- Issued:
- 2004-09-02
- Updated:
- 2004-09-02
RHBA-2004:417 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
Updated grub, parted, rhpl and anaconda packages
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated grub, parted, rhpl, and anaconda packages that fix various issues
related to installation on new hardware are now available.
Description
GRUB (Grand Unified Boot Loader) is a boot loader capable of booting
into most free operating systems - Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, GNU Mach,
and others as well as most commercial operating systems.
The GNU Parted program allows you to create, destroy, resize, move,
and copy hard disk partitions. Parted can be used for creating space
for new operating systems, reorganizing disk usage, and copying data
to new hard disks.
The rhpl package contains Python code used by programs in Red Hat Linux.
This update adds installation support for the following:
- IBM POWER5 systems
- Hard drives attached to various onboard SATA controllers
- Hard drives attached to Promise SX8 controllers
This update also adds changes to the link detection logic when doing
automated installations on machines connected to gigabit switches.
All users of grub, parted, rhpl and anaconda should upgrade to these
updated packages, which resolve these issues.
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:
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 - 109643 - LTC5309 - Failed to install RHEL with method=nfs:SERVER:/PATH
- BZ - 112821 - ks.cfg problems with --disable verses --disabled
- BZ - 116848 - kickstart directive "skipx" is not acknowledged for a headless machine
- BZ - 119243 - When creating LVM on RAID partitions the anaconda-ks.cfg is invalid
- BZ - 123867 - kickstart: firewall key broken
- BZ - 127782 - Following update xorg to 6.7.0-5 PC crashes at Gnome and KDE start
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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