Re: powernowd / stock kernels

[Zachary Rizer <zrizer@yahoo.com>]

Please disregard previous email -- I just realized
powernowd is only on XP-M processors, and that what
I'm looking for is "Cool 'n Quiet". 

My mistake!

~Z
--- Zachary Rizer <zrizer@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Is it possible to run powernowd with the stock
> kernel?
>  I'm getting the following when I try to start it:
> 
> -- snip --
> 
> Starting powernowd: Error writing file governor:
> Invalid argument
> Couldn't get per-cpu data: Illegal seek
> PowerNowd encountered and error and could not start.
> Please make sure that:
>  - You are running a v2.5/v2.6 kernel or later
>  - That you have sysfs mounted /sys
>  - That you have the core cpufreq and
> cpufreq-userspace
>    modules loaded into your kernel
>  - That you have the cpufreq driver for your cpu
> loaded,
>    and that it works. (check dmesg for errors)
> If all of the above are true, and you still have
> problems,
> please email the author: clemej@alum.rpi.edu
> invoke-rc.d: initscript powernowd, action "start"
> failed.
> 
> -- snip --
> 
> System information:
> Linux fortunado 2.6.8-10-amd64-k8 #1 Fri Jan 28
> 04:54:33 CET 2005 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 
> Motherboard is an Nforce3 250
> 
> Proc:
> model name      : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
> 
> /sys _is_ mounted, and:
> 
> [root@fortunado]*[/etc/init.d]$ lsmod|grep power
> powernow_k8            10440  0
> freq_table              5064  1 powernow_k8
> processor              18236  2 thermal,powernow_k8
> 
> Ideas?
> 
> Thanks!
> Zaq
> 
> 
> 
> 
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