[Solved] intel-ucode/amd-ucode

EDIT: Solution is in Post #4
I have a question about: intel-ucode. It says it's a microcode update for intel processors (there is a corresponding AMD package but I'm intel). I already have "microcode_ctl" installed and for some reason that package will just not show up in the Packages search on this site. Has it been depreciated in favor of "intel-ucode"? Should I have both installed? Should I remove "microcode_ctl" and install "intel-ucode"?
$ pacman -Ss microcode_ctl
extra/microcode_ctl 1.17.20111110-1 [installed]
A companion to the IA32 microcode kernel driver
(This is my local output as an installed package but the package search function of this forum returns no hits)
Edit: Also, I have "microcode" in my rc.conf daemons array as it's supposed to be so if I uninstalled it and added intel-ucode would I have to do something similar? It's frustrating when you don't find any obvious documentation for a package..
Last edited by headkase (2012-01-10 01:00:24)

josephk wrote:please, update the microcode page in wiki
I would edit the wiki but I just don't know if the instructions are the same for "amd-ucode." I'm an intel owner only and have only done it once on my own machine. The wiki should be updated but, for myself, I don't have all the facts to do so.
If someone else would like to take a shot at it, here is the wiki page in question:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Microcode
The references to "microcode_ctl" are now non-existent. That package is now gone as anyone can now verify themselves.
Edit: there is a reference on the page now which talks about "using testing" with the intel-ucode and amd-ucode packages. That now needs to be the primary information and the microcode_ctl information needs to be stripped out.
Last edited by headkase (2012-01-11 02:03:54)

