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2.4 Hardware

New hardware must ﬁrst be installed or connected as speciﬁed by the ven-

dor. Turn on external devices and start the respective YaST module. Most

devices are automatically detected by YaST and the technical data is dis-

played. If the automatic detection fails, YaST offers a list of devices (model,

vendor, etc.) from which to select the suitable device. Consult the docu-

mentation enclosed with your hardware for more information.

Note

Model Designations

If your model is not included in the device list, try a model with

a similar designation. However, in some cases the model must

match exactly, as similar designations do not always indicate

compatibility.

Note

2.4.1 CD-ROM Drives

Within the scope of the installation, all detected CD-ROM drives are inte-

grated in the installed system by means of entries in the ﬁle /etc/fstab.

The respective subdirectories are created in /media. Use this YaST module

to integrate additional drives in the system.

When the module is started, a list of all detected drives is displayed. Mark

your new drive using the check box at the beginning of the line and com-

plete the integration with ‘Finish’. The new drive is then integrated in the

system.

Note

S/390, zSeries: Connecting SCSI CD-ROM Drives

Connecting a SCSI CD-ROM drive to an IBM S/390 and zSeries

system requires the some preparation. First, connect the device to

an FCP adapter. Then activate this device with YaST as for ZFCP

hard disks, explained in Section 1.5 on page 13. The rest of the

procedure is as described above.

Note

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