Red Hat Linux/Intel 5.0 (Hurricane) Errata

                                                     (Updated: 21-Aug-1998 )
                                                                            
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    See also:
    
     * [2]Red Hat Linux 5.0 General Errata
       
   The following are known problems specific to Red Hat Linux/Intel 5.0.
   Updates are available for FTP from:
     * RPMs: [3]ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.0/i386/
       
   Please note that newer versions of some of these packages may be
   available in the same location; any new versions which are made
   available will fix all of the bugs older versions did, so you can use
   the latest version with no problems.
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  Overview
  
     * 20-Aug-1998: [4]Netscape
     * 17-Aug-1998: [5]svgalib
     * 30-Jul-1998: [6]REAL
     * 02-Jul-1998: [7]dosemu
     * 23-Jun-1998: [8]kernel, iBCS, pcmcia, modutils, initscripts
     * 13-Apr-1998: [9]ncpfs,smbfs
     * 24-Mar-1998: [10]mkinitrd
     * 13-Jan-1998: [11]mars-nwe
     * 31-Dec-1997: [12]libc
     * 17-Dec-1997: [13]usernet
     * 10-Dec-1997: [14]clock off
     * 10-Dec-1997: [15]kaffe
     * 08-Dec-1997: [16]cyrix
     * 05-Dec-1997: [17]LinuxThreads
     * 05-Dec-1997: [18]autofs-0.3.14-2
     * 03-Dec-1997: [19]ld.so
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  Detailed Errata
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     Package: Netscape
   
   Updated: 20-Aug-1998
   
   Problem:
     * (30-Aug-1998) Security Update:
       Updated versions of Netscape compiled with glibc libraries are
       available for download. These fix minor security problems with
       Java class libraries.
     * (26-Jan-1998) Ok, this isn't really an errata, more of an add-on.
       Since it's freely distributed, here are the Netscape RPM's built
       for the 5.0 release.
       
   Solution:
     * Intel: Upgrade to:
       [20]netscape-communicator-4.06-2.i386.rpm
       [21]netscape-navigator-4.06-2.i386.rpm
       [22]netscape-common-4.06-2.i386.rpm
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     Package: svgalib
   
   Updated: 17-Aug-1998
   
   Problem:
     * (27-Jun-1997) Security Fix:
       Minor security problems have been found by the Linux Security
       Auditing group in svgalib which allow users to make the console
       unuseable.
     * (25-Mar-1998)Security Fix:
       /tmp exploits have been discovered in this package. As usual, the
       package has been PGP signed with the Red Hat PGP key.
       
   Solution:
     * Intel: Upgrade to:
       [23]svgalib-1.2.13-5.i386.rpm
       [24]svgalib-devel-1.2.13-5.i386.rpm
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     Package: REAL
   
   Updated: 30-Jul-1998
   
   Problem:
     * (30-Jul-1998)Security Fix:
       This update fixes the following problems:
          + UDP security exploit
          + Proxy host string in the Preferences dialog box has a bug
            where the first host in the comma separated list is ignored.
     * (05-Apr-1998) This release is the Gold 5.0 player for Real Media.
       It fixes many bugs found in the previous beta clients. It also has
       no expiration date.
     * (14-Dec-1998) These new packages fix bugs in pnserver and rvplayer
       and extend the licenses until 30-APR-98. a new update should be
       available before then.
       
   Solution:
     * Note:
          + Since the pnserver package and rvplayer package share some
            common libs, you will need to upgrade both packages if you
            have them both installed.
          + Due to the fact that you may have 1 of 3 different RPM's on
            your system, the instructions for upgrading are rather
            complex. Please bear with us.
     * Server package
       NOTE: If you have both the client and the server installed, you
       must upgrade the server first. There are shared libraries between
       these two packages and the libraries contained in the server
       package will not work for the client.
       Depending on which PNserver RPM's you have installed on your
       system, you will need to do one of the following.
       If you have the pnserver-5.0-10.i386.rpm, then you will need to
       download:
       [25]pnserver-5.0-11.i386.rpm.rhmask
       and
       [26]pnserver-5.0.1-2.i386.rpm.rh50.rhmask to /tmp.
       You must copy the original pnserver-5.0-10.i386.rpm from the first
       CD and pnserver-docs-5.0-10.i386.rpm to /tmp and then issue the
       following commands while you are in /tmp:
       
   cd /tmp
   rhmask pnserver-5.0-10.i386.rpm pnserver-5.0-11.i386.rpm.rhmask
   rhmask pnserver-5.0-11.i386.rpm pnserver-5.0.1-2.i386.rpm.rh50.rhmask
       That will create the pnserver-5.0.1-2.i386.rpm package which can
       be installed by the following command:
       
           rpm -Uvh --force pnserver-5.0.1-2.i386.rpm
               If you already have the the pnserver-5.0-11.i386.rpm on
       your machine, then you will only need to download the rhmasked RPM
       [27]pnserver-5.0.1-2.i386.rpm.rh50.rhmask to /tmp.
       Copy the pnserver-5.0-11.i386.rpm package to /tmp.[The rpm should
       be located on the first Red Hat cdrom] From the /tmp directory,
       issue the following commands to create the new package:
       
