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josedb

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From: Wawanco

Registered: 2009-03-10

Posts: 31

cpufreq no change (athlon x2 tl-60)

i followed wiki guide, try both powernow and acpi-cpufreq

powernow load correctly,
acpi-cpufreq shows this "FATAL: Error inserting acpi_cpufreq (/lib/modules/2.6.30-ARCH/kernel/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.ko): No such device"

gnome applet for controlling loads ok with powernow-k8 and shows correct steps, but when i select any frequency i want it doesnt change.'

???

thanks

Last edited by josedb (2009-07-25 00:36:03)

Malstrond

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From: Germany

Registered: 2009-06-03

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Re: cpufreq no change (athlon x2 tl-60)

I know this error from systems that simply had no EIST/PowerNow support or it was disabled in the BIOS. You could check if there is a setting for it.

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Re: cpufreq no change (athlon x2 tl-60)

You don't need the acpi_cpufreq module to my knowledge (Athlon x2 5050e here).

You will need permissions for that applet though to change the governor etc. Simple as that.

Trust me - setting the governor as root in a terminal will work like a charm.

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Re: cpufreq no change (athlon x2 tl-60)

I have a Turion X2 TL-64 and I load (in rc.conf) powernow_k8, cpufreq_ondemand and cpufreq_powersave and if I set the governor with cpufreq-set as root it works perfectly. It's just like B says, set it in a terminal as root and it works like a charm.

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josedb

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From: Wawanco

Registered: 2009-03-10

Posts: 31

Re: cpufreq no change (athlon x2 tl-60)

problem is  still there....  dont know what to try/..

Last edited by josedb (2009-07-25 00:36:28)

josedb

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From: Wawanco

Registered: 2009-03-10

Posts: 31

Re: cpufreq no change (athlon x2 tl-60)

Ok, i found that i can control the scalin or the governor as long as I power on the notebook pluged to AC.... but if a power it on with battery the driver just dont work... any suggest?