Recommended update for ethtool
SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for ethtool
This update adds support for dumping and loading the
network driver firmware to ethtool (bnc#748599). In
addition, it fixes displaying of IXGBE flow director rules
(bnc#744364).
https://bugzilla.novell.com/744364
https://bugzilla.novell.com/748599
http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=dec0aaae7836943a4c1d15d332254881
Announcement ID: | SUSE-RU-2012:0693-1 |
Rating: | low |
References: | #744364 #748599 |
Affected Products: |
An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed.
Description:
This update adds support for dumping and loading the
network driver firmware to ethtool (bnc#748599). In
addition, it fixes displaying of IXGBE flow director rules
(bnc#744364).
Contraindications:
None
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-ethtool-6130
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-ethtool-6130
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch sledsp2-ethtool-6130
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
- ethtool-6.2.6.39-0.11.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- ethtool-6.2.6.39-0.11.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
- ethtool-6.2.6.39-0.11.1