From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Arik Raffael Funke Subject: Re: Sempron 2800+ Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:03:19 +0200 Message-ID: <4506DA47.2040000@gmx.de> References: <84EA05E2CA77634C82730353CBE3A8430321907D@SAUSEXMB1.amd.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <84EA05E2CA77634C82730353CBE3A8430321907D@SAUSEXMB1.amd.com> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: cpufreq-bounces@lists.linux.org.uk Errors-To: cpufreq-bounces+glkc-cpufreq=gmane.org+glkc-cpufreq=gmane.org@lists.linux.org.uk Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: cpufreq@lists.linux.org.uk Langsdorf, Mark wrote: >> I am using kernel version 2.6.17.11 with built-in cpufreq >> support on a AMD Sempron 2800+. However, I do not have the >> directory /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/ >> >> Can anybody tell me why? Does my cpu not support cpufreq or >> have i forgotten to select some kernel modules/configuration? > > What does `dmesg | grep powern` report? > > I suspect that your Sempron doesn't have the bit enabled > that tells the driver it supports PowerNow!. Thus, the > driver doesn't load. I haven't had a chance to determine > if there's a large batch of Sempron 2800s that don't > support PN!, or if they just use a different bit to > indicate that support. dmesg | grep powern reports nothing at all... Is that supposed to be a good or bad thing? I fear for the latter. ;-) Is there anything else I could provide to help with diagnosis? Regards, Arik