linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7: powernow-k7 load but don't work
Subject: linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7: powernow-k7 load but don't work
Package: linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7
Version: 2.6.17-3
Severity: normal
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Frequency scaling won't work with kernel 2.6.17-1-k7. Same configuration
with kernel 2.6.16-1-k7 works smooth.
These are the differences in /var/log/syslog between the two kernels:
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Linux version 2.6.16-1-k7 (Debian 2.6.16-12) (waldi@debian.org) (gcc
version 4.0.4 20060422 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.3-2)) #2 Thu May 4
18:35:10 UTC 2006
Jul 17 11:56:32 localhost kernel: powernow: PowerNOW! Technology present.
Can scale: frequency and voltage.
Jul 17 11:56:32 localhost kernel: Detected 1791.269 MHz processor.
Jul 17 11:56:32 localhost kernel: powernow: SGTC: 13333
Jul 17 11:56:32 localhost kernel: powernow: Minimum speed 796 MHz. Maximum
speed 1791 MHz.
Jul 17 11:56:33 localhost powersaved: Starting powersaved with ACPI support
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Linux version 2.6.17-1-k7 (Debian 2.6.17-3) (waldi@debian.org) (gcc
version 4.1.2 20060708 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-8)) #1 SMP Thu Jul 13
14:56:45 UTC 2006
Jul 17 11:55:03 localhost kernel: powernow: PowerNOW! Technology present.
Can scale: frequency and voltage.
Jul 17 11:55:03 localhost powersaved: Cannot load cpufreq governors - No
cpufreq driver available
Jul 17 11:55:04 localhost powersaved: Starting powersaved with ACPI support
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-1-k7
Locale: LANG=it_IT@euro, LC_CTYPE=it_IT@euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7 depends on:
ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-3 tools for managing Linux
kernel mo
ii yaird [linux-initramfs-tool] 0.0.12-15 Yet Another mkInitRD
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7 recommends:
pn libc6-i686 <none> (no description available)
-- debconf information:
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.17-1-k7:
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.17-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.17-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.17-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.17-1-k7:
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/initrd-2.6.17-1-k7:
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.17-1-k7:
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.17-1-k7: false
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.17-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.17-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.17-1-k7:
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.17-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.17-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.17-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/abort-install-2.6.17-1-k7:
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.17-1-k7:
true
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.17-1-k7:
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.17-1-k7: true
linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.17-1-k7: false
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