Re: Cool and quiet in amd64 box
A Dijous 23 Octubre 2008, Vasilios Karaklioumis va escriure:
> Leopold Palomo Avellaneda wrote:
> > A Dimecres 22 Octubre 2008, Vasilios Karaklioumis va escriure:
> >> Leopold Palomo Avellaneda wrote:
> >>> A Dimecres 22 Octubre 2008, vàreu escriure:
> >>>> Leopold Palomo-Avellaneda wrote:
> >>>>> A Diumenge 19 Octubre 2008, Corey Hickey va escriure:
> >>>>>> Leopold Palomo Avellaneda wrote:
> >>>>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> some days ago I updated my old (2004) box with a new hd. In the
> >>>>>>> operation I installed a clean lenny. After the installation, all
> >>>>>>> more or less is working, I noticed that the box didn't have
> >>>>>>> activated the cool and quiet. Probably because I disable it some
> >>>>>>> month ago testing some function with the compiz, k8temp module or
> >>>>>>> whatever.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Now, I have been realised that my box doesn't work with cool and
> >>>>>>> quiet. Simple, if I activate it in the bios, the kernel
> >>>>>>> (linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64, 2.6.26-8) hangs booting.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Are you saying it worked before but it doesn't now?> If so, I
> >>>>>> probably can't help you.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Well, in bios mode i think that is working. The problem is that when
> >>>>> linux is booting. The first error is somethings about the clock
> >>>>> (unstable, doe the freq scaling), but I have tested all the modes
> >>>>> without success.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> If it never worked before (or you hadn't tried it), perhaps a BIOS
> >>>>>> update will fix the problem. I had the same thing happen on my
> >>>>>> fairly similar system due to a BIOS bug.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Yes, was the first thing I did. The bios is updated to the last know
> >>>>> version.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Best regards,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Leo
> >>>>
> >>>> Check the beta bioses too.Asus motherboards(for an example) are almost
> >>>> always more stable with a beta one.Can you tell us the motherboard
> >>>> make / model and revision please?
> >>>
> >>> of course,
> >>>
> >>> it's a MSI [1]. I have installed the last version of the bios.
> >>> Activating the cool n quiet I got problems with the clocksource. I have
> >>> tested hpet, tsc and acpi. I ccan try to test it again if this is the
> >>> trick and I have missed something.
> >>>
> >>> Best regards,
> >>>
> >>> Leo
> >>>
> >>> PS I have make cc to the list because I thought that you missed it, I
> >>> hope don't offend you.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> [1]
> >>> http://www.msicomputer.com/product/detail_spec/product_detail.asp?model
> >>>=K 8T_Neo-FIS2R
> >>
> >> no offence mate.Well it's a socket 754.the same happens with windows too
> >> (complaining about the clock) but it should work.I will investigate it
> >> further though.make sure all acpi options are enabled in bios.If they
> >> are then try to disable them.I have seen numerous broken implementations
> >> of acpi.
> >> play a bit with its settings.
> >
> > No success :-(
> >
> > - I have tested with clocksource=acpi_pm or tsc and no
> > - I have tested to unstall cpufrequtils and no.
> >
> > i think that is solution is a combination betwend some kernel modules
> > loaded at boot time and some configuration. But I remember have enabled
> > the cool n' quiet and the cpufreq changed ondemand.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Leo
> >
> > PS how can I know which kernel modules do I need?
>
> leave cpufrequtils on
Ok, done.
> Try some different settings in BIOS.I think that the problem lies
> there.Can you post your bios settings under power management and/or
> anything relevant to acpi?
well, in the acpi field there's a S1/POS || S3/POS || Auto parameter that i
have tested without success.
But, I have found a light loading at boot time the powernow-k8 module, and the
box boots till the graphic screen. Then it hangs. The nvidia proprietary
driver doesn't have any responsibility, no?
Regards,
Leo
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