Package Details: intel-ucode-clear 34380-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/intel-ucode-clear.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: intel-ucode-clear
Description: Intel cpu microcode and i915 firmware used by Clear Linux
Upstream URL: https://clearlinux.org/
Keywords: microcode
Provides: intel-ucode
Submitter: yw662
Maintainer: katoitalia
Last Packager: katoitalia
Votes: 7
Popularity: 0.001136
First Submitted: 2019-08-04 22:37
Last Updated: 2021-05-22 17:33

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katoitalia commented on 2020-08-13 08:58

This is the microcode for INTEL CPUs that you can find in Clear Linux

regular intel-ucode microcode found in official arch repos is often a few months behind intel-ucode-clear and might not have the same perks and optimizations as it follows a different release pipeline.

Click on "Show More.." for instructions...

  • I only use systemd-boot.
  • I will not provide how to procedures on bootloaders I do not test myself.
  • I don't use grub or bootloaders other than systemd-boot, compatibility with other bootloaders is very much possible but untested.
  • In previous comments you should be able to find how to make it work with grub.
  • This package does not conflict with the intel-ucode package as you might use it to start a different kernel and they may coexist on different bootloader entries.
  • This package is not suited for AMD CPUs or Intel-Mac computers even if they are x86_64 but if you are interested in submitting to the AUR an AMD or Intel-Mac compatible package, I will be able to provide you with the script I use to generate this package as starting point.

To make it work, add both:

/intel-ucode.cpio and /i915-firmware.cpio.xz

to your bootloader entry as initrd.

e.g. on systemd-boot

title KatoLinux 5.7
linux /vmlinuz-5.7-x86_64
initrd /intel-ucode.cpio
initrd /i915-firmware.cpio.xz
initrd /initramfs-5.7-x86_64.img
options root=UUID=XXX rw

* EDIT: Update and clarifications

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Anonymous comment on 2020-12-11 18:47

@katoitalia what's the difference between intel-ucode and this package?

katoitalia commented on 2020-12-11 14:06

@0day it is not a mandatory requirement

Anonymous comment on 2020-12-11 11:35

Should I use this package instead of intel-ucode if using linux-clear kernel?

Khaithang commented on 2020-11-21 13:41

Does it conflict with intel-ucode in extra repository link: - https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/intel-ucode/ i have three kernels (clear linux, linux zen and main kernel) i already have intel-ucode.img in my boot directory in loads for all the kernel. And i have the i915 firmware in the main and zen kernel but not in clear linux, should i remove the exisiting intel-code and put this version along with the i915 firmware in the clear linux menu in grub ?

Tjuh commented on 2020-09-26 21:24

Getting this kernel log message since I switched to mkinitcpio-zstd, linux-clear boots just fine though;

Initramfs unpacking failed: invalid magic at start of compressed archive

Funny thing is that this msg does not appear on linux-zen rebuilt with mkinitcpio-zstd.

katoitalia commented on 2020-08-13 08:58

This is the microcode for INTEL CPUs that you can find in Clear Linux

regular intel-ucode microcode found in official arch repos is often a few months behind intel-ucode-clear and might not have the same perks and optimizations as it follows a different release pipeline.

Click on "Show More.." for instructions...

  • I only use systemd-boot.
  • I will not provide how to procedures on bootloaders I do not test myself.
  • I don't use grub or bootloaders other than systemd-boot, compatibility with other bootloaders is very much possible but untested.
  • In previous comments you should be able to find how to make it work with grub.
  • This package does not conflict with the intel-ucode package as you might use it to start a different kernel and they may coexist on different bootloader entries.
  • This package is not suited for AMD CPUs or Intel-Mac computers even if they are x86_64 but if you are interested in submitting to the AUR an AMD or Intel-Mac compatible package, I will be able to provide you with the script I use to generate this package as starting point.

To make it work, add both:

/intel-ucode.cpio and /i915-firmware.cpio.xz

to your bootloader entry as initrd.

e.g. on systemd-boot

title KatoLinux 5.7
linux /vmlinuz-5.7-x86_64
initrd /intel-ucode.cpio
initrd /i915-firmware.cpio.xz
initrd /initramfs-5.7-x86_64.img
options root=UUID=XXX rw

* EDIT: Update and clarifications

katoitalia commented on 2020-07-12 16:11

well you should use i915-firmware.cpio.xz too

xstefen commented on 2020-07-11 23:06

For Grub2 Users, you can simply add the line GRUB_EARLY_INITRD_LINUX_CUSTOM="intel-ucode.cpio" to /etc/default/grub

Confirmed on my system when doing grub-mkconfig: Found initrd image: /boot/intel-ucode.cpio /boot/initramfs-linux-zen.img

edit: I use nvidia

via https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Intel_microcode#GRUB

katoitalia commented on 2020-07-10 13:20

@programegg you could work and investigate on it further and provide us with your method or even a new package for your specific use case. This is the way.

programegg commented on 2020-07-08 21:12

Any suggestions on how to load these images when only a single initrd option is allowed like with a unified kernel image or older loaders like LILO?

With the traditional microcode its possible to cat /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img > /boot/initramfs-merged.img and then direct the bootloader to use the new merged .img file.

Is this concatenation still possible here even with the two different compressions for ucode and i915 plus the .img initramfs? Simply merging all three files using cat while disregarding compression type seems wrong but it does produce a bootable initramfs. Is there something to check in dmesg to actually check the ucode and i915 firmware are loading correctly? Thank you.