -r) IndigoMagic Desktop, 5.1 (versions -b desktop_eoe) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.2 |
| Like IRIX 5.0 this version is also known to have many bugs. There is a memo from inside SGI covering the quality problems which was posted into Usenet back then. A local copy is available here. | |
IRIX 5.1 (Non Indy)
| Full Name | IRIX 5.1 |
| Release Date | 9/93 |
| Supported Hardware | Onyx / Challenge (100MHz or 150MHz IP19 with VTX or Reality Engine 2), Indigo 2 (100MHz or 150MHz IP22), Indigo, Galileo Video |
| Major Changes | Galileo Support for Indigo / Indigo 2, Bugfixes for Onyx / Challenge |
| How to Identify | 5.1 (uname -r) 4Sight Desktop, 5.1 (versions -b desktop_eoe) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0119-004 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.2 |
| Like IRIX 5.0 this version is also known to have many bugs. There is a memo from inside SGI covering the quality problems which was posted into Usenet back then. A local copy is available here. | |
IRIX 5.1.1 (Indy)
| Full Name | Indy IRIX 5.1.1 |
| Release Date | 09/93 |
| Supported Hardware | Indy with 100MHz R4000PC, 100MHz R4000SC, 150MHz R4400 and Indy graphics |
| Major Changes | Bugfixes, upgraded standalone tools. Supports Indy with R4000PC, R4000SC, or R4400 CPU chips only. |
| How to Identify | 5.1.1 (uname -r) IndigoMagic Desktop, 5.1.1 (versions -b desktop_eoe) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0232-002 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.2 |
| Patch releases: 5.1.1.1, 5.1.1.2 and 5.1.1.3 | |
IRIX 5.1.1 (Non Indy)
| Full Name | IRIX 5.1 |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | CHALLENGE and Onyx with 100MHz IP19 and VTX or RealityEngine2 graphics, Indigo2 XL with 100MHz or 150MHz IP22, Indigo2 with 100MHz or 150MHz IP22 and Galileo Video, Indigo with Galileo video |
| Major Changes | Bug fix release. |
| How to Identify | 5.1.1 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.2 |
| Patch releases: 5.1.1.1, 5.1.1.2 and 5.1.1.3 Runs on other hardware as well. | |
IRIX 5.2
| Full Name | IRIX 5.2 |
| Release Date | 03/94 |
| Supported Hardware | Professional Iris , PowerSeries, Personal Iris, Crimson, Indigo, Onyx / Challenge (IP19 with 100 and 150MHz, VTX and Reality Engine 2) |
| Major Changes | Merge release for previous 4.0.x and 5.x versions. |
| How to Identify | 5.2 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0119-005 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.3 |
| IRIX 5.2 is the last IRIX version to run on all IRIS 4D machines. | |
IRIX 5.2 for Onyx Extreme
| Full Name | IRIX 5.2 for Onyx Extreme |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Onyx Extreme with 100 or 150 MHz IP19 |
| Major Changes | Added support for Extreme Graphics on Onyx (IP19). |
| How to Identify | 5.2 (uname -r) 1011168200 (versions -n eoe1.sw.unix) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.3 |
IRIX 5.2 for Indy R4600PC & Challenge S
| Full Name | IRIX 5.2 for Indy R4600PC & Challenge S |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Indy and Challenge S with 100 MHz R4000PC/SC, 150 MHz R4400SC, 100 MHz R4600PC |
| Major Changes | Added support for R4600PC CPU. |
| How to Identify | 5.2 (uname -r) 1011112900 (versions -n eoe1.sw.unix) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.3 |
IRIX 5.2 for Indy R4600SC, XZ and Presenter
| Full Name | IRIX 5.2 for Indy R4600SC, XZ and Presenter |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Indy and Challenge S with 100 MHz R4000PC/SC, 150 MHz R4400SC, 100 MHz R4600PC/SC |
| Major Changes | Added support for R4600SC CPU and XZ graphics. Presenter Support |
| How to Identify | 5.2 (uname -r) 1011372420 (versions -n eoe1.sw.unix) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.3 |
IRIX 5.2 for Challenge / Onyx
| Full Name | IRIX 5.2 for Challenge / Onyx |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Challenge / Onyx with 100, 150 or 200 MHz IP19 (Extreme, VTX, or Reality Engine 2) |
| Major Changes | Added support for 200 MHz IP19 for Challenge Onyx |
| How to Identify | 5.2 (uname -r) IRIX Execution Environment 1, 5.2-200MHz Challenge and Onyx (versions -b eoe1) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.3 |
IRIX 5.2 TKO
| Full Name | IRIX 5.3 Triple Keyboard Option |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Onyx with 100, 150 or 200 MHz IP19 (Extreme, VTX, or Reality Engine 2) |
| Major Changes | Support for Triple Keyboard Option |
| How to Identify | 5.2-TKO (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.3 |
