Enhancement Advisory anaconda enhancement and bug fix update

Advisory: RHEA-2005:591-15
Type: Product Enhancement Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2005-09-28
Last updated on: 2005-09-28
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

Updated anaconda and pump packages that add various enhancements and fix
various bugs are now available.

The anaconda package contains portions of the installation program which
can be run by the user for reconfiguration and advanced installation
options. The pump package provides a BOOTP and DHCP client daemon used by
anaconda.

The following enhancements have been added:
- Support setting MTU in loader (anaconda and pump)
- Increased initrd size for IBM S/390

The following bugs have been fixed:
- Missing /var/lib/rpm in non-chrooted ks.cfg %post
- Correctly quoting file system types in generated ks.cfg
- Restored syslinux splash screen on CDs
- i5 autopartitioning
- Issues with multiple NICs in kickstart
- Preventing overflow of drvblock.img

All users of anaconda and pump should upgrade to these updated packages,
which add these enhancements and resolve these issues.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)

SRPMS:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    46da1cc06dce3007f22e59a6d612ee24
pump-0.8.19-1.2.src.rpm     31433ed027fc1577ab35b12469836c3c
 
IA-32:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    1ef397c027c0b12d9c8f718cc1c3a6f6
anaconda-runtime-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    e53ef164433b9a878086b9d0aea4d984
netconfig-0.8.19-1.2.i386.rpm     00e30b74e2c19bc603fd75515d039fbb
pump-devel-0.8.19-1.2.i386.rpm     aad76e1be2d20ae7c20d0dc0a0c5c2bd
 
x86_64:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    58cec55e306402821be316155c92cdac
anaconda-runtime-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    f32640b39f589fdc36e285af2196435f
netconfig-0.8.19-1.2.x86_64.rpm     601b6b2381e5787cbd9506d755c2c84a
pump-devel-0.8.19-1.2.x86_64.rpm     391682cec9ebf4065c6a768341274adc
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    46da1cc06dce3007f22e59a6d612ee24
pump-0.8.19-1.2.src.rpm     31433ed027fc1577ab35b12469836c3c
 
IA-32:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    1ef397c027c0b12d9c8f718cc1c3a6f6
anaconda-runtime-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    e53ef164433b9a878086b9d0aea4d984
netconfig-0.8.19-1.2.i386.rpm     00e30b74e2c19bc603fd75515d039fbb
pump-devel-0.8.19-1.2.i386.rpm     aad76e1be2d20ae7c20d0dc0a0c5c2bd
 
IA-64:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    db54ac16c16456ef559cdff92f22e480
anaconda-runtime-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    cbf606f6d2175f693934d81af9feb169
netconfig-0.8.19-1.2.ia64.rpm     e2dcff427f4c8bf67dac328b8623de66
pump-devel-0.8.19-1.2.ia64.rpm     919236fd0de77c56f21ade70cb0fa8df
 
PPC:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.ppc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    e2bf114e02a0dab2602cc97dd3d487df
anaconda-runtime-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.ppc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    1eb23b219e0d6298d5e259324910f4e4
netconfig-0.8.19-1.2.ppc.rpm     6b428f5603b01a02af8ce1887a6b8b6e
pump-devel-0.8.19-1.2.ppc.rpm     379f1d55af9d8c1aa31daa56ca843c22
 
s390:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.s390.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    240f18c461c02a3c39577fa2af34e88f
anaconda-runtime-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.s390.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    20d476861dd263dd0bf87641a4383aa9
netconfig-0.8.19-1.2.s390.rpm     cb6e2fe42645eba684293d761f45a49a
pump-devel-0.8.19-1.2.s390.rpm     9de4b079281c1766ab21f5afd68a7c23
 
s390x:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.s390x.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    7cb42542decaa6e25ef6a3151c999473
anaconda-runtime-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.s390x.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    492c214df91f26aa4c6fec34efd15ae2
netconfig-0.8.19-1.2.s390x.rpm     b386d85cac198a481137d129b2c8f6be
pump-devel-0.8.19-1.2.s390x.rpm     b257245ff5a6393a3b10f27b3cd6b984
 
x86_64:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    58cec55e306402821be316155c92cdac
anaconda-runtime-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    f32640b39f589fdc36e285af2196435f
netconfig-0.8.19-1.2.x86_64.rpm     601b6b2381e5787cbd9506d755c2c84a
pump-devel-0.8.19-1.2.x86_64.rpm     391682cec9ebf4065c6a768341274adc
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)

SRPMS:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    46da1cc06dce3007f22e59a6d612ee24
pump-0.8.19-1.2.src.rpm     31433ed027fc1577ab35b12469836c3c
 
IA-32:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    1ef397c027c0b12d9c8f718cc1c3a6f6
anaconda-runtime-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    e53ef164433b9a878086b9d0aea4d984
netconfig-0.8.19-1.2.i386.rpm     00e30b74e2c19bc603fd75515d039fbb
pump-devel-0.8.19-1.2.i386.rpm     aad76e1be2d20ae7c20d0dc0a0c5c2bd
 
IA-64:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    db54ac16c16456ef559cdff92f22e480
anaconda-runtime-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    cbf606f6d2175f693934d81af9feb169
netconfig-0.8.19-1.2.ia64.rpm     e2dcff427f4c8bf67dac328b8623de66
pump-devel-0.8.19-1.2.ia64.rpm     919236fd0de77c56f21ade70cb0fa8df
 
x86_64:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    58cec55e306402821be316155c92cdac
anaconda-runtime-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    f32640b39f589fdc36e285af2196435f
netconfig-0.8.19-1.2.x86_64.rpm     601b6b2381e5787cbd9506d755c2c84a
pump-devel-0.8.19-1.2.x86_64.rpm     391682cec9ebf4065c6a768341274adc
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    46da1cc06dce3007f22e59a6d612ee24
pump-0.8.19-1.2.src.rpm     31433ed027fc1577ab35b12469836c3c
 
IA-32:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    1ef397c027c0b12d9c8f718cc1c3a6f6
anaconda-runtime-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    e53ef164433b9a878086b9d0aea4d984
netconfig-0.8.19-1.2.i386.rpm     00e30b74e2c19bc603fd75515d039fbb
pump-devel-0.8.19-1.2.i386.rpm     aad76e1be2d20ae7c20d0dc0a0c5c2bd
 
IA-64:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    db54ac16c16456ef559cdff92f22e480
anaconda-runtime-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    cbf606f6d2175f693934d81af9feb169
netconfig-0.8.19-1.2.ia64.rpm     e2dcff427f4c8bf67dac328b8623de66
pump-devel-0.8.19-1.2.ia64.rpm     919236fd0de77c56f21ade70cb0fa8df
 
x86_64:
anaconda-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    58cec55e306402821be316155c92cdac
anaconda-runtime-9.1.6.8-2.RHEL.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:0433
    f32640b39f589fdc36e285af2196435f
netconfig-0.8.19-1.2.x86_64.rpm     601b6b2381e5787cbd9506d755c2c84a
pump-devel-0.8.19-1.2.x86_64.rpm     391682cec9ebf4065c6a768341274adc
 
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