Recommended update for hwinfo

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:2797-1
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
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for hwinfo fixes the following issues:

  • Update PCI and USB IDs. (bsc#1006818)
  • Implement nvdimm support. (bsc#970111)
  • Fix detection of usb controllers on aarch64 systems. (bsc#1005428)
  • Update script to parse USB ID list correctly.

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-SP2-2016-1651=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2016-1651=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2016-1651=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1651=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1651=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1651=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.34-13.1
    • hwinfo-21.34-13.1
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.34-13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.34-13.1
    • hwinfo-21.34-13.1
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.34-13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • hwinfo-devel-debuginfo-21.34-13.1
    • hwinfo-devel-21.34-13.1
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.34-13.1
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.34-13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.34-13.1
    • hwinfo-21.34-13.1
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.34-13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.34-13.1
    • hwinfo-21.34-13.1
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.34-13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.34-13.1
    • hwinfo-21.34-13.1
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.34-13.1

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