Hello.
I've done further checks:
You can still use the old version: there is no
updated microdes for yours CPUs.
It seems that there is an error in the kernel,
on handling small microcodes.
To test it:
you should remove the last two microcodes from
/usr/share/misc/microcode.dat
i.e. from line 17
Package: microcode.ctl
Followup-For: Bug #418853
Hello,
Here is the error message after a microcode_ctl -u :
microcode_ctl: writing microcode (length: 281600)
microcode_ctl: error writing to '/dev/cpu/microcode' errno=22 (Invalid argument)
microcode_ctl: there may be messages from the driver in
Hello Alain,
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> cpu family : 6
> model : 8
> model name : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping: 1
Ok, I should try with my old PentiumIII Coppermine.
If you want I may upgrade my kernel to the last testing version
(linux-image-2.6.18-
Package: microcode.ctl
Version: 1.16-1
Followup-For: Bug #418853
Hello Giacomo,
Here is my exact kernel version :
Linux borabora.linuxbeach.local 2.6.18-3-686 #1 SMP Mon Dec 4 16:41:14 UTC 2006
i686 GNU/Linux
and my cpuinfo :
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family
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