[Gllug] Microcode update

[robin.c.smith at bt.com]

All your cpu are belong to us!
CPU virus writing time!!!

Robin

-----Original Message-----
From: John HEARNS [mailto:john.hearns at cern.ch]
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:43
To: gllug at linux.co.uk
Subject: [Gllug] Microcode update


I just downloaded a 2.5.25 kernel, just to have a look.
I suppose I'm laughably behind the times, but I see now that there
is a facility for updating the microcode on Intel processors.
Wow!

When I were young lad, I remember our IBM systems programmers
preparing to do things like that on a mainframe - from eight
inch floppies, natch. It was quite a big deal.
(then again, in those dark and distant days the machine was
rebooted to change to British Summer time... ahem).

Anyway - I'm well impressed. You can now do this on your home
machine. Guess home users don't have a USE for it - but impressive.




-- 
Gllug mailing list  -  Gllug at linux.co.uk
http://list.ftech.net/mailman/listinfo/gllug


-- 
Gllug mailing list  -  Gllug at linux.co.uk
http://list.ftech.net/mailman/listinfo/gllug