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[ 2.896518] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: L1 Disabled; Enabling L0S
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[ 35.768085] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: L1 Disabled; Enabling L0S
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[ 71.084217] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: L1 Disabled; Enabling L0S
[ 118.185693] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: L1 Disabled; Enabling L0S
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[ 118.209937] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: L1 Disabled; Enabling L0S
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Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp.
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Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: nfc0: NFC
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Hard blocked: no
4: hci0: Bluetooth
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led_class 12859 1 iwlmvm
mac80211 514630 1 iwlmvm
iwlwifi 156837 1 iwlmvm
cfg80211 454161 3 iwlwifi,mac80211,iwlmvm
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TX packets 44 bytes 2200 (2.1 KiB)
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(5250 - 5330 @ 160), (6, 20), DFS, PASSIVE-SCAN
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Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
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Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
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Channel 48 : 5.24 GHz
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Channel 56 : 5.28 GHz
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Channel 64 : 5.32 GHz
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Channel 104 : 5.52 GHz
Channel 108 : 5.54 GHz
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Channel 116 : 5.58 GHz
Channel 120 : 5.6 GHz
Channel 124 : 5.62 GHz
Channel 128 : 5.64 GHz
Channel 132 : 5.66 GHz
Channel 136 : 5.68 GHz
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Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
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18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
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enp0s20u2 Interface doesn't support scanning.
000000041172a69f
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license: GPL
author: Copyright(c) 2003- 2014 Intel Corporation <[email protected]>
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intree: Y
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parm: power_scheme:power management scheme: 1-active, 2-balanced, 3-low power, default: 2 (int)
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license: GPL
description: IEEE 802.11 subsystem
depends: cfg80211
intree: Y
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srcversion: E52619966602F14805A714C
depends: cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.16.4-1-ARCH SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
parm: swcrypto:using crypto in software (default 0 [hardware]) (int)
parm: 11n_disable:disable 11n functionality, bitmap: 1: full, 2: disable agg TX, 4: disable agg RX, 8 enable agg TX (uint)
parm: amsdu_size_8K:enable 8K amsdu size (default 0) (int)
parm: fw_restart:restart firmware in case of error (default true) (bool)
parm: antenna_coupling:specify antenna coupling in dB (defualt: 0 dB) (int)
parm: wd_disable:Disable stuck queue watchdog timer 0=system default, 1=disable (default: 1) (int)
parm: nvm_file:NVM file name (charp)
parm: uapsd_disable:disable U-APSD functionality (default: N) (bool)
parm: bt_coex_active:enable wifi/bt co-exist (default: enable) (bool)
parm: led_mode:0=system default, 1=On(RF On)/Off(RF Off), 2=blinking, 3=Off (default: 0) (int)
parm: power_save:enable WiFi power management (default: disable) (bool)
parm: power_level:default power save level (range from 1 - 5, default: 1) (int)
[cfg80211]
filename: /lib/modules/3.16.4-1-ARCH/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko.gz
description: wireless configuration support
license: GPL
author: Johannes Berg
depends: rfkill
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.16.4-1-ARCH SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
parm: ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm: cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)
##### module parameters #################
[iwlmvm]
init_dbg: N
power_scheme: 2
[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_default_rc_algo: minstrel_ht
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
probe_wait_ms: 500
[iwlwifi]
11n_disable: 1
amsdu_size_8K: 0
antenna_coupling: 0
bt_coex_active: Y
fw_restart: Y
led_mode: 0
nvm_file: (null)
power_level: 0
power_save: N
swcrypto: 0
uapsd_disable: N
wd_disable: 1
[cfg80211]
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00
##### /etc/modules ######################
grep: /etc/modules: No such file or directory
##### modprobe options ##################
[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
options iwlwifi 11n_disable=1
##### pm-utils ##########################
[/etc/pm/sleep.d/90alsa] (755 root)
case "$1" in
hibernate|suspend)
thaw|resume)
aplay -d 1 /dev/zero
*) exit $NA
esac
##### udev rules ########################
grep: /etc/udev/rules.d/*net*.rules: No such file or directory
##### dmesg #############################
[ 1.284399] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless N 7260, REV=0x144
[ 1.284446] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: L1 Disabled; Enabling L0S (repeated 2 times)
[ 1.466756] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-mvm-rs'
[ 1.490496] systemd-udevd[155]: renamed network interface wlan0 to wlp1s0
[ 1.630021] Bluetooth: hci0: Intel Bluetooth firmware file: intel/ibt-hw-37.7.10-fw-1.80.2.3.d.bseq
[ 1.832900] Bluetooth: hci0: Intel Bluetooth firmware patch completed and activated
[ 2.896518] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: L1 Disabled; Enabling L0S (repeated 2 times)
[ 2.907963] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp1s0: link is not ready
[ 35.768085] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: L1 Disabled; Enabling L0S (repeated 2 times)
[ 35.781194] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp1s0: link is not ready
[ 35.793332] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: L1 Disabled; Enabling L0S (repeated 2 times)
[ 35.804522] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp1s0: link is not ready
[ 37.819461] wlp1s0: authenticate with <MAC 'ZyXEL' [AC2]>
[ 37.821532] wlp1s0: send auth to <MAC 'ZyXEL' [AC2]> (try 1/3)
[ 37.825568] wlp1s0: authenticated
[ 37.828298] wlp1s0: associate with <MAC 'ZyXEL' [AC2]> (try 1/3)
[ 37.830866] wlp1s0: RX AssocResp from <MAC 'ZyXEL' [AC2]> (capab=0x421 status=0 aid=6)
[ 37.839183] wlp1s0: associated
[ 37.839217] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp1s0: link becomes ready
[ 38.129138] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: No association and the time event is over already...
[ 38.129174] wlp1s0: Connection to AP <MAC 'ZyXEL' [AC2]> lost
[ 71.084001] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: L1 Disabled; Enabling L0S (repeated 2 times)
[ 71.096522] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp1s0: link is not ready
[ 118.185693] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: L1 Disabled; Enabling L0S (repeated 2 times)
[ 118.198363] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp1s0: link is not ready
[ 118.209937] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: L1 Disabled; Enabling L0S (repeated 2 times)
[ 118.220741] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp1s0: link is not ready
[ 123.864974] wlp1s0: authenticate with <MAC 'ZyXEL' [AC2]>
[ 123.867270] wlp1s0: send auth to <MAC 'ZyXEL' [AC2]> (try 1/3)
[ 123.882206] wlp1s0: authenticated
[ 123.884469] wlp1s0: associate with <MAC 'ZyXEL' [AC2]> (try 1/3)
[ 123.887219] wlp1s0: RX AssocResp from <MAC 'ZyXEL' [AC2]> (capab=0x421 status=0 aid=6)
[ 123.900889] wlp1s0: associated
[ 123.900917] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp1s0: link becomes ready
[ 124.174397] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: No association and the time event is over already...
[ 124.174433] wlp1s0: Connection to AP <MAC 'ZyXEL' [AC2]> lost
[ 153.151555] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: L1 Disabled; Enabling L0S (repeated 2 times)
[ 153.163679] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp1s0: link is not ready
[ 161.468177] systemd-udevd[684]: renamed network interface usb0 to enp0s20u2
[ 165.160036] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: L1 Disabled; Enabling L0S (repeated 2 times)
[ 165.172167] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp1s0: link is not ready
########## wireless info END ############
Thank you in advance for your help, if you need me to try anything, please ask!
Last edited by damwdan (2014-11-10 11:24:22)

