[Arch 64 bit] Powernow-k8 not loading at boot, loads fine afterwards

deadshox · 2010-09-22 19:52:07

I get the same error.

Has anyone solved it?

Last edited by deadshox (2010-09-22 20:02:36)

R00KIE · 2010-09-23 00:40:18

deadshox wrote:

I get the same error.
Has anyone solved it?

Don't post on old threads, newer kernel packages have been released and it works just fine, you are doing something wrong.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/For … Bumping.27

deadshox · 2010-09-23 04:44:56

This is a 2 Month old thread, thats old for you?

What am i doing wrong? I use the wiki and it don't work.

R00KIE · 2010-09-23 12:17:26

The problem is that the original thread wasn't specific to start with, no kernel version was specified and since 2 months ago new kernel packages (and others) have been released. Another poster also said to experience this after some packages were updated but didn't say which packages were updated.

The reason why no one has been able to even provide a clue to what's wrong is because of the vagueness of the problem, it's like saying my computer doesn't work, please help.

You need to say which kernel version you are using, if it worked before and if so with which kernel version, if some other update broke it, if it works when trying to load it manually and provide your rc.conf.

If you search the forum and the bugtracker you will not find much about anyone else having this problem so you need to provide some info that people can use to try to figure what the problem is.

deadshox · 2010-09-23 15:05:35

Okey.

On my Subnotebook it is a fresh Installation. Its all up to date with Kernel 2.6.35 on 64bit.

When i try to load 'acpi-cpufreq' manualy, this message will be shown: "FATAL: Error inserting acpi_cpufreq (/lib/modules/2.6.35-ARCH/kernel/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.ko): Device or resource busy"

When i load 'powernow-k8', it loads.

But on boot, both show an error message, unfortunately the boot is to fast to read the message.

Where can i check the error messages i get on boot? I didn't find the message in '/var/log/*'?

Last edited by deadshox (2010-09-23 15:07:19)

.:B:. · 2010-09-23 15:09:30

deadshox wrote:

This is a 2 Month old thread, thats old for you?

You're not really offering a solution, just bumping a topic and saying 'hey me too!'. That's not really gonna help the person who started this topic.

If you showed us your rc.conf contents, maybe we could help you. 64 bit problems belong in the 64 bit subforum as well.

deadshox · 2010-09-23 18:09:38

Thanks for seperating this topic.

Now 'powernow-k8' is starting fine. I don't no why, but it starts.

My 'rc.conf':

#
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
#

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCALIZATION
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime", any other value will result
#   in the hardware clock being left untouched (useful for virtualization)
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
#
LOCALE="de_DE.UTF-8"
HARDWARECLOCK="UTC"
TIMEZONE="Europe/Berlin"
KEYMAP="de-latin1-nodeadkeys"
CONSOLEFONT="default8x16"
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
#
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
#
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(vboxdrv !atl1c !pcspkr !snd-mixer-oss !snd-pcm-oss !snd-hwdep !snd-page-alloc !snd-pcm !snd-timer !snd !snd-hda-codec !snd-hda-intel !soundcore atl1c pcspkr snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-codec snd-hda-intel soundcore lib80211_crypt_tkip wl acpi-cpufreq powernow-k8 cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_powersave) 

# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
#
HOSTNAME="keil"

# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
#   - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
#   - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
# 
# DHCP:     Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#

#Static IP example
#eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(!eth0)

# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
#   - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
 
# Setting this to "yes" will skip network shutdown.
# This is required if your root device is on NFS.
NETWORK_PERSIST="no"

# Enable these network profiles at boot-up.  These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
#   - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
#   - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
#
# This now requires the netcfg package
#
#NETWORKS=(main)

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
#   - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
#   - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng hal wicd @netfs @alsa laptop-mode)

// Edit
On my Notebook,

HP Compaq 615, 2.6.35-ARCH x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm)X2 DualCore QL-66 AuthenticAMD

i have the same problems with 'acpi-cpufreq' and there is all up to date, too.

Last edited by deadshox (2010-09-23 19:58:57)

R00KIE · 2010-09-24 09:07:55

There is something strange in your MODULES line, why do you blacklist a bunch of modules and right after that you want to explicitly load them? It doesn't make sense and I have no idea if this can cause any problems, you either want to load the modules explicitly or blacklist them not the 2 things at the same time.

You are also loading a bunch of modules that will most probably get autoloaded (all the sound stuff).

Another thing is that I would only try to load modules that work, acpi-cpufreq and powernow-k8 can't be used at the same time so why bother trying to load something that can't possibly work? That way you may miss new error messages (you always get error/warning messages so its easy to miss a new one).

To debug any problems comment that MODULES line and add another one with _only_ the module that is not loading (first check that you can modprobe it manually), nothing else, reboot and check for error messages.

You may want to take a look at this too http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dis … ay_on_tty1

KimTjik · 2010-09-24 09:26:16

A quite typical configuration would be:

- only powernow-k8 among MODULES
- possibly cpufreq among DAEMONS

That way you load the necessary module and let the daemon automatically set governor. Adjust /etc/conf.d/cpufreq to correctly correspond to min and max for you CPU, probably min 1GHz and max 2.2GHz.

deadshox · 2010-09-24 22:38:47

Hello and thanks for the help.

I cleared the modules array and add cpufreq to the deamons.

The wiki is a little bit confused to read, i understood that acpi_cpufreq and powernow-k* will both.

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#1 2010-09-22 19:52:07

[Arch 64 bit] Powernow-k8 not loading at boot, loads fine afterwards

#2 2010-09-23 00:40:18

Re: [Arch 64 bit] Powernow-k8 not loading at boot, loads fine afterwards

#3 2010-09-23 04:44:56

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#4 2010-09-23 12:17:26

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#5 2010-09-23 15:05:35

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#6 2010-09-23 15:09:30

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