5 Using a Driver Update Disk During Installation

To use the DUD during an installation, select one of the following methods depending on where the DUD image is stored.

Note:

The full installation ISO uses RHCK during the installation and any drivers added using the DUD are added for RHCK. To install drivers from the DUD into UEK, you must use the UEK Boot ISO. For more information about installation ISO images, see Obtaining Installation ISO Images.

Installing from the UEK Boot ISO, requires that you provide a network based installation source during installation. The full installation ISO can be attached and used as a local yum repository if the system doesn't have access to the network based installations sources.

Important:

Drivers must be signed if used with UEFI Secure Boot.

  • Use a DUD image in an attachable media (USB)

    1. Boot the system from the Oracle Linux installation media.

    2. While the system is booting, but before the installer starts, attach the media that contains the DUD image.

      For example, attach the media when the system displays the GRUB boot prompt.

      If the media is on a storage device labeled 'OEMDRV', drivers on the media are installed automatically.

      If you append the inst.dd boot option to the command line and press Ctrl+X to boot the installer, the installer prompts you to select the device that contains the driver update.

      Alternatively you can use the inst.dd=location boot option to the command line, where location is the path to the driver update image. For example, inst.dd=/dev/sdb1.

      Note:

      The kernel used by the installer might not include support for USB 3.0. When using the DUD on USB media, ensure that you use a USB 2.0 compatible port when connecting the USB media to the system.

  • Use a DUD image on the network

    1. While the system is booting, press the e key to edit the boot options.

    2. Add the following line to the boot options:

      inst.dd=network-location

      The network location can be a URL, such as http://www.example.com/dd.iso, or the full path of the NFS share directory.

If you're using DUD in a Kickstart installation, indicate the DUD location in the Kickstart file. The specific entry to add depends on the location of the DUD image.

  • DUD image is in an attached block device:

    driverdisk /dev/sdb1

  • DUD image is on the network location:

    driverdisk --source=network-location

    The network location can be a URL, such as http://www.example.com/dd.iso, or the full path of the NFS share directory.