SUSE-RU-2012:0779-1: Recommended update for hwinfo

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for hwinfo
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2012:0779-1
Rating:             low
References:         #639807 #644149 #644299 #645877 #654959 #678966 
                    #693090 #716708 #719202 #720082 #725134 #748993 
                    #760240 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
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   An update that has 13 recommended fixes can now be
   installed. It includes one version update.

Description:


   This update to hwinfo provides improved hardware detection:

   * properly detect FCOE disks (bnc#725134)
   * s390: recognize model 2 OSA Express interfaces
   (bnc#720082)
   * add id to Validity fingerprint sensor (bnc#719202)
   * fix network detection if several interfaces are
   attached to a single PCI function (bnc#693090)
   * update vmbus device detection (bnc#716708)
   * add unisys hypervisor bus info (bnc#678966)
   * add vmbus storage controllers (bnc#654959)
   * report InfiniBand controller as network controller
   (bnc#645877, bnc#644299)
   * support Validity fingerprint sensor (bnc#644149)
   * recognize InfiniBand controller (bnc#645877,
   bnc#644299, bnc#639807)
   * 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 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-hwinfo-6334

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-hwinfo-6334

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-hwinfo-6334

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-hwinfo-6334

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 15.46]:

      hwinfo-devel-15.46-0.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 15.46]:

      hwinfo-15.46-0.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 15.46]:

      hwinfo-15.46-0.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 15.46]:

      hwinfo-15.46-0.6.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/639807
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/644149
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/644299
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/645877
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/654959
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/678966
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/693090
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/716708
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/719202
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/720082
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/725134
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/748993
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/760240
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=0e9d96ce8becfaa19f1ebef54f49fe90