   cd /tmp
   rhmask pnserver-5.0-11.i386.rpm pnserver-5.0.1-2.i386.rpm.rh50.rhmask
       That will create the pnserver-5.0.1-2.i386.rpm package which can
       be installed by the following command:
       
           rpm -Uvh --force pnserver-5.0.1-2.i386.rpm
             * Client package
       The Real Video player upgrades are available in rhmask-ed RPM . We
       have created these rhmask-ed images to comply with our license
       agreement with Real Networks. There are several updated rhmask
       files, and depending on what rpm you currently have installed you
       will need to download 1-2 rpms per package.
       To determine which rvplayer and pnserver RPM's you have you will
       need to check your cdrom or see if you have a previous version
       that you un-rhmasked earlier.
       If you have rvplayer-5.0b2-4.i386.rpm then get:
       [28]rvplayer-5.0-2.i386.rpm.rhmask-4
       and
       [29]rvplayer-5.0-3.i386.rpm.rh50.rhmask
       If you have rvplayer-5.0b2-5.i386.rpm then you need to download:
       [30]rvplayer-5.0-2.i386.rpm.rhmask-5
       and
       [31]rvplayer-5.0-3.i386.rpm.rh50.rhmask
       If you already have rvplayer-5.0-1.i386.rpm then you will only
       need to get:
       [32]rvplayer-5.0-3.i386.rpm.rh50.rhmask
       Place the rhmask files in /tmp. You must also copy the rvplayer
       rpm package that you have to the /tmp directory. [The rvplayer rpm
       will be on the first Red Hat cdrom.]
       To create the new rvplayer package from rvplayer-5.0b2-4.i386.rpm,
       issue the following in /tmp:
       

rhmask rvplayer-5.0b2-4.i386.rpm rvplayer-5.0-2.i386.rpm.rhmask-4
rhmask rvplayer-5.0-2.i386.rpm rvplayer-5.0-3.i386.rpm.rh50.rhmask
       To create the new rvplayer package from rvplayer-5.0b2-5.i386.rpm,
       issue the following in /tmp:
       

rhmask rvplayer-5.0b2-5.i386.rpm rvplayer-5.0-2.i386.rpm.rhmask-5
rhmask rvplayer-5.0-2.i386.rpm rvplayer-5.0-3.i386.rpm.rh50.rhmask
       To create the new rvplayer package from rvplayer-5.0-2.i386.rpm,
       issue the following in /tmp:
       

rhmask rvplayer-5.0-2.i386.rpm rvplayer-5.0-3.i386.rpm.rh50.rhmask
       The rvplayer-5.0-3 rpm can then be installed with the following
       command:
       

rpm -Uvh --force rvplayer-5.0-3.i386.rpm
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     Package: dosemu
   
   Updated: 02-Jul-1998
   
   Problem:
     * (02-Jul-1998) Security Fix:
       Various security holes have been found that allow root access. All
       Red Hat users that use Dosemu, should upgrade.
       
   Solution:
     * Intel: Upgrade to [33]dosemu-0.66.7-7.i386.rpm
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     Package: kernel, iBCS, pcmcia, modutils, initscripts
   
   Updated: 23-Jun-1998
   
   Problem:
     * (23-Jun-1998)
       Red Hat is pleased to release official 2.0.34 kernel packages that
       also include PCMCIA and iBCS packages. The packaging method that
       is now employeed by the kernel makes kernel upgrades very simple.
       To upgrade a Red Hat 5.0 box to the new kernels, you must also
       upgrade the modutils and initscripts packages. The kernel-modules
       package has also been eliminated. The modules are now a part of
       the base kernel package.
     * (03-Dec-1997) Security Fix: Teardrop IP fragmentation problems and
       the pentium f00f bugs are fixed by these updates. For detailed
       instructions on doing the upgrade, please see:
       [34]http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/intel/kernel-upgrade-in
       tel.html
       
   Solution:
   To avoid dependency problems and package conflicts, it is necessary to
       list all the packages to be installed on the command line with rpm
       at once. The simplist way to do this is to download all the
       packages to a temporary directory, /tmp/upgrades and then install
       from there with Upgrade the packages as follows:
       
        cd /tmp/upgrades
        rpm -Uvh initscripts-3.65-2.i386.rpm modutils-2.1.85-4.i386.rpm
        rpm -ivh /tmp/upgrades/kernel*.rpm
               If your machine requires a initrd, as in SCSI disks or
       ethernet cards, your will need to make a new initrd image. Do this
       by running mkinitrd as:
       
        mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.0.35-1.img 2.0.35-1

       Once the new packages have been installed, you need to edit your
       /etc/lilo.conf file. You will need to change the name of the
       kernel image listed to point to the new 2.0.35-1 kernel. You will
       also need to update your initrd line if you made a new initrd in
       the previous step. After changing these entries, you must rerun
       lilo as /sbin/lilo before the new changes will take effect.
       At this point, you can make a new boot disk for your system with
       the new kernel and initrd image. Do this as:
       
        mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 2.0.35-1

     * Intel: Upgrade to
       [35]kernel-2.0.35-2.i386.rpm
       [36]kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.0.35-2.i386.rpm
       [37]kernel-ibcs-2.0.35-2.i386.rpm
       [38]initscripts-3.67-1.i386.rpm
       [39]modutils-2.1.85-4.i386.rpm
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     Package: ncpfs,smbfs
   
