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Fedora Core 3: 2005-040 Moderate Kernel-Utils Microcode Update

fedora
Calendar Grey January 20, 2005
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Elevate your Fedora Core 3 experience by implementing a kernel-utils patch, enhancing CPU regulation and device management tools.
Update microcode_ctl to 1.11

Summary

kernel-utils contains several utilities that can be used to control

the kernel or your machines hardware. Included are

* cpuspeed - dynamically change the speed of CPUs (if CPU is capable)

* dmidecode - gives information about the bios and motherboard revisions

* irqbalance - Evenly distribute interrupt load across CPUs.

* microcode_ctl - updates the microcode on Intel cpus

* rng-tools - Hardware random number generation tools.

* smartctl - monitor the health of your disks

- Update microcode_ctl to 1.11

* Sun Nov 28 2004 Dave Jones

- Don't use binaries from /usr too early. (#102049)

- Fix bogus "" in microcode_ctl initscript. (#112014)

* Thu Nov 04 2004 Dave Jones

- Update irqbalance to 1.12 (#130625)

* Sat Oct 30 2004 Dave Jones

- Install irqbalance manpage. (#90023)

* Fri Oct 29 2004 Dave Jones

- Update irqbalanced (#137136)

- Don't start microcode_ctl with -i any more

- Remove reference to IA32 in microcode startup,

as it works on EM64T now too.

- Update microcode_ctl to upstream 1.10 (#134017, #134018)

* Thu Oct 28 2004 Dave Jones

- Start irqbalanced on x86-64 too. (#137507)

- chkconfig -del readaheady early on uninstall.

7f527c171aea9c7ff2f6c7ee9ed7333e SRPMS/kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.49_FC3.src.rpm

1e1e68fff9a800d8268ba25bcd538d26 x86_64/kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.49_FC3.x86_64.rpm

19c4275e5f158ef70ac1c40563c4f723 x86_64/debug/kernel-utils-debuginfo-2.4-13.1.49_FC3.x86_64.rpm

55d72909822c5bf51d57933afa182ff4 i386/kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.49_FC3.i386.rpm

4e912fbdd34bbc2b9425e2d516f554c5 i386/debug/kernel-utils-debuginfo-2.4-13.1.49_FC3.i386.rpm

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can

launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.

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Change Log

References

Update Instructions

Name: kernel-utils
Version: 2.4
Release: 13.1.49_FC3
Summary: Kernel and Hardware related utilities

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