RHBA-2008:0681 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated booty package that fixes a bug is now available.

Description

The booty package contains a Python library that provides an interface
for the creation of boot loader configuration files, and the addition of
stanzas to such configuration files. These boot loader configuration files
are used by the Anaconda installer.

The "pci=", "clock=", and "config=" command line arguments were not
correctly copied to "grub.conf", and as such, they did not persist. This
may have caused problems on certain hardware, such as certain AMD hardware
that requires the "pci=nommconf" option. In this updated package, these
options are correctly copied to "grub.conf".

Users of booty are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

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 - 220356 - booty does not persists certain kernel params

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)