RHEA-2011:1789 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

New kmod-tg3-rhel5u7 packages are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The kmod-tg3-rhel5u7 packages provide kernel modules for controlling Broadcom
NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet and Broadcom NetLink Gigabit Ethernet network
devices.

This enhancement update adds the kmod-tg3-rhel5u7 packages to Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5 as a part of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Driver Update Program.
(BZ#746902)

The kmod-tg3-rhel5u7 packages provide temporary drivers for the following
hardware beyond what was delivered in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7:

• Broadcom Tigon3 series chipsets for Ethernet network devices

Only users requiring temporary driver support for the specific hardware noted
above should install these packages. Unless a system includes the exact hardware
the kmod-tg3-rhel5u7 packages explicitly support, these packages must not be
installed.

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 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 Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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