Instruction Manual

Driver Installation 75
USB key method (Red Hat Enterprise Linux only): Transfer the
appropriate .img file to a USB key.
System Floppy Disk slot method : Use the dd command to create a driver
update disk. Use the appropriate image for the purpose.
a Insert a floppy disk into the system floppy disk slot.
b At a terminal prompt, do the following: # dd if=
<image_file_name> of=/dev/fd0
USB Floppy device method : Use the dd command to create a driver
update disk. Use the appropriate image for the purpose.
a Put a floppy disk into a USB floppy device and plug the device into a
USB slot of the system under test. Use
dmesg to find out which
device this USB floppy is enumerated to (for example,
sdb , sdc , and so
on).
b Transfer the driver image to the floppy: # dd if=
<image_file_name> of=/dev/sdx
NOTE: You can create a driver update disk on a Windows system using the
program dcopynt.
3 Use the diskette for operating system installation. For Red Hat Enterprise
Linux, see "Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating System Using the
DUD" on page 76. For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, see "Installing SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server Using the Driver Update Diskette" on page 77.
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