Top Document: SGI graphics Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Previous Document: -80- Which SGI machines can run OpenGL now? Which will in the future? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Date: 27 Nov 1995 00:00:01 EST Xerox has a software patent which they claimed covered the virtual desks which are part of Indigo Magic. IRIX 5.3 and 6.x include licensing code which turned off virtual desks on 15 May 1995. See chapter 1 of the desktop_eoe release notes for details. The dispute has been resolved (we don't know how) and SGI has provided a new licensing code which will allow one to use virtual desks until 2038. The code and installation instructions are, among other places, at ftp://viz.tamu.edu/pub/sgi/software/desktop/overview-license and in the May/Jun 1995 Pipeline. Here's the punchline: Edit /var/netls/nodelock and replace the line containing the word "Desks" (this is the only non-blank line on a clean IRIX 5.3 system) with the following two lines: #:# "Silicon Graphics" Desks A "2038/01/01" 546fb4684914.02.c0.1a.3d.52.00.00.00 y49ga6qrewn69tqaq4r6m44g22 (Although the two lines are preceded by spaces here, they should be flush left in /var/netls/nodelock.) OR, if you like, you can get patch 455 from the TAC, which includes an 'ov' which doesn't check the license manager at all. Note, however, that patch 455 makes 'showfiles -F' fail. We don't yet know why. ------------------------------ End of sgi/faq/graphics Digest ****************************** -- The SGI FAQ group <sgi-faq@viz.tamu.edu> http://www-viz.tamu.edu/~sgi-faq/ Finger us for info on the SGI FAQs, or look in ftp://viz.tamu.edu/pub/sgi/. User Contributions:Top Document: SGI graphics Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Previous Document: -80- Which SGI machines can run OpenGL now? Which will in the future? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: sgi-faq@viz.tamu.edu (The SGI FAQ group)
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