Synopsis

firstboot bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated firstboot packages that fix multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The firstboot utility runs after system installation and guides the user through
a series of steps that allows for easier configuration of the machine.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Previously, the number of active sound cards was counted incorrectly. As a
  consequence, even if no sound cards were installed, the sound setup screen could
  be displayed after the user had set up an account. With this update, the number
  of active sound cards is counted correctly, and the sound card screen is now
  displayed only if supported hardware is found. (BZ#642510)
  
• On architectures where the firstboot utility is supported to run only in text
  mode, firstboot could fail to start with a traceback if the DISPLAY environment
  variable was set. With this update, an error message is displayed, and informs
  the user that the firstboot-tui utility can not be run when DISPLAY is set. In
  addition, users are advised to install the firstboot package, which provides the
  firstbootWindow.py file and fixes the problem. (BZ#653442, BZ#706074)
  

All users of firstboot are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
fix these bugs.

Solution

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

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 642510 - confusing sound device setup
• BZ - 653442 - s390x: firstboot does not start
• BZ - 706074 - Traceback when running firstboot over "ssh -X"

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.src.rpm	SHA-256: 39fdc216503a8122b9e6793cdb43568f1a2c90c223fbe130f3074892edad60b5
x86_64
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: b5b0bf6859714dc016333eb2afc322f32bc782043c7757019461421453567703
firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 08188a1da729b436a62780745c380717337d90064aa611e1d9b4faa0f212fabc
ia64
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.ia64.rpm	SHA-256: 2652d80f362b1d83c8eb9b0b3dfbe9b2d086e139e0d0c3d92d5e9c8f59df1a11
firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.ia64.rpm	SHA-256: e83156e9f02f272689508f2ce0de998a8acae1e9f5edd42a3c4b005fe1224c55
i386
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.i386.rpm	SHA-256: 89e2fa4006a71560662e32391048ff6beb2a5e5075606138f138b0a6d793f0f5
firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.i386.rpm	SHA-256: f998e45bd7da27d7999249d78a1a1f131d46c754b8f0fcb27e1b8788860971a3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.src.rpm	SHA-256: 39fdc216503a8122b9e6793cdb43568f1a2c90c223fbe130f3074892edad60b5
x86_64
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: b5b0bf6859714dc016333eb2afc322f32bc782043c7757019461421453567703
firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 08188a1da729b436a62780745c380717337d90064aa611e1d9b4faa0f212fabc
i386
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.i386.rpm	SHA-256: 89e2fa4006a71560662e32391048ff6beb2a5e5075606138f138b0a6d793f0f5
firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.i386.rpm	SHA-256: f998e45bd7da27d7999249d78a1a1f131d46c754b8f0fcb27e1b8788860971a3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.src.rpm	SHA-256: 39fdc216503a8122b9e6793cdb43568f1a2c90c223fbe130f3074892edad60b5
x86_64
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: b5b0bf6859714dc016333eb2afc322f32bc782043c7757019461421453567703
firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 08188a1da729b436a62780745c380717337d90064aa611e1d9b4faa0f212fabc
i386
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.i386.rpm	SHA-256: 89e2fa4006a71560662e32391048ff6beb2a5e5075606138f138b0a6d793f0f5
firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.i386.rpm	SHA-256: f998e45bd7da27d7999249d78a1a1f131d46c754b8f0fcb27e1b8788860971a3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.src.rpm	SHA-256: 39fdc216503a8122b9e6793cdb43568f1a2c90c223fbe130f3074892edad60b5
s390x
firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 56455e7f79e890fa9e46c8da280917a3dd1b4fe50518248ea189012c23abf4cd

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.src.rpm	SHA-256: 39fdc216503a8122b9e6793cdb43568f1a2c90c223fbe130f3074892edad60b5
ppc
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.ppc.rpm	SHA-256: 524082a80002c51884329672133d80fb0ce2e20056f41f845ebe73eab6f11a30
firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.ppc.rpm	SHA-256: e77b6a91fc6d0c6307cf4ecc9e7c9d3d91563681180f8fbb5d11545a5f441c4d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.src.rpm	SHA-256: 39fdc216503a8122b9e6793cdb43568f1a2c90c223fbe130f3074892edad60b5
x86_64
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: b5b0bf6859714dc016333eb2afc322f32bc782043c7757019461421453567703
firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 08188a1da729b436a62780745c380717337d90064aa611e1d9b4faa0f212fabc
i386
firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.i386.rpm	SHA-256: 89e2fa4006a71560662e32391048ff6beb2a5e5075606138f138b0a6d793f0f5
firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.i386.rpm	SHA-256: f998e45bd7da27d7999249d78a1a1f131d46c754b8f0fcb27e1b8788860971a3