Applying DUD when booting to installation media in EFI mode on SLES 11

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3 (SLES 11 SP3)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 4 (SLES 11 SP4)

Situation

Booting to installation media presents a text-based boot menu in the console. Only three options are available: Installation, Rescue System and Check Installation Media. The typical F# key options are not available at the bottom of the screen.

Resolution

The SLES11 boot menu will show as follows:

With the "Installation" option highlighted, press the "e" button to edit the menu option in place. Add dud=1 to the end of the linuxefi line:

With the new option added, press the F10 button or Ctrl-x to boot.

Cause

Additional Information

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