Package: microcode.ctl Version: N/A Severity: normal Tags: patch Dear Debian maintainer,
On Wednesday, May 30, 2007, I notified you of the beginning of a review process concerning debconf templates for microcode.ctl. The debian-l10n-english contributors have now reviewed these templates, and the proposed changes are attached to this bug report. Please review the suggested changes are suggested, and if you have any objections, let me know in the next 3 days. Please try to avoid uploading microcode.ctl with these changes right now. The second phase of this process will begin on Thursday, June 21, 2007, when I will coordinate updates to translations of debconf templates. The existing translators will be notified of the changes: they will receive an updated PO file for their language. Simultaneously, a general call for new translations will be sent to the debian-i18n mailing list. Both these calls for translations will request updates to be sent as individual bug reports. That will probably trigger a lot of bug reports against your package, but these should be easier to deal with. The call for translation updates and new translations will run until Tuesday, July 03, 2007. Please avoid uploading a package with fixed or changed debconf templates and/or translation updates in the meantime. Of course, other changes are safe. On Wednesday, July 04, 2007, I will contact you again and will send a final patch summarizing all the updates (changes to debconf templates, updates to debconf translations and new debconf translations). Again, thanks for your attention and cooperation. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.21-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
--- microcode.ctl.old/debian/templates 2007-05-25 08:09:45.644189280 +0200 +++ microcode.ctl/debian/templates 2007-06-18 01:21:43.111601708 +0200 @@ -1,14 +1,23 @@ +# These templates have been reviewed by the debian-l10n-english +# team +# +# If modifications/additions/rewording are needed, please ask +# for an advice to [EMAIL PROTECTED] +# +# Even minor modifications require translation updates and such +# changes should be coordinated with translators and reviewers. + Template: microcode.ctl/check-new Type: boolean Default: true -_Description: Do you want to check online for new Intel CPU microcodes? - microcode.ctl package needs the Intel microcodes to be usefull. +_Description: Download Intel CPU microcodes now? + The microcode.ctl package needs the Intel microcodes for its operation. . - Debian considers these microcode non-free (microcodes are program, but - without sources), so they cannot distributed within this package. + These microcodes are non-free software and cannot distributed + within the package. They can be downloaded from the Internet (the + expected download size is about 300-400Kb). . - The expected internet traffic is about 300-400Kb. - Alternatively, you can check /usr/share/doc/microcode.ctl/README.Debian - and download manually the microcodes or you can also run manually - /usr/sbin/update-intel-microcode . - + If you do not choose to download the microcodes now, please read + /usr/share/doc/microcode.ctl/README.Debian and download the needed + files manually or by running the '/usr/sbin/update-intel-microcode' + command. --- microcode.ctl.old/debian/control 2007-05-25 08:09:45.640189246 +0200 +++ microcode.ctl/debian/control 2007-06-04 07:10:54.465962946 +0200 @@ -11,18 +11,13 @@ Suggests: wget, bzip2 Replaces: microcode-ctl Description: Intel IA32/IA64 CPU Microcode Utility - The microcode_ctl utility is a companion to the IA32 microcode driver - written by Tigran Aivazian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. The utility has two - uses: + The microcode_ctl utility is a companion to the IA32 microcode + driver: . - a) it decodes and sends new microcode to the kernel driver to be - uploaded to Intel IA32 family processors. (Pentium Pro, PII, - Celeron, PIII, Xeon, Pentium 4, etc.) and the Intel x86_64 - family processors - b) it signals the kernel driver to release any buffers it may hold + - it decodes and sends new microcode to the kernel driver for Intel IA32 + family (Pentium Pro, PII, Celeron, PIII, Xeon, Pentium 4, etc.) and + Intel x86_64 family processors; + - it signals the kernel driver to release any buffers it may hold. . - The microcode update is volatile and needs to be uploaded on each - system boot i.e. it doesn't re-flash your CPU permanently, reboot and - it reverts back to the old microcode. The ideal place to load - microcode is in BIOS, but most vendors never update it! - + The microcode update does not permanently alter the CPU and must be + performed each time the system is booted.
