[Hwcert-announce-list] Red Hat Certification - Updated Hardware Test Suite Packages Available

[Engineering Partner Management]

Greetings Red Hat Partners,

We are pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of the 
following updated Red Hat Certification Hardware Test Suite packages:

redhat-certification-hardware-1.6.6-20150818.el6
redhat-certification-information-1.6.6-20150818.el6

These updated Red Hat Certification Hardware Test Suite package *are* an 
official release and can be be used for new Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x 
hardware certification submissions.

Highlights of these updated packages include:

* Resolves a number of critical impact bugs for completing certification 
on RHEL 6
* Introduces support for RHEL 6.7

An updated user guide preview for the new test suite is available at the 
link below and will be available shortly on the Red Hat Customer Portal. 
A separate announcement will be sent when it is published on the Portal.
http://people.redhat.com/gcase/docs_preview/rhcert/


The new Red Hat Certification Hardware Test Suite packages 
(redhat-certification, redhat-certification-hardware, and 
redhat-certification-information) are available only via the Red Hat 
Customer Portal at the following locations:

32-bit x86
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/channels/PackageList.do?cid=24401

64-bit x86_64
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/channels/PackageList.do?cid=24434

64-bit IBM System z
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/channels/PackageList.do?cid=24399

64-bit IBM POWER
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/channels/PackageList.do?cid=24436


If you do not have a Red Hat Customer Portal account or are having 
difficulty downloading the files, please contact your partner manager or 
engineering account manager for assistance.

Changelog between updated Red Hat Certification and the previous release:

1244762 - Video test fails to obtain resolution and depth
1248091 - Audio test ignores everything but HDMI devices when present
1248180 - Fix broken profiler test in el6 branch
1250450 - kdump test fails on RHEL 6.7 due to "no match for regular 
expression Active: active"
1252895 - RHEL6 video test fails: Error: x11 perf did not run
1253133 - el6 storage test fails on mkfs command
1254311 - el6 bluray bd-re test fails when attempting to run 
dvd+rw-format command
1254313 - el6 dvd test fails when run from command line, complains can't 
run in automatic mode
1254759 - python traceback on TypeError running dvd test via CLI


Red Hat values your ongoing participation in the Red Hat Enterprise 
Linux development, testing, and certification efforts. Thank you for 
your continued partnership. If you have any questions or comments, 
please do not hesitate to contact your partner manager or engineering 
account manager.
Regards,

The Red Hat Hardware Certification Team