Optional update for gfxboot

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(Last modified: 19NOV2007)

solutions Optional update for gfxboot SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (5b471536ac6716a33d05b9515ed00515)

Applies to

Package: gfxboot
Product(s): SUSE CORE 9 for x86
SUSE CORE 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Open Enterprise Server
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86_64
Patch: patch-11790
Release: 20071119
Obsoletes: none

Indications

This package is only useful if you are preparing install media.

Contraindications

Problem description

YaST adds translated texts when preparing /boot/message. They were not taken into account when creating the font for gfxboot. So some glyphs (notably Korean) were missing (#310459).

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:


rpm -Fhv gfxboot.rpm

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