SUSE-RU-2012:0582-1: Recommended update for mkinitrd

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for mkinitrd
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2012:0582-1
Rating:             low
References:         #710035 #739822 
Affected Products:
                    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 two recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for mkinitrd provides the following fixes:

   * The /sbin/installkernel script has been fixed to
   install the /boot/vmlinux-* image which is used by e.g.
   kdump.
   * initrd images generated in fully virtualized Xen and
   Hyper-V guests also include PV drivers to continue working
   if the virtualization setup changes to PV.


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 Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-mkinitrd-5781

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-mkinitrd-5781

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-mkinitrd-5781

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      mkinitrd-2.4.1-0.16.18.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      mkinitrd-2.4.1-0.16.18.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):

      mkinitrd-2.4.1-0.16.18.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/710035
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/739822
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=0d3de0f8976149918dd3b262ce395cf0