If you own a Dell computer and are an ordinary retail customer, you probably have not heard squat from Dell about Meltdown-Spectre mitigation BIOS updates for your Dell computer. I certainly haven't. The link below has the current instructions for updating your BIOS:
http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/SLN308587
CAVEATS:
1. I have not personally tested any of these BIOS patches.
EDIT: Just successfully updated my XPS 8700 desktop system to A12 BIOS dated 23 feb 2018.
2. READ everything carefully before attempting to update your BIOS.
Meltdown-Spectre mitigation BIOS updates for Dell computers
Meltdown-Spectre mitigation BIOS updates for Dell computers
Last edited by 6502coder on Wed 21 Mar 2018, 21:42, edited 1 time in total.
spectre-meltdown
just patched a opti 7010 bios, available since 2018.03.14, labelled a28.
and a 9010, which was labelled a29.
Neither one bricked
opti 380 and 780 are still listed as "in process", 580 not even listed yet - amd/ati.
UPDATE: 20180415 380 and 780 no longer on list either,, so it looks now like 790 and 980 are as far back as it goes
Also, here is a link to Stephane Lesimple's kernel checker script on github:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/speed ... checker.sh
That script is also included in a debian package:
https://packages.debian.org/stretch-bac ... wn-checker
and a 9010, which was labelled a29.
Neither one bricked
opti 380 and 780 are still listed as "in process", 580 not even listed yet - amd/ati.
UPDATE: 20180415 380 and 780 no longer on list either,, so it looks now like 790 and 980 are as far back as it goes
Also, here is a link to Stephane Lesimple's kernel checker script on github:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/speed ... checker.sh
That script is also included in a debian package:
https://packages.debian.org/stretch-bac ... wn-checker