Re: setting powernow-k7 conflicting on laptop.

[Dave Jones <davej-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 04:40:01PM +0200, Geotronix wrote:
 > 
 > Hi.
 > 
 > I have a Presario 710EA with Debian 2.6.4-k7 kernel image installed.
 > With modconf I tried to install the PowerNow-k7 module but I get a
 > message that tells me that the device is in use.
 > As a matter of fact I have activated and loaded all ACPI modules and
 > another module freq_table that is used by ACPI and that modconf dowsn't
 > let me unload. I'm not able to understand who is conficting with
 > powernow module and why it isn't loading.
 > 
 > WHich are the modules that mustn't be loaded in memory so that I can
 > install powernow for my DUron 900 processor?

Odds are that you've loaded the acpi cpufreq driver. Cpufreq doesn't
support >1 driver being loaded.

		Dave



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