Thanks Grant. The update is already scheduled for next Monday morning. I'll keep you updated.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1200533 Title: Please update AMD ucode/microcode in linux-firmware Status in “linux-firmware” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “linux-firmware” source package in Precise: Fix Released Status in “linux-firmware” source package in Saucy: Fix Released Bug description: Updated AMD-ucode has has just landed on kernel.org Please update amd-ucode in linux-firmware https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux- firmware.git/commit/?id=31f6b3076bab3c4b65f67fdb232f4579ed828b4f Files: amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam15h.bin The ucode used to be available here: http://www.amd64.org/support/microcode.html before the site went down last year. This AMD ucode fixes some severe lockup issues on AMD family 15h CPUs when under high load. The fix for erratum #759 being the most severe. Example thread discussing the lockup issues of #759: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/432033?start=30&tstart=0 Dell + others have already updated BIOS updated microcode: http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/au/en/19/DriverDetails?driverId=HPP5C To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1200533/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
