amd-ucode in base group

mico · 2018-11-04 11:29:40

I just noticed amd-ucode is in the base group and gets installed on pretty much any Arch installation. For those with AMD CPU this is ok.

What about those with Intel CPUs? Could this cause any issues?

According to https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mi … stallation, the relevant package should be installed.

nl6720 · 2018-11-04 12:53:05

amd-ucode being in the base group is a bug (FS#60590). It will be fixed once version 20181026.1cb4e51-1 lands in core.

WorMzy · 2018-11-04 13:15:10

Having amd-ucode installed on a system with an Intel CPU won't cause any problems.

skynet · 2018-11-08 23:14:27

So I am one of those that got amd-ucode while installing arch. Never lucky. Can confirm it still works with no problem but I would like to know how I uninstall amd-ucode in order to proceed and install intel-ucode unless it's of no significance and I leave it without any microcode. Cpu is Inter(R) Core(TM) i3 M 330 @ 2.13Ghz.

mico · 2018-11-08 23:21:04

Use the usual pacman commands:

pacman -Rs amd-ucode
pacman -S intel-ucode

Then make sure the microcode gets loaded to CPU on every boot. For example, if you use GRUB and you are using the default config file location:

grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Then reboot to load the microcode.

Trilby · 2018-11-09 01:03:29

skynet wrote:

I would like to know how I uninstall amd-ucode in order to proceed and install intel-ucode

This is a non-sequitor. Uninstalling amd-ucode has no influence on whether or not you can install intel-ucode. Are you having an actual problem? If so, post a description of the problem, or the errors you are getting in attempting to install intel-ucode.

skynet · 2018-11-13 21:36:55

Thanks mico, I somehow thought it was meant to be treated in a different way rather than a normal package. Trilby, no I had no issue of that kind, I just phrased it in an odd way. All is good.

catzero · 2018-11-15 16:50:29

It should not cause a problem if the ucode is there, even if you don't need it, *except* that there is a case where it could expose you to a bug in os-prober (used with grub). For example, if partitions A and B both have linux installed, and B has ucode installed and grub is run in A with os-prober, the grub.cfg entries for system B will not be generated properly, and B will KP on boot. It's a well known bug that doesn't effect many people. If it happens, uninstall amd-ucode if you don't need it (or edit grub.cfg manually, or use patched grub and os-prober).

Last edited by catzero (2018-11-15 16:56:37)

eschwartz · 2018-11-15 17:13:35

Or don't use grub-mkconfig, since it's a steaming pile of... something... and grub.cfg is extremely simple to write yourself. I'm perpetually saddened that people expect and want to write their own systemd-boot or syslinux or refind configurations, but if they use grub, they try to autogenerate a config -- usually because they don't know it's possible to write your own?

See my WIP wiki rewrite: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Us … figuration
A simple grub.cfg which flexibly boots many OSes: https://ptpb.pw/mk7y

...

If it only causes issues on certain bootloaders when using a broken tool, I'm inclined to blame the broken tool. And grub-mkconfig is broken in *many* situations, not just when you have an unneeded amd-ucode installed.

Last edited by eschwartz (2018-11-15 17:15:26)

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amd-ucode in base group

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