I have the exact same problem, appeared completely random. I had several restarts this Christmas on the laptop, even after upgrades. I blamed the ath driver. But I noticed when I restart the router by plugging out it from the wall, then in again, sometimes it's working.
I carefully changed every possible settings in the router, then I found if I disable IPv6 (yes, it's capable of that despite Sky does not provide IPv6 service) it started to work even after multiple reboots. It took mi a while since the new year.
I'm using connman and when it was wrong, connman was completely frozen. If I entered "connmanctl scan wifi", it never quit. Same for "connmanctl state".
I also noticed that the router LED was blinking continuously and on the laptop when I checked the connection status with ifconfig it showed very high usage of TX packets. It also blocked the whole wifi, so my phone was not able to access the internet. Strange problem, I'm unsure what caused it and not quite sure how disabling IPv6 solved it. But I'm also afraid that maybe somewhere else I can't disable IPv6 on the router.

[SOLVED] Intel 5300 wifi on new Arch64 install

I just bought a new Sager NP9262 laptop (but not really... it's huge, heavy, and sports a quad-core Q9650 processor), and put 64-bit Arch on it. I've managed to get everything set up on it except for the wireless chip, an intel 4965. I've downloaded the correct firmware (iwlwifi-4965-ucode) and the kernel module exists, but there seems to be a more basic problem. hwdetect --show-net doesn't list the card at all, and lspci -k gives a rather unhelpful line saying
Network controller: Intel Corporation Device 4235
and lists no kernel modules which could work with the device. Ideas?
Last edited by tavianator (2008-09-06 18:22:37)

