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[SOLVED]Intel cpu microcode update

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[SOLVED]Intel cpu microcode update

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Hello,

I'm more of a Linux guy, and I was wondering if any of you know how FreeBSD handles intel microcode updates. Linux uses iucode_tool, but I can't seem to find an equivalent for freebsd. Intel recently released a microcode update for Intel cpu's and wanted to see about checking in on it. I'm not sure how FreeBSD handles microcode updates to the cpu. Here is what I extracted from the microcode.dat file, for posterity. Thanks.

Addendum- Think I've gotten closer to figuring it out.

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_ ... ?id=204689

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Re: Intel cpu microcode update on FreeBSD

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I think I found something here: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/faq/compati ... ssors.html

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4.2.3. What is microcode? How do I install Intel® CPU microcode updates?

Microcode is a method of programmatically implementing hardware level instructions. This allows for CPU bugs to be fixed without replacing the on board chip.

Install sysutils/devcpu-data, then add:

microcode_update_enable="YES"
to /etc/rc.conf
I wonder if burning a USB key with a live Linux distro just for that microcode update (through the method you posted above) is equivalent.
After that you could reboot into the NAS.
An interesting read: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/microcode
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Re: Intel cpu microcode update on FreeBSD

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or see if there is a bios update for your board. they contain the microcode as well.
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Re: Intel cpu microcode update on FreeBSD

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Hi,

the microcode update has to be done at each boot, it is volatile, so the suggestion to do it once with a linux distro is not persistent.

However TeoLinuX already gave the real solution

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Install sysutils/devcpu-data, then add:

microcode_update_enable="YES"
to /etc/rc.conf
tested and working, btw. the package is only some 564 kB including all data for AMD's and Intel's

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Re: Intel cpu microcode update on FreeBSD

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you can also patch your bios. though that is a bit risky.
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Re: Intel cpu microcode update on FreeBSD

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Thanks guys.
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Re: [SOLVED]Intel cpu microcode update on FreeBSD

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This feature will be integrated for next release.
I can see the point some user could need this.
This will update microcode for AMD and Intel CPU's.

update:
Users can now enable/disable Microcode Update on webgui advanced from rev. 4607 and up.
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