[Hwcert-announce-list] [Red Hat Partner Announcement] Updated Hardware Certification (HTS) packages available

[Rob Landry]

Greetings Red Hat Worldwide Partners,

Red Hat is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the Red Hat
Hardware Certification Test Suite (HTS) GA (hts-5.3-15) for use with all
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hardware Certifications.  HTS is available via
Red Hat Network (RHN) or the following location:

ftp://partners.redhat.com/a166eabc5cf5df158922f9b06e5e7b21/hwcert/


NOTE: The HTS GA (hts-5.3-15) package is considered an official release
and should be used for all official certification testing submissions.
The previous official release (hts-5.2-20) may be used for up to 90
after January 28, 2009 in accordance with the Test Suite Versions policy.

NOTE: The HTS GA includes the profiler test as seen during the
development cycle. This test is optional during the 90 day hts-5.2-20
expiration window, at the end of this period the profiler test will
become a required test for all certifications including for both Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

NOTE: The socket test has been renamed pccard (bug #480732).


Please read the details below; if you encounter any problems please file
any bugs against the 'Red Hat Hardware Certification Program' product in
Bugzilla (https://bugzilla.redhat.com).

Changelog highlights from 5.3-11 (RC) through 5.3-15 (GA):

453213 - (patch removed from release) the storage test should not...
477643 - Module Vendor and Build Host checking is done on kernel...
479840 - cdrom test failed (using hts5.3-12)
480280 - no cdrom test in test plan
480416 - hts 5.3.12 reporting failed cpuscaling as passed
480582 - cdrom/dvd test hangs (using hts-5.3-12 in rhel4 i386 and...
480732 - no socket test loaded and can't add socket test in manual
481082 - HTS traceback due to invalid characters in kudzu output
481083 - cpuscaling test has traceback on error message for failed...

Red Hat values your ongoing participation and testing in the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux development, testing and certifications efforts. Thank
you for your continued partnership. If you have any questions or
comments, please do not hesitate to contact your Partner Manager or
Technical Account Manager.

Regards,

The Red Hat Hardware Certification Team.