IRIX 5.2 + VSeries 1.0
| Full Name | VSeries 1.0 for IRIX 5.2 |
| Release Date | 03/94 |
| Supported Hardware | VME IP10, VME IP12 |
| Major Changes | Support for Indigo and Indigo R4000 sysems with XS - Elan graphics. Support also VME version of Personal Iris (4D/30 and 4D/35) with Personal Iris graphics. |
| How to Identify | 5.2 (uname -r) version -b lists vseries |
| Part Numbers | 812-0277-001 (CD) |
| Replaced By | |
IRIX 5.3
| Full Name | IRIX 5.3 |
| Release Date | 11/94 |
| Supported Hardware | Professional Iris , Power Series, Personal Iris, Indigo, Indigo 2 (100 MHz R4000SC or 150 MHz R4400SC), Challenge / Onyx (100, 150 or 200 MHz IP19), Indy / Challenge S (100 MHz R4000PC, 100 MHz R4000SC, 150 MHz R4400SC or 100 MHz R4600SC) |
| Major Changes | Merge Release. |
| How to Identify | 5.3 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0119-006 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.2 |
| Support for some Professional Iris models is limited in this IRIX release (4D/60 and 4D/70 models no longer supported). | |
IRIX 5.3 XFS
| Full Name | IRIX 5.3 with XFS |
| Release Date | 12/94 |
| Supported Hardware | Professional Iris (IP4.5), Power Series, Personal Iris (IP12), Indigo, Indigo 2 (100 MHz R4000SC or 150 MHz R4400SC), Challenge / Onyx (100, 150 or 200 MHz IP19), Indy / Challenge S (100 MHz R4000PC, 100 MHz R4000SC, 150 MHz R4400SC or 100 MHz R4600SC) |
| Major Changes | Added support for XFS file system and XLV logical volumes. No support for IP4 and IP6. |
| How to Identify | 5.3 (uname -r) IRIX Execution Environment 1, 5.3 with XFS (versions -b eoe1) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0323-001 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.2 |
IRIX 5.3 for Indy R4400 175MHz
| Full Name | IRIX 5.3 for Indy R4400 175MHz |
| Release Date | 02/95 |
| Supported Hardware | Indy / Challenge S: all R4000, R4600 and R4400 CPUs |
| Major Changes | Added support to 5.3 for the 175MHz and 200MHz R4400 CPUs for Indy. |
| How to Identify | 5.3 (uname -r) IRIX Execution Environment 1, 5.3 for 175MHz INDY (versions -b eoe1) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0336-001 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.2 |
IRIX 5.3 with Presenter 1.0
| Full Name | IRIX 5.3 for Indigo2 with Presenter 1.0 (for R4X00 Systems with XZ or EX Graphics) |
| Release Date | 05/95 |
| Supported Hardware | Indigo 2 with XL, XZ, Elan and Extreme graphics |
| Major Changes | Support for Presenter |
| How to Identify | 5.3 (uname -r) 1022099720 (versions -n eoe1.sw.unix) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0339-001 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.3 with Presenter 175Mhz and 2MB cache |
IRIX 5.3 + 5.3 TIRIX
| Full Name | TRUSTED IRIX 5.3 |
| Release Date | 06/95 |
| Supported Hardware | All platforms supported by IRIX 5.3. |
| Major Changes | IRIX 5.3 with TRUSTED IRIX features. |
| How to Identify | 5.3-ALPHA-1022131220 (uname -r) TRIX (uname -s) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0353-001 (CD) |
| Replaced By | |
IRIX 5.3 for 175MHz and 2MB Cache
| Full Name | IRIX 5.3 with 175Mhz and 2MB cache support |
| Release Date | 08/95 |
| Supported Hardware | Indigo 2 with R4x00 up to 200 MHz CPU |
| Major Changes | Added support for 175MHz R4400 and 200 MHz R4400 with 2MB cache. |
| How to Identify | 5.3 (uname -r) 1022270320 (versions -n eoe1.sw.unix) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0119-008 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.3 with Presenter for 175 MHz and 2MB cache |
IRIX 5.3 for Indy R4x00
| Full Name | IRIX 5.3 for Indy R4000, R4400, R4600 (100-200Mhz) |
| Release Date | 08/95 |
| Supported Hardware | Indy / Challenge S: all R4000, R4600 and R4400 CPUs |
| Major Changes | - |
| How to Identify | 5.3 (uname -r) IRIX Execution Environment 1, 5.3 for 175MHz INDY (versions -b eoe1) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0336-002 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.2 |
| Same software as IRIX 5.3 for Indy R4400 175MHz, only different CD. | |
IRIX 5.3 with Presenter for 175MHz and 2MB Cache
| Full Name | IRIX 5.3 with Presenter 175Mhz and 2MB cache |
| Release Date | 09/95 |
| Supported Hardware | Indigo 2 (R4400 and R4600) |
| Major Changes | Added support for presenter on systems with R4400/175 and R4400/200. |
| How to Identify | 5.3-ALPHA-1022335120 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0339-002 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.2 |
