new upstream version with new fixes for Intel CPU

[Giacomo Catenazzi]

Binary package hint: intel-microcode

Intel just released a new version of microcode (fix to CPU bugs), and asked to me and Ubuntu to update it (see mails <email address hidden>).

Few days ago I updated the package in Debian, and I'm requesting unblock also for Debian lenny.

[Julien Lavergne (gilir)]

Version 0.20090330 is now part of Ubuntu, it should include the version you requested. If not, please re-open the bug report.

[dino99 (9d9)]

Having some problems to boot, i wonder if these packages (intel-microcode & microcode.ctl) that i used on Jaunty are the source of the trouble.
On the Intel site, it says that Linux is able to use microcode if microcode is placed in /etc/firmware; but i have not /etc/firmware at all: is ubuntu deal in a specific way with microcode ?

The logs don't show me any warnings, but here are the random messages when i boot:
- crc error
- wrong alloc magic
- alloc magic is broken
- invalid compressed format

Some times, when i shut down the system, session is closed but not the system: cpu still running & fans

[dino99 (9d9)]

Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: intel-microcode 0.20090330-1ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-12-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin audio avahi avahi-autoipd boinc cdrom clamav crontab debian-tor dialout fuse gdm haldaemon klog libuuid lpadmin messagebus mlocate mysql mythtv netdev ntp plugdev polkituser postdrop postfix pulse pulse-access pulse-rt root sambashare saned ssh ssl-cert syslog users