Bug#464664: linux-image-2.6.24-1-amd64: X86_64 laptop hangs after logging powernow_k8 error while on battery

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Fri, 08 Feb 2008, Jason White wrote:

> Package: linux-image-2.6.24-1-amd64
> Version: 2.6.24-2
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> My laptop has an AMD Athlon64 processor. With recent kernels (at least 2.6.22
> and 2.6.24, possibly earlier), if run on battery, the laptop eventually hangs.
> The error is as reported in the syslog output below. I am using the
> powernow-k8 module with the ondemand CPU frequency governor. When connected to
> AC power, the laptop does not encounter this problem.
> 
> Feb  7 11:02:11 jpc kernel: ACPI: CPU0 (power states: C1[C1] C2[C2] C3[C3])
> Feb  7 11:02:11 jpc kernel: powernow-k8: Found 1 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ processors (1 cpu cores) (version 2.20.00)
> Feb  7 11:02:11 jpc kernel: powernow-k8:    0 : fid 0xa (1800 MHz), vid 0x2
> Feb  7 11:02:11 jpc kernel: powernow-k8:    1 : fid 0x8 (1600 MHz), vid 0x6
> Feb  7 11:02:11 jpc kernel: powernow-k8:    2 : fid 0x0 (800 MHz), vid 0x12
> Feb  7 11:02:25 jpc kernel: powernow-k8: error - out of sync, fix 0xa 0x0, vid 0x2 0x12

sorry for the late reaction.

can we have an update for a recent kernel aka 2.6.25 from sid.
installs just fine in testing.

thanks

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maks