Bios Update... after a couple of months, DFI released a BIOS update where they fixed an incompatibility between certain memory brands and cool n quiet.
That's it... i lost so much time over this that i was quite angry they didn't at least post something about it before updating the bios.
]]>Im going to try your steps, and post the results at a later time (have to wait till end of month to buy my new HD and reinstall the system).
Thanks again!
]]>let me know how it goes...
]]>"BIOS error: No PSB was found"
or something like that...
I searched and its also related to the cool and quiet being disabled in the BIOS, but mine is enabled.
By the way, my motherboard is a Lanparty UT nforce3 250gb, im _not_ overclocking the CPU.
Regards.
]]>[root@archcrow crow]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
eth1394 21640 0
uhci_hcd 34576 0
parport_pc 28996 0
parport 38600 1 parport_pc
irtty_sir 7424 0
sir_dev 18492 1 irtty_sir
irda 144188 1 sir_dev
crc_ccitt 2432 1 irda
pcspkr 4044 0
ohci1394 35716 0
ieee1394 111416 2 eth1394,ohci1394
nvidia 3465660 12
pci_hotplug 34748 0
joydev 10560 0
usbhid 45824 0
snd_intel8x0 34336 1
snd_ac97_codec 78176 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm_oss 56612 0
snd_mixer_oss 21120 2 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 101252 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 27140 1 snd_pcm
snd 59108 6 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 10848 2 snd
snd_page_alloc 10244 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
forcedeth 18560 0
ehci_hcd 35332 0
ohci_hcd 23560 0
usbcore 125560 5 uhci_hcd,usbhid,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
tsdev 8128 0
evdev 9984 0
rtc 13128 0
nls_cp437 6144 2
vfat 14976 2
fat 42912 1 vfat
I could load the "freq_table" module, but the "acpi_cpufreq" answered with the following error:
[root@archcrow crow]# modprobe acpi_cpufreq
FATAL: Error inserting acpi_cpufreq (/lib/modules/2.6.10-ARCH/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.ko): No such device
Its the same as powernow-k8.
Dont understand whats wrong with this:
Yes the CnQ is enabled in BIOS, and YES, ACPI is also enabled (also tryed disabling it).
I personally have cpufreq_ondemand loaded by rc.conf and freq_table is pulled in by auto (not in rc.conf), they shouldn't impact on your dmesg though... my dmesg | grep powernow gives:
powernow-k8: Found 1 AMD Athlon 64 / Opteron processors (version 1.00.09e)
powernow-k8: 0 : fid 0xc (2000 MHz), vid 0x2 (1500 mV)
powernow-k8: 1 : fid 0xa (1800 MHz), vid 0x6 (1400 mV)
powernow-k8: 2 : fid 0x2 (1000 MHz), vid 0x12 (1100 mV)
powernow-k8: ph2 null fid transition 0xc
As a final resort, try updating your BIOS?
If I have time later I might experiment some to remember better.
here is:
[root@archcrow ~]# dmesg | grep powernow
[root@archcrow ~]#
Whats going on here?
according to the howto at Gentoo wiki, i should get a description of my processor powernow levels... heck.
Im using
[root@archcrow ~]# pacman -Qi kernel26-scsi
Name : kernel26-scsi
Version : 2.6.10-3
Groups : None
Packager : Arch Linux (http://www.archlinux.org)
URL : http://www.kernel.org
License :
Architecture : i686
Size : 47744789
Build Date : Tue Jan 18 17:52:01 2005 UTC
Install Date : Tue Feb 22 19:16:30 2005 UTC
Install Script : No
Reason: : explicitly installed
Provides : None
Depends On : module-init-tools
Required By : None
Conflicts With : kernel26
Description : The Linux Kernel and modules (SCSI support)
Also, i found out this:
[root@archcrow cpu0]# cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_cur_freq
cat: /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_cur_freq: No such file or directory
The deepest i got is this:
/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0
There is no cpufreq dir, and ofcourse there is no scaling_cur_freq file.
Some tips?
]]>Check out:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_PowerNow!
I found out that this package is requeried (or at least, thats what a lot of people say):
http://www.deater.net/john/powernowd.html
Its a deamon incharge of stepping the FSB.
I will be looking for more info later and post any updates. If i succesfully make this thing work i will post it to the wiki i guess.
]]>Im having a little problem on getting CnQ to work, here is whats going on>
[root@archcrow crow]# modprobe powernow_k8
FATAL: Error inserting powernow_k8 (/lib/modules/2.6.10-ARCH/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.ko): No such device
[root@archcrow crow]#
Im using the stock arch scsi kernel26.
Im missing something here? or the stock kernel has a problem with cool and quiet?
Just in case: I do have an Athlon64 and a motherboard supporting the feature, also its activated in the BIOS
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