SoftReboot White Paper (766152-001, March 2014)

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Installation
1203
To install the SoftRebootEnh bundle, perform the following steps:
1. Install the SoftRebootEnh bundle from B.11.31.1203 OE that is available electronically and
on media. SoftRebootEnh bundle is available B.11.31.1203 OE onwards.
2. Verify the supported platform
3. Run swlist to verify successful installation
swlist | grep SoftRebootEnh
1303
To install the SoftRebootEnh bundle, perform the following steps:
1. Install the SoftRebootEnh bundle from B.11.31.1303 OE that is available electronically and
on media. SoftRebootEnh bundle is available B.11.31.1303 OE onwards.
2. Verify the supported platform
3. USB and Graphics drivers must be disabled explicitly for the SoftReboot feature to function.
• To disable USB driver, do the following:
Install the Patch PHKL_43265, which disables the USB driver. To disable the USB driver,
run the following command:
kctune usb_disable_core=1
For more information, see the section HP Only in the Patch document.
• To disable Graphics, run the following commands:
kcmodule gvid_info=unused
kcmodule gvid_him_cons=unused
kcmodule gvid_core=unused
kcmodule gvid=unused
NOTE: System reboot is required for changes to take effect.
4. Run swlist to verify successful installation
swlist | grep SoftRebootEnh
1403
To install the SoftRebootEnh bundle from 1403 OE media, perform the following steps:
1. Install the SoftRebootEnh bundle from B.11.31.1403 OE.
2. Verify supported platform.
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