EDIT: now uses 2.6.27-rc6, which I haven't tested. For something I'm sure works on my laptop, set '_rc' to '-rc5' and '_git' to '-git9', and uncomment the various commented-out lines dealing with -git patches.
Okay. First start with everything from /var/abs/core/kernel26 in a separate directory. Then, replace PKGBUILD with this
PKGBUILD:
# $Id: PKGBUILD 10337 2008-08-26 21:10:56Z tpowa $
# Maintainer: Tobias Powalowski <[email protected]>
# Maintainer: Thomas Baechler <[email protected]>
pkgname=kernel26
_basekernel=2.6.26
pkgver=2.6.27
pkgrel=1
_rc=-rc6
_git=
pkgdesc="The Linux Kernel and modules"
arch=(i686 x86_64)
license=('GPL2')
groups=('base')
url="http://www.kernel.org"
backup=(etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgname}.preset)
depends=('coreutils' 'module-init-tools' 'mkinitcpio>=0.5.18')
# pwc, ieee80211 and hostap-driver26 modules are included in kernel26 now
# nforce package support was abandoned by nvidia, kernel modules should cover everything now.
# kernel24 support is dropped since glibc24
replaces=('kernel24' 'kernel24-scsi' 'kernel26-scsi'
'alsa-driver' 'ieee80211' 'hostap-driver26'
'pwc' 'nforce' 'squashfs' 'unionfs' 'ivtv'
'zd1211' 'kvm-modules' 'iwlwifi' 'rt2x00-cvs')
install=kernel26.install
source=(ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-$_basekernel.tar.bz2
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/patch-$pkgver$_rc.bz2
# http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-$pkgver$_rc$_git.bz2
# the main kernel config files
config config.x86_64
# standard config files for mkinitcpio ramdisk
kernel26.preset)
md5sums=('5169d01c405bc3f866c59338e217968c'
'd3a173a00e15a6bf3c76068537a5c069'
'4fd1071a8dc2ea993aed81d5920de18d'
'd5ad1f296356d159a2616a49d98b3434'
'25584700a0a679542929c4bed31433b6')
build() {
KARCH=x86
cd $startdir/src/linux-$_basekernel
# Add rc patches
patch -Np1 -i $startdir/src/patch-${pkgver}${_rc} || return 1
# patch -Np1 -i $startdir/src/patch-${pkgver}${_rc}${_git} || return 1
if [ "$CARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
cat ../config.x86_64 >./.config
else
cat ../config >./.config
fi
# build the full kernel version to use in pathnames
. ./.config
### next line is only needed for rc kernels
#_kernver="2.6.25${CONFIG_LOCALVERSION}"
_kernver="${pkgver}${_rc}${_git}${CONFIG_LOCALVERSION}"
# load configuration
yes "" | make config
# build!
# stop here
# this is useful to configure the kernel
#msg "Stopping build"
#return 1
make bzImage modules || return 1
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/{lib/modules,boot}
make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$startdir/pkg modules_install || return 1
cp System.map $startdir/pkg/boot/System.map26
cp arch/$KARCH/boot/bzImage $startdir/pkg/boot/vmlinuz26
install -D -m644 Makefile \
$startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/Makefile
install -D -m644 kernel/Makefile \
$startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/kernel/Makefile
install -D -m644 .config \
$startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/.config
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include
for i in acpi asm-{generic,x86} config linux math-emu media net pcmcia scsi sound video; do
cp -a include/$i $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include/
done
# copy files necessary for later builds, like nvidia and vmware
cp Module.symvers $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}
cp -a scripts $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}
# fix permissions on scripts dir
chmod og-w -R $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/scripts
#mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/.tmp_versions
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/arch/$KARCH/kernel
cp arch/$KARCH/Makefile $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/arch/$KARCH/
if [ "$CARCH" = "i686" ]; then
cp arch/$KARCH/Makefile_32.cpu $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/arch/$KARCH/
fi
cp arch/$KARCH/kernel/asm-offsets.s $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/arch/$KARCH/kernel/
# add headers for lirc package
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/video
cp drivers/media/video/*.h $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/video/
for i in bt8xx cpia2 cx25840 cx88 em28xx et61x251 pwc saa7134 sn9c102 usbvideo zc0301; do
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/video/$i
cp -a drivers/media/video/$i/*.h $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/video/$i
done
# add dm headers
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/md
cp drivers/md/*.h $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/md
# add inotify.h
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include/linux
cp include/linux/inotify.h $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include/linux/
# add CLUSTERIP file for iptables
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/net/ipv4/netfilter/
# add wireless headers
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/net/mac80211/
cp net/mac80211/*.h $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/net/mac80211/
# add dvb headers for external modules
# in reference to:
# http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9912
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core
cp drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/*.h $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/
# add dvb headers for external modules
# in reference to:
# http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/11194
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include/config/dvb/
cp include/config/dvb/*.h $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include/config/dvb/
# add xfs and shmem for aufs building
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/fs/xfs
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/mm
cp fs/xfs/xfs_sb.h $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/fs/xfs/xfs_sb.h
# add vmlinux
cp vmlinux $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}
# copy in Kconfig files
for i in `find . -name "Kconfig*"`; do
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/`echo $i | sed 's|/Kconfig.*||'`
cp $i $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/$i
done
cd $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/include && ln -s asm-$KARCH asm
chown -R root.root $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}
find $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver} -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
cd $startdir/pkg/lib/modules/${_kernver} && \
(rm -f source build; ln -sf ../../../usr/src/linux-${_kernver} build)
# install fallback mkinitcpio.conf file and preset file for kernel
install -m644 -D $startdir/src/${pkgname}.preset $startdir/pkg/etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgname}.preset || return 1
# set correct depmod command for install
sed -i -e "s/KERNEL_VERSION=.*/KERNEL_VERSION=${_kernver}/g" $startdir/kernel26.install
echo -e "# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE\nALL_kver='${_kernver}'" > ${startdir}/pkg/etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgname}.kver
# remove unneeded architectures
rm -rf $startdir/pkg/usr/src/linux-${_kernver}/arch/{alpha,arm,arm26,avr32,blackfin,cris,frv,h8300,ia64,m32r,m68k,m68knommu,mips,parisc,powerpc,ppc,s390,sh,sh64,sparc,sparc64,um,v850,xtensa}
Then, edit the pkgbuild, and uncomment lines 62 and 63, right below "stop here / this is useful to configure the kernel." Run makepkg, which will extract the sources, patch them, and stop. Run:
$ cd src/linux-2.6.26
$ make menuconfig
Go to Device Drivers ---> Network Device Support ---> Wireless LAN, and scroll down to "Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN." Press 'm' to include this feature as a module. Enable any subfeatures you want, by pressing 'y,' but be sure to enable "Intel Wireless WiFi 5000AGN." Also, enable "Enable full debugging output in iwlagn driver," which is above "Intel Wireless WiFi AGN." Exit menuconfig. Run
$ cd ../..
$ cp src/linux-2.6.26/.config config
or on Arch64, run
$ cd ../..
$ cp src/linux-2.6.26/.config config.x86_64
Comment out the lines you uncommented in the PKGBUILD, run
$ makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD
$ rm -rf src # otherwise, it tries to patch an already patched kernel
and finally, makepkg!
Also, install the firmware:
PKGBUILD:
# $Id: PKGBUILD 4447 2008-07-07 12:06:04Z thomas $
# Maintainer: Thomas Baechler <[email protected]>
pkgname=iwlwifi-5000-ucode
pkgver=5.4.A.11
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Intel wireless firmware for IPW5000 (iwlwifi driver)"
arch=(i686 x86_64)
url="http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi"
license=('custom')
depends=()
source=(http://intellinuxwireless.org/iwlwifi/downloads/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz)
md5sums=('748860c5079dde1a1313e72511b9322a')
build() {
cd $startdir/src/$pkgname-$pkgver
# Install firmware (ABI version 2, for future versions of iwl4965)
install -D -m 644 iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode $startdir/pkg/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode || return 1
# Install license
install -D -m 644 LICENSE.iwlwifi-5000-ucode $startdir/pkg/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/LICENSE || return 1
Last edited by tavianator (2008-09-10 23:10:35)

