Univention Bugzilla – Bug 34437
Provide/Install {intel,amd64}-microcode packages
Last modified: 2014-11-26 06:54:13 CET
We should provide (and probably install by default) intel and amd microcode packages:
repo_admin.py -U -r 4.0-0-0 -d jessie -p iucode-tool # 1.1-1 repo_admin.py -U -r 4.0-0-0 -d jessie -p intel-microcode # 2.20140624.1 repo_admin.py -U -r 4.0-0-0 -d jessie -p amd64-microcode # 2.20131007.1+really20130710.1 Package: amd64-microcode Version: 2.20131007.1+really20130710.1.1.201410091440 Branch: ucs_4.0-0 Package: iucode-tool Version: 1.1-1.1.201410091448 Branch: ucs_4.0-0 Package: intel-microcode Version: 2.20140624.1.2.201410091455 Branch: ucs_4.0-0 r54278 | Bug #34437 Kernel: Recommend CPU microcode updates univention-kernel-image recommends {amd64,intel}-microcode Package: univention-kernel-image Version: 8.0.3-1.62.201410091501 Branch: ucs_4.0-0 r54279 | Bug #34437 Kernel: Recommend CPU microcode updates The packages <package>amd64-microcode</package> and <package>intel-microcode</package> were added and are installed by default to provide micro-code updates for AMD and Intel CPUs <http://jenkins.knut.univention.de:8080/job/UCS-4.0/job/UCS-4.0-0/job/Release%20Notes/39/artifact/webroot/release-notes-4.0-0-en.html#changelog:basic:kernel> FYI: When installing the following error/warning is printed: > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16-ucs82-amd64 > /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/intel_microcode: 136: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/intel_microcode: prepend_earlyinitramfs: not found > E: intel-microcode: failed to prepend early firmware to initramfs > W: intel-microcode: will try to use late initramfs update mode... This is caused by initramfs-tools being to old: UCS-4.0 contained 0.112~bpo70+1, but we need 0.115. No changelog for that specific issue as this is handled by Bug #35370. <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/intel-microcode/+bug/1194370> r13831 | Drop patches for initramfs-tools_0.115~bpo70+1 Package: initramfs-tools Version: 0.115~bpo70+1.35.201410091545 Branch: ucs_4.0-0 $ isoinfo -f -R -i ucs_4.0-0-20141009-155552-dvd-amd64.iso|egrep 'initramfs|microcode|iucode' /all/initramfs-tools_0.115~bpo70+1.35.201410091545_all.deb /amd64/amd64-microcode_2.20131007.1+really20130710.1.1.201410091440_amd64.deb /amd64/intel-microcode_2.20140624.1.2.201410091455_amd64.deb /amd64/iucode-tool_1.1-1.1.201410091448_amd64.deb /firmware/amd64-microcode_2.20131007.1+really20130710.1.1.201410091440_amd64.deb /firmware/intel-microcode_2.20140624.1.2.201410091455_amd64.deb
OK, packages are installed. Changelog: OK
UCS 4.0-0 has been released: http://docs.univention.de/release-notes-4.0-0-en.html http://docs.univention.de/release-notes-4.0-0-de.html If this error occurs again, please use "Clone This Bug".