ddif=bcmedu.img of=/dev/rdiskette bs=36k Installing Solaris DU dskettes

You can use Solaris DU diskettes in the following ways:

•To use new drivers to install or upgrade the Solaris operating system environment on a system with new hardware.

•To add new drivers to support new hardware on an already installed and booted system.

Installing Solaris using DU diskettes

To install Solaris (Intel Platform Edition) using drivers on the DU diskette:

1.Insert the appropriate configuration Assistant diskette, made from the included bcmedu.img file, into your system's disk drive. Also, insert the Solaris Installation CD-ROM or, for network installation, verify with your system administrator that the Solaris network installation image is available on your network.

2.Power on your system.

3.When the Configuration Assistant screen is displayed, select the F4 option (on version 2.6, it is labeled F4_Driver Update; on Solaris 7, it is labeled F4_Add Driver). The message, "Enumerating buses...." is displayed.

4.Remove the Configuration Assistant diskette from the disk drive and insert the first Solaris DU diskette.

5.Select F2_Continue. The Select Solaris System Version screen is displayed.

6.Select the appropriate Solaris OS and select F2_Continue.

The Loading Driver Update Software screen is displayed, along with a progress bar that indicates the percentage of drivers that have been extracted from the diskette. Drivers are read into memory and survive long enough for the system to successfully boot to its installation program. When all the new drivers on the diskette have been processed, the Continue Driver Update Installation screen is displayed.

7.If you have additional DU diskettes to install, remove the DU diskette from the disk drive, insert the next DU diskette.

8.Select F2_Continue.

Again, the Loading Driver Update Software screen is displayed, along with a progress bar that shows the percentage of drivers that have been extracted from the diskette. Drivers are read into memory and survive long enough for the system to successfully boot to its installation program. When all the new drivers on the diskette have been processed, the Continue Driver Update Installation screen is displayed.

9.Repeat step 7 and 8 until all desired DU diskettes are installed.

10.When all the drivers are processed, remove the DU diskette from the disk drive and reinsert the Configuration Assistant diskette.

IMPORTANT: Do not remove the Configuration Assistant diskette from the disk drive until you

see the following message display: "If you want to bypass the device configuration and boot screens when the system reboots, eject the Device Configuration Assistant/Boot diskette now."

11.Select F2_Continue. The Solaris Device Configuration Assistant screen is displayed.

12.Select F2_Continue. The message, "Enumerating buses...." is displayed, followed by the Scanning Devices screen. System devices are scanned. When scanning is complete, the Identified Devices screen is displayed.

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