From: bugzilla@redhat.com To: redhat-watch-list@redhat.com Subject: [RHBA-2001:085-02] New SysVinit package to fix hangs on serial console Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 16:25 -0400 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory Synopsis: New SysVinit package to fix hangs on serial console Advisory ID: RHBA-2001:085-02 Issue date: 2001-06-21 Updated on: 2001-06-22 Product: Red Hat Linux Keywords: SysVinit serial console kernel 2.4.3 Cross references: Obsoletes: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Topic: New SysVinit packages are available for Red Hat Linux 7.1; these packages fix a problem where various things would fail on a serial console (such as single user mode) when used with the Linux kernel version 2.4.3 or higher. It is recommended that all users update to the fixed packages, especially those that use a serial console. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Linux 7.1 - alpha, i386 3. Problem description: init did not properly set the CREAD flag; with the 2.4.3 (and later) kernels, this could cause applications to be unable to receive input from a serial console. Thanks go to vhou@khmer.cc for providing the patch. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh [filenames] where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs. Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla for more info): 40934 - sulogin exits immediatelywhen called in rc.sysinit 42280 - Serial console and single user mode don't cooperate 45284 - Serial console does not work properly during init 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Linux 7.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/SRPMS/SysVinit-2.78-17.src.rpm alpha: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/alpha/SysVinit-2.78-17.alpha.rpm i386: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i386/SysVinit-2.78-17.i386.rpm 7. Verification: MD5 sum Package Name -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 66e6677d13c5429e24e740ad047ffa6e 7.1/en/os/SRPMS/SysVinit-2.78-17.src.rpm 48fb6351217a8149334b4ae8a5dbbcae 7.1/en/os/alpha/SysVinit-2.78-17.alpha.rpm 1099016684280079af3baef69377c69f 7.1/en/os/i386/SysVinit-2.78-17.i386.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our key is available at: http://www.redhat.com/corp/contact.html You can verify each package with the following command: rpm --checksig <filename> If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command: rpm --checksig --nogpg <filename> 8. References: Copyright(c) 2000, 2001 Red Hat, Inc. _______________________________________________ Redhat-watch-list mailing list To unsubscribe, visit: https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-watch-list