SUSE-RU-2012:1212-1: Recommended update for mkinitrd

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for mkinitrd
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2012:1212-1
Rating:             low
References:         #731317 #755924 #759623 #760364 #769627 
Affected Products:
                    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 5 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:


   This update to mkinitrd resolves the following issues:

   * Do not copy firmware files of all kernel packages
   installed
   * Fix error messages when setting up lvm devices
   * Properly support bridge interfaces with only one
   underlying physical interface
   * Require SLE 11-SP2 udev
   * Recreate the initrd for all installed kernels after
   update
   * Fix accidental tilde expansion when parsing
   parameters.


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 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-mkinitrd-6717

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-mkinitrd-6717

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-mkinitrd-6717

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      mkinitrd-2.4.2-0.55.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      mkinitrd-2.4.2-0.55.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      mkinitrd-2.4.2-0.55.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/731317
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/755924
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/759623
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/760364
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/769627
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=01ffd7838db4854e334940376cbd6766