Description of problem: Look at the "updates" section: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/x8664-multi-install-guide/ap-bootopts.html updates This command prompts you to insert a floppy diskette containing updates (bug fixes). It is not needed if you are performing a network installation and have already placed the updates image contents in RHupdates/ on the server. This clearly conflicts with reality and anaconda/docs/install-methods.txt. The Install Guide incorrectly hints at *RPM* updates being supported by updates.img or RHupdates/ while in fact those mechanisms are just for updating *anaconda* code itself. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): RHEL4 U2 beta
Ping? Hello???
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release. Product Management has requested further review of this enhancement by Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed products. This enhancement is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update release.
OK thanks for that RHEL PM. Let us know when you allow the coders or docs people to actually fix the problem.
This has been fixed in the RHEL5 documentation
We're in the process of converting the RHEL 4 documentation over to xml. Once that is done we can put this change in and republish.
Proposing for FasTrack
No point... FasTrack only "fixes" it for people who remember to get it. *I* know that the docs are mis-leading... I submitted the bug. Fixing this doc bug for everyone else should happen in RHEL 4.5 or 4.6, IMHO
RHEL 4 documentation is converted to xml. We're tidying it up and this change will be introduced soon.
Here's the new text: "This command prompts you to insert a floppy diskette containing updates (bug fixes) for the anaconda installer. It is not needed if you are performing a network installation and have already placed the updates image contents in RHupdates/ on the server." Copying jfearn in to get an idea on the eta of publication.
Looks a bit better, thanks.
Removing myself as I have nothing to do with publication on redhat.com
Adding ecs-dev-list for wider coverage
[mhideo@mhideo enterprise]$ cvs commit -m"BZ169140" index.html **** Access allowed: Personal Karma exceeds Environmental Karma. Checking in index.html; /cvs/web/docs/manuals/enterprise/index.html,v <-- index.html new revision: 1.79; previous revision: 1.78 done Running syncmail... Mailing webdev-spam-list... ...syncmail done.
Correction to updates can be accessed here: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/en-US/rhel-ig-x8664-multi-en-4/ap-bootopts.html I have requested the removal of the previous page from traffic - Mike (In reply to comment #24) > [mhideo@mhideo enterprise]$ cvs commit -m"BZ169140" index.html > **** Access allowed: Personal Karma exceeds Environmental Karma. > Checking in index.html; > /cvs/web/docs/manuals/enterprise/index.html,v <-- index.html > new revision: 1.79; previous revision: 1.78 > done > Running syncmail... > Mailing webdev-spam-list... > ...syncmail done.
much better, thank you