Issued:

2012-06-20

Updated:

2012-06-20

RHEA-2012:0879 - hwdata enhancement update

Synopsis

hwdata enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

An updated hwdata package that adds two enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The hwdata package contains tools for accessing and displaying hardware identification and configuration data.

This update adds the following enhancements:

• With this update, the monitor database has been updated with information about the Acer 76ie monitor. Also, several duplicate monitor entries have been removed from the database. (BZ#737467)

• The pci.ids database has been updated with information about the Atheros wireless network adapter, Killer Wireless-N 1103. (BZ#760014)

All users of hwdata are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which adds these enhancements.

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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• hwdata-0.233-7.8.el6.noarch.rpm
• hwdata-0.233-7.8.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 737467
• This content is not included.BZ - 798284

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information

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