SUSE-RU-2012:0774-1: Recommended update for hwinfo

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for hwinfo
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2012:0774-1
Rating:             low
References:         #748993 #760240 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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   An update that has two recommended fixes can now be
   installed. It includes one version update.

Description:


   This update to hwinfo provides improved hardware detection:

   * map system bios (bnc#748993)
   * getsysinfo: do not try to copy event files from
   debugfs (bnc#760240).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-hwinfo-6337

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-hwinfo-6337

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-hwinfo-6337

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-hwinfo-6337

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 15.46]:

      hwinfo-devel-15.46-0.9.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 15.46]:

      hwinfo-15.46-0.9.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 15.46]:

      hwinfo-15.46-0.9.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 15.46]:

      hwinfo-15.46-0.9.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/748993
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/760240
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=9db41037fcf2342e66c0d4791748f538