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intel-microcode package

  1. Bug #1759920
  2. Comment #101

Comment 101 for bug 1759920

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pdf (pdffs) wrote : Re: intel-microcode 3.20180312.0 causes lockup at login screen(w/ linux-image-4.13.0-37-generic)

Tested kernel from xenial-proposed on an affected system, and the issue there appears to be resolved.

$ uname -r
4.4.0-120-generic

$ apt policy linux-image-generic
linux-image-generic:
  Installed: 4.4.0.120.126
  Candidate: 4.4.0.120.126
  Version table:
 *** 4.4.0.120.126 400
        400 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-proposed/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     4.4.0.119.125 500
        500 http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/ubuntu/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/ubuntu/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
     4.4.0.21.22 500
        500 http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/ubuntu/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

$ apt policy intel-microcode
intel-microcode:
  Installed: 3.20180312.0~ubuntu16.04.1
  Candidate: 3.20180312.0~ubuntu16.04.1
  Version table:
 *** 3.20180312.0~ubuntu16.04.1 500
        500 http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/ubuntu/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/ubuntu/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.20151106.1 500
        500 http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/ubuntu/ubuntu xenial/restricted amd64 Packages