- Issued:
- 2006-07-20
- Updated:
- 2006-07-20
RHEA-2006:0443 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
anaconda enhancement and bug fix update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
Updated anaconda packages that add various enhancements and fix various
bugs are now available.
Description
The anaconda package contains portions of the installation program that can
be run by the user for reconfiguration and advanced installation options.
The following bugs have been resolved:
- corrects module info parsing on driver disks
- adds the nicdelay= boot parameter
- handles control characters correctly in rescue mode shell
- sets controlling terminal for rescue mode
- fixes a kickstart loader failure
- allows vfat driver disks
All users of anaconda should upgrade to these updated packages, which
address 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.
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 186400 - Remote vfat diskdrivers don't work
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.