Hello,
On a desktop computer running with a Via C3 Nehemia (1 Ghz) CPU.
Does that CPU supports frequency scaling ?
There seems to be problems with frequency scaling !
# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : CentaurHauls
cpu family : 6
model : 9
model name : VIA Nehemiah
stepping : 4
cpu MHz : 1004.871
cache size : 64 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu de pse tsc msr cx8 mtrr pge cmov mmx fxsr sse up
rng rng_en
bogomips : 2010.97
clflush size : 32
kernel.log gives:
Dec 15 00:10:34 localhost kernel: longhaul: VIA C3 'Nehemiah B' [C5XLOH]
CPU detected. Powersaver supported.
Dec 15 00:10:34 localhost kernel: longhaul: No ACPI support. Unsupported
northbridge.
Dec 15 00:11:06 localhost kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 4
Dec 15 00:11:06 localhost kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 3
Dec 15 00:11:06 localhost kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 5
Dec 15 00:16:17 localhost kernel: warning: process `nvidia-installe'
used the deprecated sysctl system call with 1.23.
Dec 15 00:16:17 localhost kernel: warning: process `nvidia-installe'
used the deprecated sysctl system call with 1.23.
Dec 15 00:16:17 localhost kernel: nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints
kernel.
Dec 15 00:16:17 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:00.0[A] ->
Link [LNKA] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5
Dec 15 00:16:17 localhost kernel: NVRM: loading NVIDIA Linux x86 Kernel
Module 96.43.07 Wed Jul 2 12:17:43 PDT 2008
Dec 15 00:16:17 localhost kernel: NVRM: CPU does not support the PAT,
falling back to MTRRs.
Dec 15 00:16:17 localhost kernel: warning: process `nvidia-installe'
used the deprecated sysctl system call with 1.23.
Dec 15 00:17:31 localhost kernel: NVRM: loading NVIDIA Linux x86 Kernel
Module 96.43.07 Wed Jul 2 12:17:43 PDT 2008
Dec 15 00:17:31 localhost kernel: NVRM: CPU does not support the PAT,
falling back to MTRRs.
Dec 15 00:17:31 localhost kernel: agpgart: Found an AGP 2.0 compliant
device at 0000:00:00.0.
Dec 15 00:17:31 localhost kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at
0000:00:00.0 into 4x mode
Dec 15 00:17:31 localhost kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at
0000:01:00.0 into 4x mode
Dec 15 00:37:33 localhost kernel: longhaul: VIA C3 'Nehemiah B' [C5XLOH]
CPU detected. Powersaver supported.
Dec 15 00:37:33 localhost kernel: longhaul: No ACPI support. Unsupported
northbridge.
Dec 15 01:00:11 localhost kernel: longhaul: VIA C3 'Nehemiah B' [C5XLOH]
CPU detected. Powersaver supported.
Dec 15 01:00:11 localhost kernel: longhaul: No ACPI support. Unsupported
northbridge.
Dec 15 01:01:02 localhost kernel: longhaul: VIA C3 'Nehemiah B' [C5XLOH]
CPU detected. Powersaver supported.
Dec 15 01:01:02 localhost kernel: longhaul: No ACPI support. Unsupported
northbridge.
/var/log/messages gives:
Dec 15 00:10:33 localhost powersaved: Loading longrun
Dec 15 00:10:33 localhost powersaved: Loading longhaul
Dec 15 00:10:34 localhost kernel: longhaul: VIA C3 'Nehemiah B' [C5XLOH]
CPU detected. Powersaver supported.
Dec 15 00:10:34 localhost powersaved: Loading acpi_cpufreq
Dec 15 00:10:34 localhost powersaved: CPU frequency scaling is not
supported by your processor.
Dec 15 00:10:34 localhost powersaved: enter 'CPUFREQD_MODULE=off' in
/etc/powersave/cpufreq to avoid this warning.
Dec 15 00:10:34 localhost powersaved: Cannot load cpufreq governors - No
cpufreq driver available
Does that CPU supports frequency scaling ? any idea ?
Cheers
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