From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bruno Ducrot Subject: Re: powernow-k8: Power state transitions not supported Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:12:51 +0200 Message-ID: <20050329121251.GD2298@poupinou.org> References: <1112085824.3156.13.camel@localhost.localdomain> <200503291059.16320.pytasz@lodz.home.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200503291059.16320.pytasz@lodz.home.pl> 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@lists.linux.org.uk Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Micha? Pytasz Cc: cpufreq@ZenII.linux.org.uk On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 10:59:16AM +0000, Micha? Pytasz wrote: > On Tuesday 29 of March 2005 08:43, Michael Pophal wrote: > > Hi, > > I tried the last 3 days to convince cpufreq to work with my new Semperon > > 2600+ (Socket 754). > > I also bought a new mainboard 'MSI K8T Neo-V'. It is a desktop (not > > mobile) processor! > > I compiled the kernel with the recommended settings. The result during > > startup: > > powernow-k8: Power state transitions not supported > Do You have cpuid in Your kernel? That check from cpuid wont work. The message above (Power state transitions not supported) indicate that cpuid, function 0x80000007 return a value so that the processor do not support frequency and voltage scaling. > > It seems to me, that this processor is not supported by cpufreq, isn't > > it? > > I guess it is, however I might be wrong ;) You are wrong, I'm afraid. > > > I want to have a cheap processor, which is able to save power, because > > it is running the whole day. Do you have any recommendation which > > processor I should use. I'm going to change the Semperon 2600+ to try > > another combination (cpu + mainboard). Any hint is hightly apprecitated! > > > > Do you have a Semperon xx00+ (Socket 754) running on this 'Cool'n Quiet' > > mode? Which one works? AFAIK, the only choice is amd64. Maybe ebay would be your friend, who knows? -- Bruno Ducrot -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? -- Don't know. Don't care.