Recommended update for yast2-bootloader

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:1954-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that has four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for yast2-bootloader provides the following fixes:

  • Set the required flags in AutoYaST configuration so that libstorage can scan valid disks and find the root partition. (bsc#1046738, bsc#1043132)
  • Re-propose the bootloader configuration when storage proposal is modified. (bsc#1035746)
  • Report a user friendly message when no root partition is detected instead of showing an internal error. (bsc#1029293)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-1217=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-1217=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1217=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1217=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1217=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • yast2-bootloader-3.1.211-28.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • yast2-bootloader-3.1.211-28.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • yast2-bootloader-3.1.211-28.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • yast2-bootloader-3.1.211-28.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • yast2-bootloader-3.1.211-28.9.1

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