Recommended update for grub2

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:2063-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1

An update that has eight fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for grub2 fixes the following issues:

  • Fix multi-device root= kernel argument (bsc#960776)
  • Add SUSE_REMOVE_LINUX_ROOT_PARAM configuration option to /etc/default/grub (bsc#962585)
  • Fix handling of --list argument in grub2-once (bsc#980088)
  • Skip comments in /etc/sysconfig/bootloader (bsc#963610)
  • Examine variables from grub environment in 'grub2-once' (fate#319632)
  • Extend config-file parsing in 'grub2-once' (fate#319632)
  • Add support for "t" hotkey to switch to text mode (bsc#976836)
  • Fix default entry boot (bsc#977590)
  • Fix PXE booting on ARM64 boards (bsc#990086)
  • Use CPU timer for timekeeping on aarch64 (bsc#990604)

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 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1211=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1211=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1211=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-89.1
    • grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-89.1
    • grub2-2.02~beta2-89.1
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-89.1
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-89.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-89.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-89.1
    • grub2-2.02~beta2-89.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le)
    • grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-2.02~beta2-89.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-89.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-89.1
    • grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-89.1
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-89.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-89.1
    • grub2-2.02~beta2-89.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le)
    • grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-2.02~beta2-89.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-89.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (s390x)
    • grub2-debugsource-2.02~beta2-89.1
    • grub2-s390x-emu-2.02~beta2-89.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-89.1
    • grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-89.1
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-89.1

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