http://www.sunwfrk.com/2010/11/11/adding-custom-rpms-to-your-autoyast-instal... might apply to SLES11 SP1 as well. A a discussion on this list: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-autoinstall/2009-09/msg00007.html Or read http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7009981 which shows also how to use the dud (driver update disk) via the network Extract 1) Update your initrd ( You id already ) 2) Create an update repository on your installation media Autoyast should use the update installation media during installation Hth Hajo Note: Google searc was: dud , sles, autoyast -----Original Message----- From: Dr.Peer-Joachim Koch [mailto:pkoch@bgc-jena.mpg.de] Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:51 PM To: opensuse-autoinstall@opensuse.org Subject: [opensuse-autoinstall] Old OS on new hardware Hi, I just run into the following problem. We have to use still SLES11SP1 and tried to install it on new hardware. Problem: Either the network card and/or the raidcontroller was not detected. There are updated drivers. I but it into the initrd file and can do the installation. But I have to copy the files at the end (just before the system reboots) onto the disk. What is the best solution for this kind of problem ? How to integrate new drivers into the system ? In this case (tg3, megaraid_sas) ... -- Bye, Peer _________________________________________________________ Max-Planck-Institut fuer Biogeochemie Dr. Peer-Joachim Koch Hans-Knöll Str.10 Telefon: ++49 3641 57-6705 D-07745 Jena Telefax: ++49 3641 57-7705