You need to enable cpufreq in kernel, maybe that's why autospeedstep didn't run on your system in the first place.
is this not enabled in the 2.6.1 stock-kernel?
For cpufreqd & 2.6.x you need to replace % lines in /etc/cpufreqd.conf with the actual cpu speed you want, btw. As example if your cpu is 2000 MHz, replace 66% with 1200. Just do the math .
what do you do with 0%? what if this speed is not supported? i read that some p4m can only do some speeds longterm ... i dont want to break my cpu only to save a little battery
but thanx a lot for the answer; we are closer the solution i want
]]>cpufreqd works fine for me, in the 2.6 kernel
Which kernel version are u using, btw ?
]]>Another great program for auto-cpufreq manipulation is cpudfreqd (included in extra) & it's really customizable. However I'm having a hard time running it in 2.6.x kernels. When more than one progs (in my case cpufreqd & gkrellm) try to access /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1, acpid woes & I get 0% battery status, no matter if I run through ac adapter or battery. The only solution is restart.
In 2.4.x it works ok (with cpufreq patches).
Anyone else having such problems with 2.6.x kernels ?
using kernel 2.6.1
[root@Asteraceae damir]# cpufreqd -D
find_cpufreq_interface(): no cpufreq interface found.
Unable to find a cpufreq interface, please ensure to have cpufreq enabled in the running kernel.
Exiting.
any idea if i have to load a module or so?
]]>but it seems it do not work:
i start it as root with autospeedstep start
but my cpu stays on 1998.52MHz the whole time of 10min@1.3% ... any ideas?
what does "cranky" mean?
]]>i can also built it, but it saves also 2-5 min of time using already built pkgs
thanx in advance --- i'm much nearer the solution
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