[SOLVED] Intel Microcode

I'm trying, but failing, to understand what is in https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mi … de_Updates regarding intel microcode.
Should I actually do something manually? I use a pretty straight forward grub2 boot process and have not changed anything large since the move to systemd. Will the grub-mkconfig handle all this?
Last edited by theking2 (2015-01-03 13:00:26)

...though the current version of the grub package (1:2.02.beta2-5) incorporates the change in /etc/grub.d/10_linux:
intel_ucode=
if test -e "/boot/intel-ucode.img" ; then
gettext_printf "Found Intel Microcode image\n" >&2
intel_ucode="$(make_system_path_relative_to_its_root /boot/intel-ucode.img)"

[SOLVED] Intel microcode not loaded - already available in the bios?

I'm getting ready to the linux 3.17 release and thought I should manually install the Intel microcode.
I noticed that I didn't even have the package installed, so that was my first stop.
After doing the steps outlined in the wiki, I'm not sure it's actually loaded.
The `sig` and `revision` in the available patch and the kernel output is the same.
Does this mean I already have the microcodes updated through the BIOS, or is this irrelevant?
And if it's irrelevant, any idea what I'm doing wrong?
$ uname -a
Linux simendsjo-t520 3.16.7-1-ck #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Oct 31 13:09:18 CET 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ dmesg | grep microcode
[ 0.521721] microcode: CPU0 sig=0x206a7, pf=0x10, revision=0x29
[ 0.521739] microcode: CPU1 sig=0x206a7, pf=0x10, revision=0x29
[ 0.521764] microcode: CPU2 sig=0x206a7, pf=0x10, revision=0x29
[ 0.521783] microcode: CPU3 sig=0x206a7, pf=0x10, revision=0x29
[ 0.521894] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 <[email protected]>, Peter Oruba
The initrd lines in grub.cfg has been changed (not showing entire config, but it's on each non-fallback initrd line)
(But this should matter yet anyway as I'm on 3.16..?)
# grep intel /boot/grub/grub.cfg
initrd /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-ck.img
initrd /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img
But iucode_tool says an update is available (ref: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Microcode)
# bsdtar -Oxf /boot/intel-ucode.img | iucode_tool -tb -lS -
iucode_tool: system has processor(s) with signature 0x000206a7
selected microcodes:
001: sig 0x000206a7, pf mask 0x12, 2013-06-12, rev 0x0029, size 10240
Last edited by simendsjo (2014-11-05 20:12:36)

kokoko3k wrote:
I think iucode_tool is just saying that an update has been released for your cpu model.
But yout particular cpu has already it in place.
I don't know if it is the bios to update the microcode or your cpu has been shipped with the new firmware.
Thanks! I don't really care As long as I haven't failed the installation process, I'm happy.

