2260 – microcode_ctl-1.06.ebuild (New Package)

Bug 2260 - microcode_ctl-1.06.ebuild (New Package)

Summary: microcode_ctl-1.06.ebuild (New Package)

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High enhancement (vote)
Assignee:	Sandy McArthur

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Reported:	2002-04-29 21:35 UTC by Jeremy Herbison
Modified:	2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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the microcode_cfg ebuild (microcode_ctl-1.06.ebuild,1.16 KB, text/plain) 2002-04-29 21:39 UTC, Jeremy Herbison	Details
The actual microcode (microcode.dat,415.84 KB, text/plain) 2002-04-29 21:40 UTC, Jeremy Herbison	Details
A simple rc-update startup script (microcode_ctl,111 bytes, text/plain) 2002-04-29 21:40 UTC, Jeremy Herbison	Details
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Description Jeremy Herbison 2002-04-29 21:35:24 UTC

Afternoon!

This is my first go at this...
Attached is the microcode_ctl-1.06.ebuild, along with microcode.dat (the most 
recend IA32 microcode released by Intel) and a very simple rc-update script 
named microcode_ctl used for setting the microcode update on boot.

The microcode_ctl program is supported in both the 2.2 and 2.4 kernels with the 
IA32 microcode option. It lets you apply the current microcode to any IA32 
(pentium pro through pentium 4) level Intel-branded processors. This is the 
user-space utility that controls this behaviour.

I suggest you put this in sys-apps/microcode_ctl. It has no package 
dependencies but does need the devfs filesystem and the kernel option for 
microcode updates enabled.

Cheers! Jeremy

Comment 1 Jeremy Herbison 2002-04-29 21:39:49 UTC

Created attachment 725 [details]
the microcode_cfg ebuild

Comment 2 Jeremy Herbison 2002-04-29 21:40:13 UTC

Created attachment 726 [details]
The actual microcode

Comment 3 Jeremy Herbison 2002-04-29 21:40:39 UTC

Created attachment 727 [details]
A simple rc-update startup script

Comment 4 Sandy McArthur 2002-04-30 08:53:59 UTC

I made a few small changes to the ebuild, mostly just cosmetic or correctness
things and then added it to CVS.