Issued:
2011-12-06
Updated:
2011-12-06

RHEA-2011:1640 - new packages: sgabios

Synopsis

new packages: sgabios

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory (none)

Topic

New sgabios packages are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The sgabios packages provide the Google Serial Graphics Adapter BIOS (SGABIOS) for legacy 86-bit software to communicate with an attached serial console.

This enhancement update adds the new sgabios packages to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. (BZ#725832)

All users who require SGABIOS are advised to install these new packages.

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 Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64

Updated Packages

  • sgabios-bin-0-0.3.20110621svn.el6.noarch.rpm
  • sgabios-0-0.3.20110621svn.el6.src.rpm
  • sgabios-0-0.3.20110621svn.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information