[rhelv6-list] live media on USB 3 ports SOLVED

[Phil Meyer]

On 08/16/2013 12:29 PM, Jonathan Billings wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Phil Meyer <pmeyer at themeyerfarm.com> wrote:
>> The issue is that the USB 3 extensions are handled by the newish xhci-hcd.ko
>> driver, which is not placed in the /isolinux/initrd0.img when the Live CDROM
>> or DVD is created.
> Which Live CDROM or DVD are you talking about?  As far as I
> understand, there is no LiveCD for RHEL6.
>
> Are you talking about the anaconda install DVD image?
>

It turns out the livecd-creator will obey the 'device' directive in a 
kickstart.

So, to enable booting a live image of, CentOS or RHEL, 6 on a USB 3 
port, add:

device xhci-hcd

to the kickstart.

That was a terribly hard find, but a simple and elegant method once known.

Good Luck!