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Tiny Core Base => TCB Q&A Forum => Topic started by: Misalf on June 29, 2014, 01:18:52 PM

Title: [solved] amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam15h.bin
Post by: Misalf on June 29, 2014, 01:18:52 PM

A friend of mine just got a new PC on which I tryed to boot Core via USB flash drive.
The PC has UEFI but the USB drive was booted in legacy mode. Other distros booted OK from the same USB flash drive.
Also, Core boots OK on other PCs using this USB flash drive.

While  tc-config  is running, an error message appears (IIRC, when "Starting udev daemon for hotplug support...") containing the following:

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amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam15h.bin

I hope this enough for now.
Currently, I'm short on detailed information about the hardware etc. Sorry about that.


Would it be possible to simply include a file in the initrd or would it need a rebuild of the kernel?


Thanks.

Title: Re: amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam15h.bin
Post by: coreplayer2 on June 29, 2014, 01:36:11 PM

try this firmware  http://www.amd64.org/microcode.html (http://www.amd64.org/microcode.html)

download the latest, unpack and install microcode_amd_fam15h.bin and   microcode_amd.bin  to  /lib/firmware/amd-ucode

works or not?


edit:  you might need both bin files from the archive

Title: Re: amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam15h.bin
Post by: Misalf on June 29, 2014, 02:02:43 PM

Thanks, coreplayer2!
I prepared a .gz containing the amd-ucode stuff.
Will try asap and report back.

edit:  I did add both  microcode_amd_fam15h.bin  and  microcode_amd.bin .
I guess I don't need .asc PGP files?

Title: Re: amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam15h.bin
Post by: coreplayer2 on June 29, 2014, 03:52:08 PM

pgp asc files are only to verify bin file integrity, you'll need pgp installed to use them however

Title: Re: [solved] amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam15h.bin
Post by: Misalf on July 02, 2014, 11:59:09 PM

Yay!
Problem solved.

Didn't had time to install and configure but it booted and everything seems to work.

Thanks again, coreplayer2!