Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2006:0315 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2006-08-09
Updated:
2006-08-09

RHBA-2006:0315 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

mkinitrd bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated mkinitrd packages that fix various bugs are now available.

Description

The mkinitrd utility creates file system images for use as initial ramdisk
(initrd) images.

Previously, bugs were present which prevented booting when using some LVM
configurations.

All users of mkinitrd should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves
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:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc

Fixes

  • BZ - 171872 - mkinitrd can produce broken linuxrc file
  • BZ - 174678 - Install failed /bin/lvm exited abnormally

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4

SRPM
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.src.rpm SHA-256: d24873705244d5b50e4e2b8b8b69452fc589e006d3f0a7213ebf5f179bb97280
x86_64
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0e045b931d875f7eada1bf040286daa1596ab269212be6cfe369b8926cf00ecf
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0e045b931d875f7eada1bf040286daa1596ab269212be6cfe369b8926cf00ecf
ia64
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 2c1a4dcb9dcae342d0301f7b5e1368e7a096b20989162ed60410322a5d6bd71a
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 2c1a4dcb9dcae342d0301f7b5e1368e7a096b20989162ed60410322a5d6bd71a
i386
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.i386.rpm SHA-256: f7a1109b6f77a8119d17e447311d30b614dee98360ba53c950e1da496cb8bc57
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.i386.rpm SHA-256: f7a1109b6f77a8119d17e447311d30b614dee98360ba53c950e1da496cb8bc57

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4

SRPM
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.src.rpm SHA-256: d24873705244d5b50e4e2b8b8b69452fc589e006d3f0a7213ebf5f179bb97280
x86_64
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0e045b931d875f7eada1bf040286daa1596ab269212be6cfe369b8926cf00ecf
ia64
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 2c1a4dcb9dcae342d0301f7b5e1368e7a096b20989162ed60410322a5d6bd71a
i386
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.i386.rpm SHA-256: f7a1109b6f77a8119d17e447311d30b614dee98360ba53c950e1da496cb8bc57

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4

SRPM
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.src.rpm SHA-256: d24873705244d5b50e4e2b8b8b69452fc589e006d3f0a7213ebf5f179bb97280
x86_64
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0e045b931d875f7eada1bf040286daa1596ab269212be6cfe369b8926cf00ecf
i386
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.i386.rpm SHA-256: f7a1109b6f77a8119d17e447311d30b614dee98360ba53c950e1da496cb8bc57

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4

SRPM
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.src.rpm SHA-256: d24873705244d5b50e4e2b8b8b69452fc589e006d3f0a7213ebf5f179bb97280
s390x
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 708e20bbd233fc54f545cd0172d7d59c7a87264896fba350a46172dda2465598
s390
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.s390.rpm SHA-256: b305623815316fec60ebaede56c8a3f970b75e0f7cd8bf40318d167dc1d6bf88

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4

SRPM
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.src.rpm SHA-256: d24873705244d5b50e4e2b8b8b69452fc589e006d3f0a7213ebf5f179bb97280
ppc
mkinitrd-4.2.1.8-1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 9df2f4edc6c7bf027755ec06ad373f12d016f444bd962b734ef22b82a4ce5c85

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