Package: wnpp Version: unavailable; reported 2003-10-10 Severity: wishlist (Trying again as it looks like my first message didn't reach the BTS.) * Package name : athcool Version : 0.3.1 Upstream Author : Osamu Kayasono <jacobi@jcom.home.ne.jp> * URL : http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/jacobi/linux/softwares.html#athcool * License : GPL Description : enable powersaving mode for Athlon/Duron processors athcool is a small utility, enabling/disabling Powersaving mode for AMD Athlon/Duron processors. Since enabling Powersaving mode, you can save power consumption, lower CPU temprature when CPU is idle. Powersaving works if your kernel support ACPI (APM not work), because athcool only set/unset "Disconnect enable when STPGNT detected" bits in the Northbridge of Chipset. To really save power, someone has to send the STPGNT signal when idle. This is done by the ACPI subsystem when C2 state enterd. !!!WARNING!!! Depending on your motherboard and/or hardware components, enabling Athlon powersaving mode sometimes causes that * noisy or distorted sound playback * a slowdown in harddisk performance * system locks or instability If you met those problems, you should not use athcool. Please use athcool AT YOUR OWN RISK. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux tintin 2.4.22-tintin #1 Sat Oct 4 18:49:31 CEST 2003 i686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR@euro
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