Recommended update for yast2-bootloader

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(Last modified: 27MAY2005)

solutions Recommended update for yast2-bootloader SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (e808ebe36944476872f12fea88b50cce)

Applies to

Package: yast2-bootloader
Product(s): SUSE CORE 9 for x86
SUSE CORE 9 for Itanium Processor Family
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM POWER
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM S/390 31bit
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM zSeries 64bit
SUSE CORE 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Patch: patch-10191
Release: 20050527
Obsoletes: none

Indications

Everyone should update.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

define address to load initrd on S390 at (#63045)
fixed detection fo PReP partition on CHRP (PPC) (#80204)
block proposal if bootloader noc configured correctly on PPC (#82893)
select PReP boot partition on CHRP (PPC) if root on LVM (#80204)
allow to remap devices in GRUB section (#77119)
initialize package manager callbacks before getting boot floppy image (in order to ask for media) (#66126)
added missed translation mark (#8402)
do not add 'maxcpus=0' to failsafe kernel command line on AMD64 (#49059)
do not add vga= as special option in elilo.conf (IA64) (#49483)
fixed crippling menu in zipl.conf (S390) (#49266)
export GRUB device map information to AutoYaST profile (#49730)

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 -Fvh yast2-bootloader.rpm

links to download packages

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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