Enhancement Advisory Updated hwdata package

Advisory: RHEA-2004:510-05
Type: Product Enhancement Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2004-12-21
Last updated on: 2004-12-21
Affected Products: Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)
OVAL: N/A

Details

An updated hwdata package that includes an update to the pci.ids file used
for descriptions of PCI devices is now available.

The hwdata package contains various hardware identification and
configuration data, such as the pci.ids database, XFree86 Cards, and
MonitorsDb databases.

An updated pci.ids file from http://pciids.sourceforge.net/ was added to
Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

All users who have devices that currently show up as 'unknown' in lspci
should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)

SRPMS:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.src.rpm     0e67fba213cdb3371c2e6472f0ff59c6
 
IA-32:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHEA-2007:0441
    d015f1774db0dd232e3b0c7c3257077e
 
x86_64:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHEA-2007:0441
    d015f1774db0dd232e3b0c7c3257077e
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.src.rpm     0e67fba213cdb3371c2e6472f0ff59c6
 
IA-32:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHEA-2007:0441
    d015f1774db0dd232e3b0c7c3257077e
 
IA-64:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHEA-2007:0441
    d015f1774db0dd232e3b0c7c3257077e
 
PPC:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHEA-2007:0441
    d015f1774db0dd232e3b0c7c3257077e
 
s390:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHEA-2007:0441
    d015f1774db0dd232e3b0c7c3257077e
 
s390x:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHEA-2007:0441
    d015f1774db0dd232e3b0c7c3257077e
 
x86_64:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHEA-2007:0441
    d015f1774db0dd232e3b0c7c3257077e
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)

SRPMS:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.src.rpm     0e67fba213cdb3371c2e6472f0ff59c6
 
IA-32:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHEA-2007:0441
    d015f1774db0dd232e3b0c7c3257077e
 
IA-64:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHEA-2007:0441
    d015f1774db0dd232e3b0c7c3257077e
 
x86_64:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHEA-2007:0441
    d015f1774db0dd232e3b0c7c3257077e
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.src.rpm     0e67fba213cdb3371c2e6472f0ff59c6
 
IA-32:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHEA-2007:0441
    d015f1774db0dd232e3b0c7c3257077e
 
IA-64:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHEA-2007:0441
    d015f1774db0dd232e3b0c7c3257077e
 
x86_64:
hwdata-0.101.14-1.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHEA-2007:0441
    d015f1774db0dd232e3b0c7c3257077e
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

131099 - RHEL3 U4: PCI ID Updates Tracking Feature


Keywords

hwdata, pci.ids


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