Optiplex 9020, Intel 4600 + AMD video card = bluescreens and other issues for dual monitors

Our organization purchased a number of 9020s with the onboard Intel and the AMD 8490
Over time, many of these systems would experience video issues. Originally they were configured with one monitor was plugged into the intel VGA and the 2nd monitor was plugged into the AMD DVI. output
Among the issues were bluescreens. When dragging something from one monitor to another, there would either be another bluescreen or other graphical glitches. Despite uninstalling/reinstalling both drivers these issues would persist. Eventually we tried moving both monitors to the Intel outputs, issue still persisted, then we tried moving all the monitors to the AMD ports, issue still persisted. Eventually we removed the AMD card entirely. That seems to have corrected the graphics issues. That being said, I don't think the issue is faulty hardware, about a dozen systems have exhibited this issue so I am doubting that each one of them all have faulty hardware. I suspect a driver problem somewhere. The Intel driver and/or the AMD driver don't seem to play well with each other.
This issue has persisted across both the AMD 8490 and the AMD R7 250 cards.
Our organization is locked into certain configurations, so at present, we are unable to order PCs without the extra card. The extra card hasn't been needed once onboard cards started gaining the ability to do multiple monitors.

Win7 64 bit. We haven't had the blue screen in a while so I don't have the specific message, but it did reference an AMD file. Drivers have been uninstalled/reinstalled numerous times.
Latest issue is that when the user steps away from the computer and the monitor goes into powersave after 30 minutes, when the user returns the monitors will turn on, but the screen stays dark.

[SOLVED] Intel Fortran Compiler v11.1.072 installation failed

hi everyone!
i have some problems with the intel fortran installation. i try to install both ia32 and intel64 version, but without success. i launch from the shell the file "install.sh" and i follow the instructions on the screen, it says that i have missing optional pre-requisites, but also in other linux distribution such as ubuntu or debian, i always skip missing optional pre-requisites and go on. so i do that, but in the step no. 6 when the installation begins, there are a lot of errors:
Installing Intel(R) Fortran Compiler for applications running on IA-32
component...
Intel(R) Fortran Compiler for applications running on IA-32 component
installation failed.
Installing Intel(R) Math Kernel Library for applications running on IA-32
component...
Intel(R) Math Kernel Library for applications running on IA-32 component
installation failed.
what happens?
thanks all for your replies, i'm here for other infos if you want.
Last edited by zeruel85 (2010-06-28 07:56:26)

ok, i solved the problem, but with another ifort version. first of all, install these required packages:
sudo pacman -S glibc libstdc++5
then download from aur the package "intel-compilers-common 11.0.074-2" and extract it. now:
cd /PATH/intel-compilers-common
makepkg
sudo pacman -U intel-compilers-common-11.0.074-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
always from aur, download "ifort" and extract it. before compiling it, copy the file "l_cprof_p_11.0.074_intel64.tgz" from the "intel-compilers-common" folder into the "ifort" folder. now we must have the license file. we can get it from the official intel site:
https://registrationcenter.intel.com/Re … NCOM&lang=
just insert your email, select your country and click "Continue". we'll receive an email with the license key attached. now copy the file into the "ifort" folder. open a shell and do this:
cd /PATH/ifort
md5sum LICENSE.lic
where "LICENSE.lic" is the name of your license key. after that, we have to modify the "PKGBUILD" file, always into the "ifort" folder. in line 19, write the correct license file name. in line 24 write the correct md5sum result. save and exit. now we can compile:
cd /PATH/ifort
makepkg
sudo pacman -U ifort-11.0.074-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
now we have ifort installed! just logout/login to complete the installation! then type:
ifort -help
to verify if ifort was correctly installed. if the ifort guide appears, well done!

Going from Intel to AMD

Hi , ill go straight to the point , and i plz beg if someone can help me with this. As now , i have an
Intel p4 of 1.6 ghz (Intel D845WN motherboard)
MSI Geforce 4 ti 4600 of 128 megs (THE CARD IS 4X)
512 MB of Ram (SDRAM pc133 -DIMM)
SB LIVE 5.1!
20 GB HD
Well the point is i want to "migrate" to an AMD based system cause they tell me they perform games very well and are cheaper , but im kinda new on AMD info , and i want to know which MSI motherboard (model) would be the right choice(in other words i should buy) for an ATHLON 2200+ and if that motherboard accepts my old SDRAM memory.
Specially i wanted to put enphasis on these 3 models of MSI motherboards which are the ones available on my country (i live on peru):
- MSI KT33 ULTRADDR AGP ATX
- MSI KT33 ULTRA ARU DDR AGP ATX
- MSI KT400 ULTRA-ARU DDR AGP ATX
Well , so which of them is the most appropiate cause the sellsmen told me that i have to buy a kt400 in order to get "the best" from my 2200+ , cause if i get the kt33 it ll only perforom at 1800+ , but i found it kinda tricky , so i wanted to check that here. Also which of this motherboards support my 4x card? , and what kind of memory does they support , does any of them support my old SDRAM?if so is it recomendable for my new processor?
Well THX IN ADVANCE AND SORRY FOR THE LONG POST!
BYE!

