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Installation 25
dd if=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.