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From: Matthew M <matthew.macleod@btinternet.com>
To: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk <roy@karlsbakk.net>
Subject: Re: Microcode update driver
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 21:01:35 +0100
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On Saturday 27 April 2002 8:51 pm, RS wrote:
> ok
>
> running redhat, I have no microcode_ctl. but still, the kernel tells me
> 'IA-32 Microcode Update Driver: v1.09 <tigran@veritas.com>' during boot.
>
> where can i find it? Do I need it?

microcode_ctl is the userland utility which actually soed the uploading of 
microcode. You will need to get the appropriate package, and this will come 
with microcode.dat - then you should actually be able to update your 
microcode. The message in your kernel log is just the driver initialisation.

*MatthewM*
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