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Install lshw - might give more info.

Boot off of an install, ubuntu, sysrescue or other live USB and
investigate dmesg.

BillK


On 16/11/22 00:59, Peter Humphrey wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> My new laptop shows this from /proc/cpuinfo:
>
> --->8
> processor : 0
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> cpu family : 6
> model : 154
> model name : 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H
> stepping : 3
> microcode : 0x421
> --->8
>
> I've been hunting around to find which modules I need to load from sys-kernel/
> linux-firmware, and it isn't at all clear.
>
> Some sources say that the processor is a mobile complement to Alder Lake 11th
> gen, but I also see it as just Tiger Lake. The web seems full of helpful
> information, but not quite helpful enough for me. :-(
>

And lsusb, lspci,..(I think they're both readily available)

Lee ????

On Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 3:53 PM William Kenworthy <billk@iinet.net.au> wrote:

> Install lshw - might give more info.
>
> Boot off of an install, ubuntu, sysrescue or other live USB and
> investigate dmesg.
>
> BillK
>
>
> On 16/11/22 00:59, Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > Hello list,
> >
> > My new laptop shows this from /proc/cpuinfo:
> >
> > --->8
> > processor : 0
> > vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> > cpu family : 6
> > model : 154
> > model name : 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H
> > stepping : 3
> > microcode : 0x421
> > --->8
> >
> > I've been hunting around to find which modules I need to load from
> sys-kernel/
> > linux-firmware, and it isn't at all clear.
> >
> > Some sources say that the processor is a mobile complement to Alder Lake
> 11th
> > gen, but I also see it as just Tiger Lake. The web seems full of helpful
> > information, but not quite helpful enough for me. :-(
> >
>
>

On Tuesday, 15 November 2022 16:59:59 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> My new laptop shows this from /proc/cpuinfo:
>
> --->8
> processor : 0
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> cpu family : 6
> model : 154
> model name : 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H
> stepping : 3
> microcode : 0x421
> --->8
>
> I've been hunting around to find which modules I need to load from
> sys-kernel/ linux-firmware, and it isn't at all clear.
>
> Some sources say that the processor is a mobile complement to Alder Lake
> 11th gen, but I also see it as just Tiger Lake. The web seems full of
> helpful information, but not quite helpful enough for me. :-(

Intel's website mentions this 12th Gen CPU was *formerly* known as Alder Lake,
was released in Q1 2022, but does not make it clear what it is now named as:

https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/products/sku/132228/intel-core-i712700h-processor-24m-cache-up-to-4-70-ghz/specifications.html

So, I'd be inclined to take their word for it. This Wikipedia lists the
processor as a mobile Alder Lake:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alder_Lake#Alder_Lake-H

The Tiger Lake processors are 11th Gen and their model numbering start with
11***.

This page also confirms your family and model number as per cpuinfo use the
Golden Cove (P-cores) microarchitecture:

https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/microarchitectures/alder_lake#CPUID

sys-apps/dmidecode will provide additional information to determine the
specifics of what the MoBo firmware reports.

On Wednesday, 16 November 2022 01:19:24 GMT Lee wrote:
> And lsusb, lspci,..(I think they're both readily available)
>
> Lee ????

lsusb won't offer much info on a CPU ...

lscpu should be more appropriate.