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i get "ERROR: could not insert 'microcode': Invalid argument" when using modprobe microcode.
i followed these steps for installing:
# cd /tmp
# tar xf /path/to/amd-ucode-2011-01-11.tar
# mkdir -p /lib/firmware/amd-ucode
# mv amd-ucode-2011-01-11/microcode_amd_fam15h.bin /lib/firmware/amd-ucode
# modprobe -r microcode
# modprobe microcode
output from lscpu
Architecture: x86_64
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 2
On-line CPU(s) list: 0,1
Thread(s) per core: 1
Core(s) per socket: 2
Socket(s): 1
NUMA node(s): 1
Vendor ID: AuthenticAMD
CPU family: 15
Model: 104
Stepping: 2
CPU MHz: 800.000
BogoMIPS: 1607.08
Virtualization: AMD-V
L1d cache: 64K
L1i cache: 64K
L2 cache: 512K
NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0,1
am i missing something?
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Thanks for the repost, I appreciate it.
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thanks ewaller. i wasnt sure if i could post in a thread that was solved.
accordning to this page: http://www.amd64.org/support/microcode.html cpus in family 15 is supported, and i copied the separate container file as stated.
but i get this :
[ 3252.930950] microcode: CPU0: family 15 not supported
[ 3275.105331] microcode: CPU0: family 15 not supported
[ 4108.028643] microcode: CPU0: family 15 not supported
when i use "dmesg | grep microcode"
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