By default, Fedora attempts to automatically detect and configure
support for all of the components of your computer. Fedora supports
the majority of hardware in common use with the software
drivers that are included with the
operating system. To support other devices you may supply
additional drivers during the installation process, or at a later
time.
A.5.1. Adding Hardware Support with Driver Disks
The installation system can load drivers from disks, pen drives,
or network servers to configure support for new devices. After
the installation is complete, remove any driver disks and store
them for later use.
Hardware manufacturers may supply
driver disks for Fedora with the device, or provide image files
to prepare the disks. To obtain the latest drivers, download the
correct file from the website of the manufacturer.
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Driver Disks Supplied as Zipped Files |
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Driver disk images may be distributed as compressed archives,
or zip files. For identification, the names of zip files
include the extensions .zip, or
.tar.gz. To extract the contents of a
zipped file with a Fedora system, choose → → .
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To format a disk or pen drive with an image file, use the
dd utility. For example, to prepare a
diskette with the image file drivers.img,
enter this command in a terminal window:
dd if=drivers.img of=/dev/fd0
To use a driver disk in the installation process, specify the
dd option at the
boot:
prompt:
linux dd
When prompted, select
Yes
to provide a
driver disk. Choose the drive that holds the driver disk from
the list on the
Driver Disk Source
text
screen.
The installation system can also read drivers from disk images
that are held on network servers. Refer to
Table A.3, “Driver Disk Image Sources” for the supported sources of
driver disk image files.
| Image Source |
Option Format |
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Select a drive or device
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dd
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HTTP Server
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dd=
https://server.mydomain.com/directory/drivers.img
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FTP Server
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dd=
ftp://server.mydomain.com/directory/drivers.img
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NFS Server
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dd=
nfs:server.mydomain.com:/directory/drivers.img
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Table A.3. Driver Disk Image Sources
A.5.2. Overriding Automatic Hardware Detection
For some models of device automatic hardware configuration may
fail, or cause instability. In these cases, you may need to
disable automatic configuration for that type of device, and
take additional steps to manually configure the device after the
installation process is complete.
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Check the Release Notes |
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Refer to the Release Notes for information on known issues
with specific devices.
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To override the automatic hardware detection, use one or more of
the following options:
| Compatibility Setting |
Option |
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Disable all hardware detection
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noprobe
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Disable graphics, keyboard, and mouse detection
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headless
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Disable automatic monitor detection (DDC)
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skipddc
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Disable mainboard APIC
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noapic
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Disable power management (ACPI)
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acpi=off
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Disable Direct Memory Access (DMA) for IDE drives
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ide=nodma
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Disable BIOS-assisted RAID
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nodmraid
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Disable Firewire device detection
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nofirewire
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Disable parallel port detection
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noparport
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Disable PC Card (PCMCIA) device detection
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nopcmcia
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Disable USB storage device detection
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nousbstorage
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Disable all USB device detection
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nousb
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Force Firewire device detection
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firewire
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Prompt user for ISA device configuration
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isa
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Table A.4. Hardware Options
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Additional Screen |
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The isa option causes the system to display
an additional text screen at the beginning of the installation
process. Use this screen to configure the ISA devices on your
computer.
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