Dell 2850 with usb floppy install (problems)

Hi All,
I have a Dell Poweredge 2850 that I am trying to get 10 running on. It requires the PERC4 driver which I downloaded from the sun download site. The usb floppy works fine for the initial load, but once install reaches the end of D1, it asks for the floppy again, and cannot find it. I assume this is because the USB filters are not up and running at that poin. Any ideas on a workaround?
Thanks in advance

I have a Dell Poweredge 2850 that I am trying to get
10 running on. It requires the PERC4 driver which I
downloaded from the sun download site. The usb
floppy works fine for the initial load, but once
install reaches the end of D1, it asks for the floppy
again, and cannot find it. I assume this is because
the USB filters are not up and running at that poin.Nope, the USB mas storage drivers are working fine at this point.
Problem is that the USB mass storage driver use a different
device name than PS/2 floppies -- /dev/dsk/c*t0d0p0 (USB) instead
of /dev/diskette (PS/2). The installer knows nothing about
the USB mass storgae floppy device name /dev/dsk/c*t0d0p0;
the installer tries to find the ITU floppy on /dev/diskette.
Any ideas on a workaround?Yes. See this thread:
http://supportforum.sun.com/sunos/index.php?t=msg&goto=9018&rid=213&SQ=e62d4c06335716f4c4252e423e3802e3

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