01-12-2018, 12:48 PM
Few new things:
Have not tested this but the script should work on normal Linux OS. Those of you who want to check kernels may want to try it.
https://github.com/speed47/spectre-meltdown-checker
So far it seems that the version of the LTS 4.4 kernel 109.132 does not brick some older boards the way .108 does. I am running it on a six year old Intel Dell. Will be looking at Qemu this afternoon to see how broken it is. MS patches have been bricking things all over the place and literally locking Windows 7 and 10 on older harware to junk. If you are on Windows 7 do NOT install the patch. The patching for this mess in general is running below 50% success rate on older hardware. Best to be patient. This whiz kids who published this worked from a 2005 research paper to begin with. The generation gap is obvious concerning this. If you are just a home user, and do not maintain a server presence, I wouldn't bother with a patch just yet. This vulnerability affects the core infrastructure of the web and there is little you can do about that. IMHO I think it may turn out to be the biggest tech bloodbath in history by the end of the year with a myriad of on again off again failed fixes. If you are just a home user take heart, you are a consumer, and that is what built it all.
TCÂ
Have not tested this but the script should work on normal Linux OS. Those of you who want to check kernels may want to try it.
https://github.com/speed47/spectre-meltdown-checker
So far it seems that the version of the LTS 4.4 kernel 109.132 does not brick some older boards the way .108 does. I am running it on a six year old Intel Dell. Will be looking at Qemu this afternoon to see how broken it is. MS patches have been bricking things all over the place and literally locking Windows 7 and 10 on older harware to junk. If you are on Windows 7 do NOT install the patch. The patching for this mess in general is running below 50% success rate on older hardware. Best to be patient. This whiz kids who published this worked from a 2005 research paper to begin with. The generation gap is obvious concerning this. If you are just a home user, and do not maintain a server presence, I wouldn't bother with a patch just yet. This vulnerability affects the core infrastructure of the web and there is little you can do about that. IMHO I think it may turn out to be the biggest tech bloodbath in history by the end of the year with a myriad of on again off again failed fixes. If you are just a home user take heart, you are a consumer, and that is what built it all.
TCÂ
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