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microcode.ctl package

Update-intel-microcode can't find latest microcode file because Intel's version number is not correct and hence filename can't be found

Bug #1284274 reported by Roger R. Cruz
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microcode.ctl (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Intel did not follow the convention it had been following up to now to name the microcode files as microcode-<version>.tgz. The latest version in the website is 2014122 whereas the actual file is named microcode-20140122.tgz (note the missing zero in the version). This causes update-intel-microcode to croak on extracting the tar file that is not there.

I can probably come up with a quick work-around that simply converts version 2014122 to 20140122 as a special case. Anyone has any other ideas on a quick fix? I doubt I can get Intel to rename the version in their website.

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and the package being installed is 1.17-13.1ubuntu2

Roger R. Cruz

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Roger R. Cruz (roger-r-cruz) wrote :

File name:microcode-20140122.tgz Version:2014122 Download
Date:01/22/2014 Status:Latest

Size:0.73 MB Language:English
Operating Systems:Caldera Linux*, Chromium OS*, Debian Linux*, Debian 3.1 Linux*, Fedora 8*, Fedora 10*, Fedora 11*, Google Chrome OS*, Linux*, Mandriva 2006 Update*, Mandriva 2007*, Mandriva Linux 2006*, Moblin Linux*, MontaVista Linux 3.0 CEE LE*, MontaVista Linux 3.1 Pro BE*, Neoshine 2.0*, Neoshine Linux Desktop 2.0.2*, Neoshine Linux Desktop 3.0*, Neoshine Linux Desktop 3.0.1*, Novell Linux Desktop 9 *, Novell Linux Desktop 9 SP1*, Novell Linux Desktop 9 SP2*, Novell Linux Desktop 9 SP3*, OpenDesktop*, Red Flag Desktop 4.1 SP2*, Red Flag Desktop 5.0 *, Red Flag Desktop 5.0 SP1*, Red Flag Linux Desktop 4.0*, Red Flag Linux Desktop 4.1 *, Red Flag Linux Desktop 4.1 SP1*, Red Flag Linux Desktop 4.1 SP2*, Red Hat Linux *, Red Hat Linux 6.2 *, Red Hat Linux 6.2 SBE2*, Red Hat Linux 7.0*, Red Hat Linux 7.1*, Red Hat Linux 7.2*, Red Hat Linux 7.3*, Red Hat Linux 8.0*, Red Hat Linux 9.0*, Red Hat Desktop Linux 3*, Red Hat Desktop 3 Update 4*, Red Hat Desktop 3 Update 5*, Red Hat Desktop 3 Update 6*, Red Hat Desktop 3 Update 7*, Red Hat Desktop 4 Update 2*, Red Hat Desktop 4 Update 3*, Red Hat Desktop 4 Update 4*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 Update 3*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 Update 4*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 Update 5*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 *, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 Update 1*, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.x*, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 3.x*, SUSE Linux *, SUSE Linux 7.0*, SUSE Linux 7.1*, SUSE Linux 7.2*, SUSE Linux 7.3*, SUSE Linux 8.0*, SUSE Linux 8.1*, SUSE Linux 8.2*, SUSE Linux 9.1*, SUSE Linux 9.x*, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10*, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11*, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10*, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0*, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0*, Turbolinux *, Turbolinux 6.5*, Turbolinux 7 Server*, Turbolinux 7 Workstation*, Turbolinux 8 Server*, Turbolinux 8 Workstation*

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Roger R. Cruz (roger-r-cruz) wrote :

Looks like Intel just fixed the incorrect version in the January microcode so a work-around won't be needed. This report can now be closed.

File name:

microcode-20140122.tgz

Version:
20140122

Download

Date:
01/22/2014

Status:
Latest

Size:
0.73 MB

Language:
English

Operating Systems:
Caldera Linux*, Chromium OS*, Debian Linux*, Debian 3.1 Linux*, Fedora 8*, Fedora 10*, Fedora 11*, Google Chrome OS*, Linux*, Mandriva 2006 Update*, Mandriva 2007*, Mandriva Linux 2006*, Moblin Linux*, MontaVista Linux 3.0 CEE LE*, MontaVista Linux 3.1 Pro BE*, Neoshine 2.0*, Neoshine Linux Desktop 2.0.2*, Neoshine Linux Desktop 3.0*, Neoshine Linux Desktop 3.0.1*, Novell Linux Desktop 9 *, Novell Linux Desktop 9 SP1*, Novell Linux Desktop 9 SP2*, Novell Linux Desktop 9 SP3*, OpenDesktop*, Red Flag Desktop 4.1 SP2*, Red Flag Desktop 5.0 *, Red Flag Desktop 5.0 SP1*, Red Flag Linux Desktop 4.0*, Red Flag Linux Desktop 4.1 *, Red Flag Linux Desktop 4.1 SP1*, Red Flag Linux Desktop 4.1 SP2*, Red Hat Linux *, Red Hat Linux 6.2 *, Red Hat Linux 6.2 SBE2*, Red Hat Linux 7.0*, Red Hat Linux 7.1*, Red Hat Linux 7.2*, Red Hat Linux 7.3*, Red Hat Linux 8.0*, Red Hat Linux 9.0*, Red Hat Desktop Linux 3*, Red Hat Desktop 3 Update 4*, Red Hat Desktop 3 Update 5*, Red Hat Desktop 3 Update 6*, Red Hat Desktop 3 Update 7*, Red Hat Desktop 4 Update 2*, Red Hat Desktop 4 Update 3*, Red Hat Desktop 4 Update 4*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 Update 3*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 Update 4*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 Update 5*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 *, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 Update 1*, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.x*, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 3.x*, SUSE Linux *, SUSE Linux 7.0*, SUSE Linux 7.1*, SUSE Linux 7.2*, SUSE Linux 7.3*, SUSE Linux 8.0*, SUSE Linux 8.1*, SUSE Linux 8.2*, SUSE Linux 9.1*, SUSE Linux 9.x*, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10*, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11*, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10*, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0*, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0*, Turbolinux *, Turbolinux 6.5*, Turbolinux 7 Server*, Turbolinux 7 Workstation*, Turbolinux 8 Server*, Turbolinux 8 Workstation*

Changed in microcode.ctl (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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