IRIX 5.3 for Indigo 2 Impact
| Full Name | IRIX 5.3 for Indigo2 IMPACT |
| Release Date | 09/95 |
| Supported Hardware | Indigo 2 with High Impact graphics (R4400, R4600) |
| Major Changes | Introduced High Impact graphics. |
| How to Identify | 5.3 (uname -r) 1022372333 (versions -n eoe1.sw.unix) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0119-009 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 5.3 for all Indigo 2 Impact |
IRIX 5.3 for all Dual Head Indy
| Full Name | IRIX 5.3 for Indy Dual Head Graphics Upgrade Option |
| Release Date | 10/95 |
| Supported Hardware | Indy / Challenge S (R4000, R4400 and R4600) |
| Major Changes | Added support for dual head graphics Indy. |
| How to Identify | 5.3 (uname -r) 1022452520 (versions -n eoe1.sw.unix) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0336-003 |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.2 |
IRIX 5.3 for all Indigo 2 Impact
| Full Name | IRIX 5.3 All Indigo2 IMPACT |
| Release Date | 12/95 |
| Supported Hardware | Indigo 2 with Impact graphics (R4400 and R4600) |
| Major Changes | Added support for High Impact graphics on Indigo2 systems. No support for non Impact systems. |
| How to Identify | 5.3 (uname -r) 1022585737 (versions -n eoe1.sw.unix) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0119-010 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.2 |
IRIX 5.3 for Indy including R5000
| Full Name | IRIX 5.3 for Indy including R5000 |
| Release Date | 02/96 |
| Supported Hardware | Indy / Challenge S |
| Major Changes | R5000 support for 5.3 |
| How to Identify | 5.3 (uname -r) IRIX Execution Environment 1, 5.3 INDY R5000 (versions -b eoe1) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0336-004 (CD)1 |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.2 |
IRIX 5.3 XFS for Indy including R5000
| Full Name | IRIX 5.3 XFS for Indy including R5000 |
| Release Date | 05/96 |
| Supported Hardware | Indy / Challenge S |
| Major Changes | R5000 support added to 5.3 XFS. |
| How to Identify | 5.3 (uname -r) IRIX Execution Environment 1, 5.3 INDY R5000 with XFS (versions -b eoe1) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0336-005 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.2 |
IRIX 6
IRIX 6.0
| Full Name | IRIX 6.0 |
| Release Date | |
| Supported Hardware | Power Challenge and Power Onyx |
| Major Changes | Added support for Power Challenge and Power Onyx systems (75MHz IP21). 64 bit support and N64 ABI. |
| How to Identify | 6.0 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0302-001 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.0.1 |
| This is the first 64bit IRIX release, it is based on IRIX 5.2 code. It was introduced for the next generation 64bit systems featuring the R8000 CPU (POWER Indigo 2 and POWER Challenge/Onyx) | |
IRIX 6.0.1
| Full Name | IRIX 6.0.1 |
| Release Date | 12/94 |
| Supported Hardware | Power Challenge, Power Onyx and Power Indigo 2 |
| Major Changes | Added support for Power Challenge M and Power Indigo 2 (IP26) |
| How to Identify | 6.0.1 (uname -r) 1121688834 (versions -n eoe1.sw.unix) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0302-002 |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.1 |
| Second 64bit IRIX release, based on IRIX 5.3 code. | |
IRIX 6.0.1 XFS
| Full Name | IRIX 6.0.1 with XFS |
| Release Date | 03/95 |
| Supported Hardware | Power Challenge, Power Onyx and Power Indigo 2 |
| Major Changes | Added support for XFS file system and XLV logical volumes. |
| How to Identify | 6.0.1 (uname -r) 1121948034 (versions -n eoe1.sw.unix) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0348-001 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.1 |
IRIX 6.0.1 for Power Indigo 2 with Presenter
| Full Name | IRIX 6.0.1 for Power Indigo2 with Presenter 1.0 |
| Release Date | 5/95 |
| Supported Hardware | Power Indigo 2 with Presenter |
| Major Changes | Presenter support for Power Indigo 2 |
| How to Identify | 6.0.1 (uname -r) 1122099920 (versions -n eoe1.sw.unix) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0340-001 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.1 |
IRIX 6.1
| Full Name | IRIX 6.1 |
| Release Date | 07/95 |
| Supported Hardware | Power Challenge, Power Onyx and Power Indigo 2 |
| Major Changes | Added 90 MHz IP21 support (Power Challenge and Power Onyx). |
| How to Identify | 6.1 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0382-001 (CD) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.2 |
| Read the IRIX 6.1 Technical Report. | |
