Bug#489058: 2.6.25-2-amd64: acpi_cpufreq won't load on Xeon E5420

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008, Kevin Mitchell wrote:

> Package: linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64
> Version: 2.6.25-5
> Severity: normal
> File: 2.6.25-2-amd64
> 
> 
> I am unable to load the acpi-cpufreq module on my Xeon E5420 which uses the core microarchitecture and 
> as I understand it should therefore use this module for frequency scaling. 
> 
> #modprobe acpi-cpufreq
> FATAL: Error inserting acpi_cpufreq (/lib/modules/2.6.25-2-amd64/kernel/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.ko): No such device
> 
> I've even got /etc/init.d/loadcpufreq and /etc/init.d/cpufrequtils staring in runlevel 2, but
> 
> #cpufreq-info
> cpufrequtils 002: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004-2006
> Report errors and bugs to linux@brodo.de, please.
> analyzing CPU 0:
>   no or unknown cpufreq driver is active on this CPU
> analyzing CPU 1:
>   no or unknown cpufreq driver is active on this CPU
> analyzing CPU 2:
>   no or unknown cpufreq driver is active on this CPU
> analyzing CPU 3:
>   no or unknown cpufreq driver is active on this CPU
> 
> Finally,

please checkout 2.6.26-rc8 images, see trunk apt lines
-> http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel

thanks for feedback on it.

-- 
maks