Issued:
2012-02-20
Updated:
2012-02-20

RHBA-2012:0278 - firstboot bug fix update

Synopsis

firstboot bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated firstboot packages that fix multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The firstboot utility runs after system installation and guides the user through a series of steps that allows for easier configuration of the machine.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, the number of active sound cards was counted incorrectly. As a consequence, even if no sound cards were installed, the sound setup screen could be displayed after the user had set up an account. With this update, the number of active sound cards is counted correctly, and the sound card screen is now displayed only if supported hardware is found. (BZ#642510)

  • On architectures where the firstboot utility is supported to run only in text mode, firstboot could fail to start with a traceback if the DISPLAY environment variable was set. With this update, an error message is displayed, and informs the user that the firstboot-tui utility can not be run when DISPLAY is set. In addition, users are advised to install the firstboot package, which provides the firstbootWindow.py file and fixes the problem. (BZ#653442, BZ#706074)

All users of firstboot are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.i386.rpm
  • firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.s390x.rpm
  • firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.ia64.rpm
  • firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.i386.rpm
  • firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.src.rpm
  • firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.ppc.rpm
  • firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.ppc.rpm
  • firstboot-tui-1.4.27.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • firstboot-1.4.27.9-1.el5.ia64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information