IRIX 6.2
| Full Name | IRIX 6.2 |
| Release Date | 03/96 |
| Supported Hardware | All systems, except the ones with R3000 and/or GT/GTX(B) graphics |
| Major Changes | Dropped R3000 and GT/GTX(B) support. Added R4400/250 support for Indigo 2, Onyx / Challenge. Added IP25 and Infinite Reality support. The user interface is now based on X11R6 (plus 4dwm and Indigo Magic Desktop). Support for COFF executables has been dropped from the IRIX kernel. |
| How to Identify | 6.2 (uname -r) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0469-001 (CD1) 812-0470-001 (CD2) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5 |
| IRIX 6.2 is the first IRIX version to feature the N32 ABI. The IRIX 6.2 Technical Report is also available. | |
IRIX 6.2 for Indigo 2 Impact R10000
| Full Name | IRIX 6.2 for Indigo 2 Impact R10000 |
| Release Date | 06/96 |
| Supported Hardware | Indigo R4000, Indigo 2 |
| Major Changes | Added support for Impact graphics |
| How to Identify | 6.2 for IMPACT 10000 (uname -R) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0469-002 (CD1) 812-0470-002 (CD2) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5 |
| Though other systems are officially unsupported this IRIX release works fine on Indy / Challenge S systems with any CPU. Others untested so far. | |
IRIX 6.3 for O2
| Full Name | IRIX 6.3 for O2 |
| Release Date | 09/96 |
| Supported Hardware | O2 with R5000 CPU |
| Major Changes | Introduction of O2 |
| How to Identify | 6.3 (uname -R) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.3 for O2 including R10000 |
IRIX 6.3 for O2 including R10000
| Full Name | IRIX 6.3 for O2 Including R10000 |
| Release Date | 11/96 |
| Supported Hardware | O2 with R5000 and R10000 CPU |
| Major Changes | Added support for R10000 CPU in O2 |
| How to Identify | 6.3 O2 R10000 (uname -R) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5 |
IRIX 6.4 for Origin 200, Origin 2000, Onyx 2 IR
| Full Name | IRIX 6.4 for Origin200, Origin2000, Onyx2IR |
| Release Date | 11/96 |
| Supported Hardware | Origin 200, Origin 2000 and Onyx 2 only |
| Major Changes | Added support for Origin 200, Origin 2000 and Onyx 2 systems with Infinite Reality graphics. |
| How to Identify | 6.4 S2MP (uname -R) |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.4 for Origin, Onyx 2 and Octane |
| Read the IRIX 6.4 Technical Report. | |
IRIX 6.4 for Origin, Onyx 2 and Octane (6.4.1)
| Full Name | IRIX 6.4 for Origin, Onyx2 and OCTANE |
| Release Date | 02/97 |
| Supported Hardware | Origin 200, Origin 2000, Onyx 2 and Octane only |
| Major Changes | Support for Octane added (R10000 175 and 195MHz, SI - MXI graphics) |
| How to Identify | 6.4 S2MP+OCTANE (uname -R) |
| Part Numbers | 812-0616-002 (IRIX 6.4 for Origin, Onyx2 and OCTANE, 2/97) 812-0617-002 (IRIX 6.4 Applications, February 1997) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5 |
| Required NFS CD: 812-0305-009 (for: IRIX 6.2, IRIX 6.3 for O2 Including R10000, and IRIX 6.4 for Origin, Onyx2, and OCTANE) Required IDO CD: 812-0625-002 (including MIPSPro 7.1.1, for: IRIX 6.2, IRIX 6.3 for O2 Including R10000 and IRIX 6.4 for Origin, Onyx2, and OCTANE) | |
IRIX 6.5.x
IRIX 6.5
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5 |
| Release Date | 06/1998 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | 812-0758-002 (Installation Tools) 812-0759-002 (Foundation 1) 812-0760-002 (Foundation 2) 812-0761-002 (Applications June 1998) 812-0766-002 (Development Libraries) 812-0757-002 (Development Foundation) 812-0779-001 (Base Documentation) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.1 |
| The two development CDs are usually only required if the machine is used for developing applications. In that case additional software (i.e. compiler) is required. The Base Documentation is not intended for install, it only contains the documentation in a format that makes it possible to read it without installing the books on the harddrive. | |
IRIX 6.5.1
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.1 |
| Release Date | 08/1998 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | Gigabit Ethernet for Octane and Origin, Dual Channel display for O2, Onyx 2 Infinite Reality 2 systems |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.2 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.2
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.2 |
