- Issued:
- 2004-05-12
- Updated:
- 2004-05-12
RHEA-2004:086 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
Updated hwdata package available
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
An updated hwdata package that revises some manufacturer branding data is
now available.
Description
The hwdata package contains various hardware identification and configuration
data, such as the pci.ids database and the XFree86 compatibility database.
The pci.ids and MonitorsDB files have been updated with new monitor
descriptions for manual monitor configuration, and new PCI ID descriptions
used in printing descriptions of PCI hardware.
All users should upgrade to this updated package.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filenames]
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. 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.
If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of
up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
downloaded directly from the RHN website:
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 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 - 92322 - RHEL3: Need to update MonitorsDB in distribution
- BZ - 104069 - pciutils database doesn't know about SmartArray 64xx
- BZ - 109341 - RHEL 3 U2: Support for new Dell monitors
- BZ - 112557 - [PATCH] LTC5605 - e1000 82545 chipsets not in pci.ids
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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