Intel Atom C2000 series failures
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So, posting this in a more serious category, since, while it is a WTF, it's a fairly big problem and I figure most of y'all are nice enough people I want to pass along a heads up before you wind up on the wrong end of getting bit by this.
Cisco hasn't confirmed that the reported C2000 series chip problem is, in fact, the source of their soft-recall on a number of major routing and security platforms, but the fact that they're doing blanket advance replacement RMAs on these units is telling enough. The Register's article also calls out a Synology NAS model (DS1815+) that appears to be impacted.
https://www.reddit.com/r/networking/comments/5rmsw0/major_cisco_hardware_clock_issue_affecting/
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forcing the biz
Can El Reg not afford proper writers, so they're employing aspiring hip-hop artists instead?
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@RaceProUK or cyberpunk fans? I stumbled upon "biz" being used to describe illegal activities multiple time in cyberpunk settings...
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@RaceProUK El Reg's quality seemed to have a sharp downward spike in the late 2000s.
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@powerlord said in Intel Atom C2000 series failures:
@RaceProUK El Reg's quality seemed to have a sharp downward spike in the late 2000s.
El Reg's quality took a downward spike when the BOFH stopped posting as often.
Then again, that was really the only part of El Reg I bothered reading...
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@izzion said in Intel Atom C2000 series failures:
So, posting this in a more serious category, since, while it is a WTF, it's a fairly big problem and I figure most of y'all are nice enough people I want to pass along a heads up before you wind up on the wrong end of getting bit by this.
Well, fucking wonderful. Guess what is running literally all of our firewalls and gateway software... Yep. Guess I need to look in to this more closely and maybe look in to replacing half of them or more before the shit hits the fan.
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@Polygeekery
Intel is making silicon great again.And hey, this way you can justify to your business owner all the time you spend on WTDWTF
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@izzion said in Intel Atom C2000 series failures:
a Synology NAS model (DS1815+)
/me double-checks his in-service stuff and sees that that's unaffected.
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@izzion
Apparently either El Reg ran with a partially confirmed story and the investigation is still ongoing into precisely what the issue is, or Intel's hoping they can wipe these chips with a cloth...From TFA:
Updated to add at 14:29 UTC, February 7
Synology told The Reg it was "investigating this issue together with Intel," saying it would "provide more detailed information in the week as it becomes available."It added: "At this time Synology has not seen any indication that this issue has caused an increase in failure rates for DiskStation or RackStation models equipped with Intel Atom C2000 series processors. However once additional information is available, Synology will post an advisory on this topic.
"In the meantime it is still safe to continue to use your device, however should you encounter any issues these will be handled via our support teams and all the devices are still covered under the standard warranty provided with all our units. Technical Support can be reached via www.synology.com/ticket."
Updated to add at 15:36 UTC, February 7
Synology subsequently asked to have its statement above revised to omit any mention of Intel.Edit: Given that El Reg ran a second follow up article that's fairly detailed, I'm inclined to believe Intel's PR team has gotten ahold of this...
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@izzion said in Intel Atom C2000 series failures:
And hey, this way you can justify to your business owner all the time you spend on WTDWTF
He is OK with it. He's a pretty cool guy.
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@Polygeekery said in Intel Atom C2000 series failures:
He's a pretty cool guy.
I hear he's a Grade A Premium Asshole
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@Polygeekery said in Intel Atom C2000 series failures:
He's a pretty cool guy.
Liar.
Anyway ... you're both douchenozles
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@Polygeekery said in Intel Atom C2000 series failures:
He is OK with it. He's a pretty cool guy.
Worst case, if he gets angry, just bring him a bottle of JD.
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@TimeBandit for fuel so he can burn down your house?
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@Jaloopa said in Intel Atom C2000 series failures:
@TimeBandit for fuel so he can burn down your house?
Be careful, I believe he's armed.
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@Jaloopa said in Intel Atom C2000 series failures:
@TimeBandit for fuel so he can burn down your house?
No, that is @Luhmann's house.
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@Polygeekery said in Intel Atom C2000 series failures:
No, that is @Luhmann's house.
I already told you I don't have that kind of shitty liquid on stock
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@Polygeekery said in Intel Atom C2000 series failures:
@Jaloopa said in Intel Atom C2000 series failures:
@TimeBandit for fuel so he can burn down your house?
No, that is @Luhmann's house.
So you "forgot" about mine? How beta.
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@boomzilla said in Intel Atom C2000 series failures:
So you "forgot" about mine?
It's just taking some time for him to set up that plow directed at your lawn
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@Luhmann nonsense. I used to operate heavy machinery. I would use one of these:
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@Polygeekery There's one of those in the yard across from my house right now. New owners didn't want the house they bought. There's now a really big hole in the ground.
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@dcon it is probably a bit smaller than that one. I intentionally looked for one in the 125 metric ton class. :)
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@Polygeekery said in Intel Atom C2000 series failures:
I used to operate heavy machinery
Is that an euphemism for saying you dated a fat chick?
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@Luhmann I can neither confirm nor deny that statement.