Did my microcode update, or not
Dell Optiplex 780
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Kernel Linux 4.15.0-20-generic (x86_64)
Version #21-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 24 06:16:15 UTC 2018
C Library GNU C Library / (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.27-3ubuntu1) 2.27
Distribution Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa
I've followed the instructions at https://www.reallinuxuser.com/15-best-things-to-do-after-installing-linux-mint/ to update the microcode.
In Synaptic Package Manager, 'intel-microcode' and 'microcode.ctl' show installed and latest version as being the same. when I run:
~$ dmesg | grep microcode
[ 0.000000] microcode: microcode updated early to revision 0xa0b, date = 2010-09-28
[ 1.359932] microcode: sig=0x1067a, pf=0x1, revision=0xa0b
[ 1.359967] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.2.
It looks like my micrcode is still a 2010 microcode?
I've been playing with Linux for a while, but this is deeper than I've delved into it before and I'm not sure how to interpret this.
Thanks for any help!
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Dell Optiplex 780
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Kernel Linux 4.15.0-20-generic (x86_64)
Version #21-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 24 06:16:15 UTC 2018
C Library GNU C Library / (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.27-3ubuntu1) 2.27
Distribution Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa
I've followed the instructions at https://www.reallinuxuser.com/15-best-things-to-do-after-installing-linux-mint/ to update the microcode.
In Synaptic Package Manager, 'intel-microcode' and 'microcode.ctl' show installed and latest version as being the same. when I run:
~$ dmesg | grep microcode
[ 0.000000] microcode: microcode updated early to revision 0xa0b, date = 2010-09-28
[ 1.359932] microcode: sig=0x1067a, pf=0x1, revision=0xa0b
[ 1.359967] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.2.
It looks like my micrcode is still a 2010 microcode?
I've been playing with Linux for a while, but this is deeper than I've delved into it before and I'm not sure how to interpret this.
Thanks for any help!
jT
kernel dell intel microcode
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You have an old CPU, why do you expect a fresh microcode? And Mint is off-topic here.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
Er, uh, well, ahem . . . I apparently misunderstand microcode then. I thought this was something that was supposed to be updated to prevent 'Meltdown and Specter vulnerabilities' of processors released in the last 10 years? Also thought Mint was based on Ubuntu, so did not realize I would be off-topic. Got to go find the Mint forums then.
– JayTee
10 hours ago
You can ask at Unix & Linux about Mint, but there is nothing to ask really. I can tell that microcode didn't update probably because your BIOS has the same one. You can search this site about microcode. There are some good Q&A about microcode.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
1
It looks like your microcode did update, and it will do so at every boot. Microcode updates are really not for malware prevention, but more so to improve or correct CPU operation. Malware prevention is coded into the kernel.
– heynnema
9 hours ago
@heynnema Yes, it did. I was wrong.
– Pilot6
9 hours ago
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Dell Optiplex 780
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Kernel Linux 4.15.0-20-generic (x86_64)
Version #21-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 24 06:16:15 UTC 2018
C Library GNU C Library / (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.27-3ubuntu1) 2.27
Distribution Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa
I've followed the instructions at https://www.reallinuxuser.com/15-best-things-to-do-after-installing-linux-mint/ to update the microcode.
In Synaptic Package Manager, 'intel-microcode' and 'microcode.ctl' show installed and latest version as being the same. when I run:
~$ dmesg | grep microcode
[ 0.000000] microcode: microcode updated early to revision 0xa0b, date = 2010-09-28
[ 1.359932] microcode: sig=0x1067a, pf=0x1, revision=0xa0b
[ 1.359967] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.2.
It looks like my micrcode is still a 2010 microcode?
I've been playing with Linux for a while, but this is deeper than I've delved into it before and I'm not sure how to interpret this.
Thanks for any help!
jT
kernel dell intel microcode
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Dell Optiplex 780
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Kernel Linux 4.15.0-20-generic (x86_64)
Version #21-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 24 06:16:15 UTC 2018
C Library GNU C Library / (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.27-3ubuntu1) 2.27
Distribution Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa
I've followed the instructions at https://www.reallinuxuser.com/15-best-things-to-do-after-installing-linux-mint/ to update the microcode.
In Synaptic Package Manager, 'intel-microcode' and 'microcode.ctl' show installed and latest version as being the same. when I run:
~$ dmesg | grep microcode
[ 0.000000] microcode: microcode updated early to revision 0xa0b, date = 2010-09-28
[ 1.359932] microcode: sig=0x1067a, pf=0x1, revision=0xa0b
[ 1.359967] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.2.
It looks like my micrcode is still a 2010 microcode?
I've been playing with Linux for a while, but this is deeper than I've delved into it before and I'm not sure how to interpret this.
