Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Tue, 22 Jul 2003 15:42:53 +0100 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.0-test1: CPUFreq not working, can't find sysfs interface |
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On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 04:23:53PM +0200, Dominik Brodowski wrote: > On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 04:18:39PM +0200, textshell@neutronstar.dyndns.org wrote: > > So it seems to me that the BIOS doesn't have the tables for my Athlon > > model/stepping. I tried to get a new bios from hp, but it didn't change anything > > relevant (they changed something in the PSTs but did not add a new one for my > > processor) > Indeed, that's the BUG().
Can you also mail the output of dmidecode, and the model of the laptop. This is a 'beat up BIOS vendor' case, which AMD are actively trying to do. I'll forward the info on to the right people..
> > I think it would be a good thing to display a Message explaining why powernow > > isn't working to the user in the case that no relevant PST is found. > Patch appended at the end.
Looks fine. I'll apply it when I get back from KS/OLS.
> > I very much would like to have a way to override (or add to) the bios provided > > values. > AFAIK, Dave Jones will add support to override the BIOS-provided tables.
There's been some sysfs discussion with Pat in the last few days (not specifically cpufreq related, but its going to become easier to add this aparently..).
Dave
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