| Release Date | 11/1998 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | New flatpanel monitor, 16 pipe Onyx 2 Infinte Reality, GSN network adapter. Introduction of maintenance and feature stream. Motif 2.1/IRIS ViewKit 2.1 |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | 812-0818-002 (Installation Tools) 812-0819-002 (Overlays) 812-0877-001 (Applications November 1998) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.3 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.3
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.3 |
| Release Date | 02/1999 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | Added R12000 support. Digital Video Multiplexer option for Onyx 2. |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | 812-0818-003 (Installation Tools and Overlays) 812-0819-003 (Overlays) 812-0877-002 (Appliations February 1999) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.4 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.4
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.4 |
| Release Date | 05/1999 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | 270 MHz CPU for O2 and Octane HDTV XIO Board for Silicon Graphics Onyx2 and SGI Origin 2000 |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | 812-0818-004 (Installation Tools and Overlays) 812-0819-004 (Overlays) 812-0877-003 (Appliations May 1999) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.5 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.5
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.5 |
| Release Date | 08/1999 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | 812-0818-005 (Installation Tools and Overlays) 812-0819-005 (Overlays) 812-0877-004 (Appliations August 1999) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.6 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.6
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.6 |
| Release Date | 11/1999 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | 812-0818-006 (Installation Tools and Overlays) 812-0819-006 (Overlays) 812-0877-005 (Appliations November 1999) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.7 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.7
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.7 |
| Release Date | 02/2000 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | Support for Silicon Graphics Onyx2 InfiniteReality3 systems CXFS Support |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | 812-0818-007 (Installation Tools and Overlays) 812-0819-007 (Overlays) 812-0877-006 (Appliations February 2000) |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.8 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.8
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.8 |
| Release Date | 05/2000 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | Support for VPro graphics (Octane), and Infinite Reality 3 graphics (Onyx 2). Added R1200 support for Onyx 2, Origin 2000 and Onyx 2. |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.9 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.9
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.9 |
| Release Date | 08/2000 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | Added support for Origin 3000, TVO digital video option for Onyx 2 and RM7000 processor for O2. |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.10 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.10
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.10 |
| Release Date | 11/2000 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | Added support for VPro graphics V6 and V10 (Octane) |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.11 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.11
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.11 |
| Release Date | 02/2001 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | Support for DMediaPro DM2 and DM3 video options and higher lever VPro graphics V8 and V12 (Octane |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.12 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.12
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.12 |
| Release Date | 05/2001 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | 500 MHz R14000 CPU introduced for Onyx 3000 / Origin 3000 |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.13 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.13
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.13 |
| Release Date | 08/2001 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | 500 MHz R14000 CPU introduced for Onyx 2 / Origin 2000 |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.14 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.14
