Description of problem: dmidecode inside kernel-utils is old, latest at http://www.nongnu.org/dmidecode/ Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
to be more specific, there are new versions of kernel-utils packages at: CPQ Array http://starbreeze.knoware.nl/~spark/compaq/ x86info http://codemonkey.org.uk/projects/x86info/ dmidecode http://www.nongnu.org/dmidecode/ microcode http://www.urbanmyth.org/microcode/ irqbalance http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/irqbalance/ smartmontools http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ uml_utilities http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/ longrun http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/cpu/crusoe/ pmtools http://www.intel.com/technology/IAPC/acpi/downloads.htm http://acpi.sourceforge.net/download.html chstk http://people.redhat.com/mingo/exec-shield/ -thanks-
latest versions on 2.4-8.39, aka arjan secret release. And killed chstk, uml_utilities, cpqarrayd and pmtools. why :-?
latest versions on 2.4-8.39, aka arjan secret release. And killed chstk, uml_utilities, cpqarrayd and pmtools. why :-? chkstk is broken in principle cpqarrayd - nobody used it uml_utilities - we don't ship UML pmtools - doesn't belong in kernel-utils
dmidecode gets a new release (2.3) with a lots of fixes, but there is one important: * Fix a bug that prevented dmidecode to reach DMI tables beyond the 2GB memory limit. -thanks-