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microcode.ctl package

[jaunty] microcode.ko not loaded due to incorrect modprobe call

Bug #346265 reported by Ralph Ulrich
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
microcode.ctl (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
microcode.ctl (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: microcode.ctl

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519904
is fixed on Debian squeeze - microcode.ctl (1.17-11) unstable

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Ralph Ulrich (eulenreich) wrote :

diff /debiansid/etc/init.d/microcode.ctl /etc/init.d/microcode.ctl
78c78
< /sbin/modprobe -q -s microcode > /dev/null 2> /dev/null || true
---
> /sbin/modprobe -q -k -s microcode > /dev/null 2> /dev/null || true

-----------------------
modprobe --help says there is no parameter -k
Using debian-sid line in ubuntu-jaunty helps to load microcode!

Chris Jones (cmsj)
Changed in microcode.ctl (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
summary: - [jaunty] does not find /dev/cpu
+ [jaunty] microcode.ko not loaded due to incorrect modprobe call
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Chris Jones (cmsj) wrote :

On the assumption that syncing the new debian version is untenable at this point in the release, attached is a debdiff which fixes this specific issue.

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Chris Jones (cmsj) wrote :

New debdiff after feedback from bdmurray.

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Iulian Udrea (iulian) wrote :

ACK

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Chris Samuel (chris-csamuel) wrote :

Just to confirm that dropping the -k option for modprobe fixes this for me too with Jaunty on AMD64.

I'd just tracked it down and found that Ralph saved me the bother of reporting it. ;-)

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Chris - the maintainer also needed to be updated but I took care of that when sponsoring it. Thanks!

diff -u microcode.ctl-1.17/debian/control microcode.ctl-1.17/debian/control
--- microcode.ctl-1.17/debian/control
+++ microcode.ctl-1.17/debian/control
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Source: microcode.ctl
 Section: contrib/utils
 Priority: optional
-Maintainer: Giacomo Catenazzi <email address hidden>
+Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers <email address hidden>
+XSBC-Original-Maintainer: Giacomo Catenazzi <email address hidden>

Changed in microcode.ctl (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package microcode.ctl - 1.17-10ubuntu1

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microcode.ctl (1.17-10ubuntu1) jaunty; urgency=low

  * Remove modprobe argument that prevents the microcode from
    being loaded (LP: #346265)
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519904

 -- Chris Jones <email address hidden> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:27:44 +0100

Changed in microcode.ctl (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in microcode.ctl (Debian):
status: Unknown → Fix Released
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