4.6. anaconda 4.6.1. RHBA-2011:1565 - anaconda bug fix and enhancement update An updated anaconda package that fixes several bugs and adds various enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The anaconda package contains portions of the Anaconda installation program that can be run by the user for reconfiguration and advanced installation options. Bug Fixes BZ# 641861 Issues with "interactive" mode partitioning are fixed. BZ# 731274 The network command is parsed correctly. BZ# 689996 The /boot partition on EFI systems is handled correctly. BZ# 705274 Files that are necessary for libreport and SSL installation mode have been added. BZ# 676404 Symbolic links to LVM commands have been added to the rescue image. BZ# 730650 The /sbin/cio_ignore command is added to initrd.img for IBM System z. BZ# 689029 Support for dracut-style "rdloaddriver=" and "rdblacklist=" parameters is added. BZ# 679108 Support for static addresses in "ipv6=" is added. BZ# 706099 A testing framework for stub commands is added. BZ# 699745 Driver disks support multiple kernel versions and are also built for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 and 6.1. BZ# 668570 Network connection is brought up before saving a bug report. BZ# 715130 Errors in .treeinfo are detected. BZ# 698282 The xhost authentication is changed when performing live installation. BZ# 664981 , BZ# 726804 Debugging improvements in loader and package installation code have been made. BZ# 679810 The dialog box focus and initialization have been corrected. BZ# 701220 The iSCSI Login button is disabled when no nodes are selected. BZ# 695362 When a mount point is set to /boot, the file system type is no longer changed. BZ# 728280 , BZ# 725777 , BZ# 723194 , BZ# 723344 , BZ# 694800 , BZ# 621175 EDD handling improvements have been made, including Xen and CCISS. BZ# 698429 Extended partitions are handled correctly. BZ# 681803 Handling of "network --device=bootif" is corrected. BZ# 750764 Centering of the Anaconda window when an external display is present is corrected. BZ# 605938 Encrypted device lines written to kickstart files are corrected. BZ# 618535 zFCP multipath devices can be added in the user interface as expected. BZ# 732380 iSCSI discovery that returns no devices is handled correctly. BZ# 704593 Systems with more than 2147483647 kB of memory are handled properly. BZ# 712487 The header image is hidden on all but 800x600 displays. BZ# 690058 The "noprobe" parameter for driver disks is honored. BZ# 713991 The "linksleep=" boot parameter is honored. BZ# 699640 Installation sources (including NFS ISO storages) are mounted correctly. BZ# 679397 Processes in the anaconda process group are killed when the system is shut down. BZ# 693271 Partitioning alignment is corrected. BZ# 616641 Progress indicator improvements for device discovery and command line mode have been made. BZ# 691817 , BZ# 690748 Kickstart network failures and device name collisions are handled properly. BZ# 691910 The "crashkernel=" parameter in a kickstart file is handled properly. BZ# 712195 Support for the "ext4migrate" parameter has been removed. BZ# 706675 The language and keyboard selection screens are now skipped in stage2 when possible. BZ# 614504 Device capacity values are sorted as numbers, not characters. BZ# 695740 Swap partitions are handled correctly. BZ# 676118 The "--target" option is used in kickstart files for iSCSI devices. BZ# 701371 , BZ# 696876 , BZ# 674241 , BZ# 734374 , BZ# 729716 Various multipath and raid storage bugs are fixed. BZ# 679073 Anaconda verifies that devices specified with "part" can be partitioned. Enhancements BZ# 659790 Vendor-provided tools on driver disks are now allowed. BZ# 694198 The initrd.img file is compressed with LZMA. BZ# 696696 The "noverifyssl" boot parameter is added. BZ# 697419 The tboot package is configured when it is installed. BZ# 709653 Multipath device can now be specified using WWID. Users of anaconda should upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bugs and adds these enhancements.

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