Thanks for any help!
jT
kernel dell intel microcode
kernel dell intel microcode
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You have an old CPU, why do you expect a fresh microcode? And Mint is off-topic here.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
Er, uh, well, ahem . . . I apparently misunderstand microcode then. I thought this was something that was supposed to be updated to prevent 'Meltdown and Specter vulnerabilities' of processors released in the last 10 years? Also thought Mint was based on Ubuntu, so did not realize I would be off-topic. Got to go find the Mint forums then.
– JayTee
10 hours ago
You can ask at Unix & Linux about Mint, but there is nothing to ask really. I can tell that microcode didn't update probably because your BIOS has the same one. You can search this site about microcode. There are some good Q&A about microcode.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
1
It looks like your microcode did update, and it will do so at every boot. Microcode updates are really not for malware prevention, but more so to improve or correct CPU operation. Malware prevention is coded into the kernel.
– heynnema
9 hours ago
@heynnema Yes, it did. I was wrong.
– Pilot6
9 hours ago
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You have an old CPU, why do you expect a fresh microcode? And Mint is off-topic here.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
Er, uh, well, ahem . . . I apparently misunderstand microcode then. I thought this was something that was supposed to be updated to prevent 'Meltdown and Specter vulnerabilities' of processors released in the last 10 years? Also thought Mint was based on Ubuntu, so did not realize I would be off-topic. Got to go find the Mint forums then.
– JayTee
10 hours ago
You can ask at Unix & Linux about Mint, but there is nothing to ask really. I can tell that microcode didn't update probably because your BIOS has the same one. You can search this site about microcode. There are some good Q&A about microcode.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
1
It looks like your microcode did update, and it will do so at every boot. Microcode updates are really not for malware prevention, but more so to improve or correct CPU operation. Malware prevention is coded into the kernel.
– heynnema
9 hours ago
@heynnema Yes, it did. I was wrong.
– Pilot6
9 hours ago
You have an old CPU, why do you expect a fresh microcode? And Mint is off-topic here.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
You have an old CPU, why do you expect a fresh microcode? And Mint is off-topic here.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
Er, uh, well, ahem . . . I apparently misunderstand microcode then. I thought this was something that was supposed to be updated to prevent 'Meltdown and Specter vulnerabilities' of processors released in the last 10 years? Also thought Mint was based on Ubuntu, so did not realize I would be off-topic. Got to go find the Mint forums then.
– JayTee
10 hours ago
Er, uh, well, ahem . . . I apparently misunderstand microcode then. I thought this was something that was supposed to be updated to prevent 'Meltdown and Specter vulnerabilities' of processors released in the last 10 years? Also thought Mint was based on Ubuntu, so did not realize I would be off-topic. Got to go find the Mint forums then.
– JayTee
10 hours ago
You can ask at Unix & Linux about Mint, but there is nothing to ask really. I can tell that microcode didn't update probably because your BIOS has the same one. You can search this site about microcode. There are some good Q&A about microcode.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
You can ask at Unix & Linux about Mint, but there is nothing to ask really. I can tell that microcode didn't update probably because your BIOS has the same one. You can search this site about microcode. There are some good Q&A about microcode.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
1
1
It looks like your microcode did update, and it will do so at every boot. Microcode updates are really not for malware prevention, but more so to improve or correct CPU operation. Malware prevention is coded into the kernel.
– heynnema
9 hours ago
It looks like your microcode did update, and it will do so at every boot. Microcode updates are really not for malware prevention, but more so to improve or correct CPU operation. Malware prevention is coded into the kernel.
– heynnema
9 hours ago
@heynnema Yes, it did. I was wrong.
– Pilot6
9 hours ago
@heynnema Yes, it did. I was wrong.
– Pilot6
9 hours ago
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You have an old CPU, why do you expect a fresh microcode? And Mint is off-topic here.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
Er, uh, well, ahem . . . I apparently misunderstand microcode then. I thought this was something that was supposed to be updated to prevent 'Meltdown and Specter vulnerabilities' of processors released in the last 10 years? Also thought Mint was based on Ubuntu, so did not realize I would be off-topic. Got to go find the Mint forums then.
– JayTee
10 hours ago
You can ask at Unix & Linux about Mint, but there is nothing to ask really. I can tell that microcode didn't update probably because your BIOS has the same one. You can search this site about microcode. There are some good Q&A about microcode.
– Pilot6
10 hours ago
1
It looks like your microcode did update, and it will do so at every boot. Microcode updates are really not for malware prevention, but more so to improve or correct CPU operation. Malware prevention is coded into the kernel.
– heynnema
9 hours ago
@heynnema Yes, it did. I was wrong.
– Pilot6
9 hours ago