[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
Confirmed in Lubuntu Zesty Zapus Alpha 2. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
(BTW: if reporting microcode revision in hexadecimal, it should be prefixed with 0x for clarity). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
FWIW, here are some points to consider when implementing this: 1. A multi-processor system may contain processors that differ in stepping, or for other reasons (e.g. ARM big.LITTLE). This *is* quite common on x86 servers and workstations. So, you might have more than one processor model to list. 2. The "vendor_id" and "model name" fields are not enough to single out the exact processor model, or for that matter, the microcode it needs for Intel processors. It is common for Intel to NOT change the processor model names when there is a bump in stepping, for example. And there are the (unsupported and unsupportable) Engineering Sample processors that people keep buying from the black market, and later sell to unsuspecting third-parties. I don't know if AMD does better. 3. I suggest augmenting the vendor_id and model name fields with: 3a. Family, model, stepping information (cpuinfo fields "cpu family", "model", "stepping"). They are in decimal in /proc/cpuinfo, but nobody uses them like that, so they should be reported in hexadecimal. The kernel actually has a suggested way to display this, which it uses for /lib/firmware/intel-ucode/* files: "%02x-%02x-%02x" (family, model, stepping). 3b. Microcode platform id (cpuinfo field "platform_id", currently being added upstream to the next Linus kernel -- platform_id is a number in decimal). It is enough to add this field only when present: on AMD it will be absent, on Intel it will be present in the future. I suggest these fields to be reported as a single line to identify the "hardware": GenuineIntel, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz; FMS: 06-2a-07 or, on a kernel that reports platform_id in /proc/cpuinfo: GenuineIntel, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz; FMS: 06-2a-07 (id: 1) 4. Current microcode version is *relevant* (when it is too old, even the installer will malfunction, as seen with Intel Broadwell and Skylake), so it might also be useful to have it upfront in the screen. This is present in cpuinfo as well (field "microcode"), and should be reported in hexadecimal. NOTE: I suggest compressing repeated sequences of spaces in the "model name" field. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
Forgot to add, I'm on Yakkety (up to date as of 10/10/16) and it is not fixed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
``` ╰─$ ubuntu-drivers devices == /sys/devices/pci:00/:00:01.0/:01:00.0 == modalias : pci:v10DEd1184sv3842sd3778bc03sc00i00 model: GK104 [GeForce GTX 770] vendor : NVIDIA Corporation driver : nvidia-340 - distro non-free driver : nvidia-367 - distro non-free recommended driver : xserver-xorg-video-nouveau - distro free builtin == cpu-microcode.py == driver : intel-microcode - distro non-free ``` cpu-microcode needs to return model and vendor for usage in software-properties. Both are available in /proc/cpuinfo which is already where cpu-microcode looks: ``` vendor_id : GenuineIntel model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz ``` -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
The Unknown strings come from software-properties so this probably
doesn't need fixing in ubuntu-drivers-common.
1359 widget = Gtk.Label.new("{}:
{}".format(self.devices[device].get('vendor', _('Unknown')),
self.devices[device].get('model', _('Unknown'
The devices detected are the following:
ipdb> self.devices
{'cpu-microcode.py': {'drivers': {'intel-microcode': {'from_distro': True,
'free': False
Having said that I don't know how software-properties would determine
the right vendor and device. Additionally, I think all the devices here
will have the same problem.
$ ls /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/detect/
arm-gles.py cpu-microcode.py open-vm-dkms.py sl-modem.py
So maybe those should return more than just the package to use.
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[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
same for me, on Ubuntu 16.04, my CPU is listed unknown:unknown I have an Intel i5-5250U Broadwell ** Attachment added: "CPU unknown" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/+bug/1444682/+attachment/4662775/+files/Capture%20du%202016-05-14%2009-43-14.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
Not able to confirm in Yakkety yet because we are waiting for python-apt to be migrated from proposed, that fixes it for Yakkety. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
Please note that this is nothing new, this has been the case in vivid too. In general we detect cpu architecture and suggest installation of intel-microcode, which is normally included on the cd and installed. http://blog.surgut.co.uk/2015/03/intel-cpu-microcode-support-in- ubuntu.html it is recommended to install microcode by default. the plugin in ubuntu-drivers code does the right thing. I have no idea if it needs to expose more metadata to display something nicer in the drivers dialog. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
Confirmed in Xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
(with amd cpu): == cpu-microcode.py == driver : amd64-microcode - distro non-free -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
Confirmed in Lubuntu Xenial Xerus Alpha 2. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
** Also affects: software-properties (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
** Tags added: wily -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker. A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here: http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1444682 ** Tags added: iso-testing -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1444682] Re: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working.
This can also be confirmed using the ubuntu-drivers cli: bdmurray@blacklightning:~$ ubuntu-drivers devices == cpu-microcode.py == driver : intel-microcode - distro non-free ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium ** Package changed: software-properties (Ubuntu) = ubuntu-drivers- common (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444682 Title: Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/+bug/1444682/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