With SDRAM you're seriously limited to the boards you can use. PC-133 memory for an Athlon XP 2200+ would probably be best suited in a K7T-Turbo 2. Neither the KT266, KT3 series, or KT4 series will support SDRAM, since all are now DDR based. If you wish to use your SDRAM (which will seriously compromise performance, although it will still probably be faster than the P4) I'd recommend the MSI K7T-Turbo 2. I've run it for almost a year now in my old system (before upgrading to DDR with a KT4 Ultra). If you're looking for more performance, I'd invest in either a KT3 or KT4 (not many advantages to KT4 at this point, but offers more expandability for the future), and invest in some good quality DDR memory (PC2100 [266mhz], PC2700 [333mhz] or PC3200 [400mhz]).
Note- While the K7T Turbo 2 doesn't natively support the 2200+, it will with the most recent bios update- Information on K7T Turbo 2 Bios

[solved] Intel 5300 slow network transfer speed

Heya,
I'm having trouble with my WiFi card Intel 5300 AGN and i hope you can help me.
It's the transfer speed in linux that bugs me. While I get 9 MB/s in Windows I can't for the life of me get more than 2.5 MB/s transfer rate in linux. And this is only if I use NFS4 and turn off the wifi power saving feature. Samba/CIFS gives me transfer speeds of no more than 0.4 MB/s.
The problem has to be somewhere in my linux software/configuration. But where?
I don't have much experience with WiFi configuration in Linux so mine should be pretty vanilla. No manual change of frequencies, channels and the likes. I simply use netcfg to connect and sometimes iwconfig to toggle the power saving feature.
Here's what iwconfig shows me right now while copying a big file:
wlan0 IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"bett"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:14:D1:C7:43:C4
Bit Rate=243 Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=61/70 Signal level=-49 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:11922 Invalid misc:2 Missed beacon:0
As you can see, power management is disabled. The link quality is very good and the bit rate is at 243 Mbps (which should give me about 15 MBps right?). Yet the transfer rate is only 2 MBps, sometimes dropping as low as 0.7 MBps, sometimes spiking to 4.5 MBps for a second or two.
What can I do to improve my network speed?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Regards,
demian
Last edited by demian (2011-04-09 04:00:49)

Thanks for the reply zvxy.
I'm running the most current from [core], version 2.6.37.5-1.
Disabling the N mode improved transfer rates for CIFS/SMB shares. They are the same as with NFS now which is around 2.5 MB/s. Transfer speed for NFS stayed the same.
I'll try the kernel from [testing] and report back later.
// I've tested 2.6.38.2-1 a little bit now and as long as i don't disable wireless N i get transfer rates of up to 12 MB/s with NFS4. That's more than enough for me and i hope it stays that way. The downside is that transfer rate for CIFS is only 1 MB/s.
If i disable wireless n mode NFS transfer rates drop to ~2.8 MB/s while CIFS transfer rates go up to ~2.4 MB/s.
Guess I'll just have to stick with NFS (not that i don't mind but it's already thrown me some "stale" error messages with the new kernel ... i can't seem to catch a break ).
I'll consider this issue solved. Thanks!
Last edited by demian (2011-04-09 04:00:30)

Intel or AMD ?

I'm currently trying to decide between a L305DS5895 and a L305S5894. The only differences I can see is that the former uses a AMD Turion with a 250GB drive and the latter uses a Pent T3200 with 160GB drive. I would like the faster of the two machines. Does anyone know which machine is faster?
Thanks
Doug

Wow what a subject. Pepsi or Coke?
I'd go Intel. Dual Core baby! You can always throw a larger hard drive in it.
Then, grab a Coke and sit back and enjoy your new laptop!
"Last night I closed the lid and when I woke up this morning, the screen was cracked."

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