References: bugs #690285 and #690286 The versions of both intel-microcode and amd64-microcode currently in Wheezy can trigger a nasty bug in initramfs-tools that renders the system unbootable. The packages in unstable work around this issue.
The bug will only happen when $TMPDIR (usually /tmp) is mounted noexec at the time "update-initramfs" is run. While this is quite unusual, it did hit one user (bug #689301). In addition to the changes fixing that issue, the intel-microcode package also contains a new upstream release. Intel issued a microcode hotfix for all current i5/i7/Xeon processors in 2012-10-01. Due to the very unusual nature of this microcode update (it is labeled "20120606-v2" by Intel, a strong hint that it is fixing mishaps in the microcode release currently in Wheezy), and the inclusion of microcode updates even to very high-end Xeon E7 processors, it is likely fixing something very relevant. The packages have been 20 days in unstable already, without any issues reported. Please consider unblocking intel-microcode (#690286) and amd64-microcode (#690285). -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-release-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121030231447.ga9...@khazad-dum.debian.net