For what it's worth, the latest microcode update seems to be the one dated 2011-04-28 (DwnldID=20050) as available at http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=20050
(or at hxxp://downloadmirror.intel.com/20050/eng/microcode-20110428.tgz bypassing the license screen).
Manual instructions as a workaround:
Downloading this archive and extract the microcode.ctl file it contains, then store this file at /usr/share/misc/intel-microcode.dat (optionally after moving the previous version out of the place). Then optionally run "microcode_ctl -u" to apply (or reboot).
This file, microcode_ctl and a hook to execute microcode_ctl should probably be included in an initrd so that it is loaded early in the boot process (but this is really beyond this bug report).
For what it's worth, the latest microcode update seems to be the one dated 2011-04-28 (DwnldID=20050) as available at downloadcenter. intel.com/ Detail_ Desc.aspx? DwnldID= 20050 downloadmirror. intel.com/ 20050/eng/ microcode- 20110428. tgz bypassing the license screen).
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Manual instructions as a workaround: misc/intel- microcode. dat (optionally after moving the previous version out of the place). Then optionally run "microcode_ctl -u" to apply (or reboot).
Downloading this archive and extract the microcode.ctl file it contains, then store this file at /usr/share/
This file, microcode_ctl and a hook to execute microcode_ctl should probably be included in an initrd so that it is loaded early in the boot process (but this is really beyond this bug report).