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.14 |
| Release Date | 11/2001 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.15 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.15
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.15 |
| Release Date | 02/2002 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | Origin 300 server support. |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.16 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.16
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.16 |
| Release Date | 05/2002 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.17 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.17
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.17 |
| Release Date | 08/2002 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | Added support for the Fuel. |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.18 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.18
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.18 |
| Release Date | 11/2002 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.19 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. This IRIX version is the first to allow reading UDF discs (important for DVD). | |
IRIX 6.5.19
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.19 |
| Release Date | 02/2003 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | Support for Origin 3900 added. |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.20 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.20
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.20 |
| Release Date | 05/2003 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.21 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. This IRIX version is the first to allow writing UDF discs (important for DVD). | |
IRIX 6.5.21
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.21 |
| Release Date | 08/2003 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | Origin 350 support, Onyx 4 Ultimate Vision support |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | IRIX 6.5.22 |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.22
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.22 |
| Release Date | 11/2003 |
| Supported Hardware | All current hardware, all legacy systems with R4000 CPU or better (except Crimson). |
| Major Changes | As announced in a customer letter around August 2003 this release will be the last to support some of the older machines. This includes Challenge, Indigo, Indigo 2, Indy, Power Challenge, Power Indigo 2, Power Onyx, Onyx. Also, IRIX 6.5.22 is the last version of IRIX 6.5 available in maintenance and feature stream versions. |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.23
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.23 |
| Release Date | 02/2004 |
| Supported Hardware | |
| Major Changes | IRIX 6.5.23 is the first IRIX 6.5 release available only with a valid support contract. The maintenance stream version that was available to any SGI owner is no longer available. |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.24
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.24 |
| Release Date | 05/2004 |
| Supported Hardware | |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.25
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.25 |
| Release Date | 08/2004 |
| Supported Hardware | |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.26
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.26 |
| Release Date | 11/2004 |
| Supported Hardware | |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.27
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.27 |
| Release Date | 02/2005 |
| Supported Hardware | |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.28
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.28 |
| Release Date | 08/2005 |
| Supported Hardware | |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.29
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.29 |
| Release Date | 02/2006 |
| Supported Hardware | |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. | |
IRIX 6.5.30
| Full Name | IRIX 6.5.30 |
| Release Date | 08/2006 |
| Supported Hardware | |
| Major Changes | |
| How to Identify | |
| Part Numbers | |
| Replaced By | N/A - EOL |
| An IRIX 6.5 CD set is required to install this version from scratch. This is the last IRIX release. Production of IRIX systems ended in December 2006. Support for these systems will continue until December 2013 (source). | |