26.7 upgrade warning

[unixpgmr]

I was read though the upgrade notes that came up with the 26.7 upgrade. I read this:

The CPU microcode early loading has been known to be flaky on some setups. A fix is in the FreeBSD 15.1 boot loader code, but can only be reached by reinstall or manually updating the boot code of your system after the upgrade succeeded. If you want to be on the safe side during the upgrade itself please remove the plugin before proceeding.

What does it mean by "remove the plugin before proceeding"?. What plugin is it talking about?

Thanks

[tangofan]

I was read though the upgrade notes that came up with the 26.7 upgrade. I read this:

The CPU microcode early loading has been known to be flaky on some setups. A fix is in the FreeBSD 15.1 boot loader code, but can only be reached by reinstall or manually updating the boot code of your system after the upgrade succeeded. If you want to be on the safe side during the upgrade itself please remove the plugin before proceeding.

What does it mean by "remove the plugin before proceeding"?. What plugin is it talking about?

Thanks

There are two plugins os-cpu-microcode-intel and os-cpu-microcode-amd and - depending on the CPU in your system - you can install the one you need to get updated microcode. It sounds though that you didn't install either, but I'd check to be on the safe side before upgrading your system. You can install/uninstall/see plugins under System -> Firmware -> Plugins.

[unixpgmr]

Thanks for the info. I have them but they are not installed.

[tangofan]

Thanks for the info. I have them but they are not installed.

Yes, they are part of the OPNsense distribution, so everyone "has" them. But as long as they are not installed, they won't interfere with anything.