   Updated: 13-Apr-1998
   
   Problem:
     * (13-Apr-1998) Permissions problems when mounting ncp and smb
       volumes.
       
   Solution:
     * Intel: Upgrade to:
       [40]ncpfs-2.0.11-3.i386.rpm
       [41]smbfs-2.0.1-2.i386.rpm
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     Package: mkinitrd
   
   Updated: 24-Mar-1998
   
   Problem:
     * (24-Mar-1998) Problems were discovered in the original version of
       mkinitrd shipped with 5.0. The problem is the inability to handle
       some modules that require complex option lines.
       
   Solution:
     * Intel: Upgrade to:
       [42]mkinitrd-1.8-1.i386.rpm
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     Package: mars-nwe
   
   Updated: 13-Jan-1998
   
   Problem:
     * (13-Jan-1998) Problems of stopping and starting of init script
       fixed.
       
   Solution:
     * Intel: Upgrade to [43]mars-nwe-0.99pl2-3.i386.rpm
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     Package: libc
   
   Updated: 31-Dec-1997
   
   Problem:
     * (31-Dec-1997) Updates fixing many problems have been added.
       
   Solution:
     * Intel: Upgrade to [44]libc-5.3.12-25.i386.rpm
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     Package: usernet
   
   Updated: 17-Dec-1997
   
   Problem:
     * (17-Dec-1997) Usernet would hang when manipulating PPP
       connections.
       
   Solution:
     * Intel: Upgrade to [45]usernet-1.0.6-1.i386.rpm
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     Package: clock off
   
   Updated: 10-Dec-1997
   
   Problem:
     * (10-Dec-1997) Time problems occur in libc5 applications. They must
       either be recompiled or have the below fix applied.
       
   Solution:
     * Create the proper link by executing this command.

        ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo /usr/lib/zoneinfo
        
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     Package: kaffe
   
   Updated: 10-Dec-1997
   
   Problem:
     * (10-Dec-1997) This includes the kaffe binary (oops), as well as
       some more shared libraries which are missing. It won't work
       without Sun's classes.zip Java runtime library however, which we
       are not allowed to distribute.
       
   Solution:
     * Intel: Upgrade to
       [46]kaffe-0.9.2-3.i386.rpm
       [47]kaffe-bissawt-0.9.2-3.i386.rpm
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     Package: cyrix
   
   Updated: 29-Dec-1997
   
   Problem:
     * (05-Dec-1997) Cyrix processors may have sig 11 and other problems.
     * (29-Dec-1997) Fixes problems involving sig 11 during compiling on
       older Cyrix chips.
       
   Solution:
     * Intel: (Note: this is _not_ an official update, nor is it
       PGP-signed by Red Hat. Rather, this is for people who have older
       Cyrix chips, and experience difficulting when compiling.)
       [48]ftp://ftp.redhat.com/home/wanger/gcc/gcc-2.7.2.3-9.i386.rpm
       [49]ftp://ftp.redhat.com/home/wanger/gcc/gcc-2.7.2.3-9.src.rpm
       [50]ftp://ftp.redhat.com/home/wanger/gcc/gcc-c++-2.7.2.3-9.i386.rp
       m
       [51]ftp://ftp.redhat.com/home/wanger/gcc/gcc-objc-2.7.2.3-9.i386.r
       pm
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     Package: LinuxThreads
   
   Updated: 05-Dec-1997
   
   Problem:
     * (05-Dec-1997) When upgrading to 5.0, the new GLibC contains
       threads natively. The "LinuxThreads" package is no longer needed
       for threads to work properly.
       
   Solution:
     * When upgrading, remove the "linuxthreads" package
       using the command: rpm -e linuxthreads as superuser.
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     Package: autofs-0.3.14-2
   
   Updated: 05-Dec-1997
   
   Problem:
     * (03-Dec-1997) autofs-0.3.14-1 does not work when NIS services are
       enabled; it logs messages saying undefined symbol: yperr_string.
       
   Solution:
     * Intel: Upgrade to [52]autofs-0.3.14-2.i386.rpm
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     Package: ld.so
   
   Updated: 03-Dec-1997
   
   Problem:
     * (03-Dec-1997) Many libc5 apps do not work.
       
   Solution:
     * Intel: Upgrade to [53]ld.so-1.9.5-5.i386.rpm
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