Questions tagged [microcode]
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Why don't Intel microcode updates work on my system?
I want to upgrade my system to mitigate Spectre and Meltdown exploits.
The relevant Ubuntu page states that I need to update microcodes:
"From a guest and non-hypervisor bare-metal perspective, as of the Feb 21 kernel updates, as far as we are…
MeltingPoint
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How to solve Firmware Bug (TSC_DEADLINE disabled)?
I use Ubuntu Server 16.04.3 with kernel 4.13. In dmesg I can see
[Firmware Bug]: TSC_DEADLINE disabled due to Errata; please update microcode to version: 0x700000e (or later)
I installed latest intel-microcode (3.20170707.1~ubuntu16.04.0) and…
vlarkanov
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amd64-microcode installation during the latest 16.04 updates
Does anybody know why the amd64-microcode package gets installed automatically on systems that use Intel processors during the latest 16.04 updates on May 22, 2018?
Stormlord
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iwl4965 Wifi Microcode SW error detected
Ever since I installed Xubuntu 16.04, these error messages appear from time to time on syslog. It doesn't happen very often but I'd like to know if there's a fix for that.
Thank you!
iwl4965 0000:03:00.0: Microcode SW error detected. Restarting…
Stormlord
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Intel Microcode propietary on Ubuntu 16.04
I have a question about the Intel Microcode on Ubuntu 16.04. In my adicional drivers I have set it this:
("codigo abierto" means "open source", "privativo" means "propietary")
But searching on web, I found the Adicionals Drivers of other people…
ibuioli
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Error at my microcode
I have this error at ubuntu 18.10. I already tried ubuntu 16 and fedora 28.
stephany@pop-os:~$ dmesg | grep microcode
[ 0.039771] mce: [Hardware Error]: PROCESSOR 0:906e9 TIME 1540433077 SOCKET 0 APIC 0 microcode 8e
[ 0.039776] mce: [Hardware…
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SkylakeX Hyperthreading Bug and Microcode Update
I have a SkylakeX (i9-7940x) and I'm trying to figure out if the microcode update I have fixes this issue. I haven't had any luck finding a specific reference to this fix on the Intel site and I'm wondering if Intel has even released a fix for the…
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