RHEA-2012:0235 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

An updated hwdata package that adds various enhancements is now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The hwdata package contains tools for accessing and displaying hardware
identification and configuration data.

This update adds the following enhancements:

• The monitor database has been updated with information about Acer 76ie

monitors. (BZ#711121)

• The pci.ids database has been updated with information about future Intel PCH

(Platform Controller Hub) devices. (BZ#720938)

• The pci.ids database has been updated with information about the latest HP

iLO4 devices. (BZ#714098)

• The pci.ids database has been updated with information about future Atheros

wireless devices. (BZ#713068)

• The pci.ids database has been updated according to the latest upstream

changes. (BZ#747861)

All users of hwdata are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which adds
these enhancements.

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 - 711121 - hwdata, MonitorsDB, LG List

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)