Hi, you should be using "acpi-cpufreq" for CPU frequency scaling instead -- only that will provde for decreased energy consumption, except in very rare circumstances... Best, Dominik On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 02:10:01PM -0800, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > > lshw attached > pvr.mtranch.com > description: Desktop Computer > product: System Product Name > vendor: System manufacturer > version: System Version > serial: System Serial Number > width: 32 bits > capabilities: smbios-2.5 dmi-2.5 smp-1.4 smp > configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop cpus=2 uuid=601F5BE0-DAC1-DD11-9590-002354A5908F > *-core > description: Motherboard > product: P5N7A-VM > vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. > physical id: 0 > version: Rev 1.xx > serial: MS1C8BBJ5N00671 > slot: To Be Filled By O.E.M. > *-firmware > description: BIOS > vendor: American Megatrends Inc. > physical id: 0 > version: 0407 (11/18/2008) > size: 64KiB > capacity: 960KiB > capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification > *-cpu:0 > description: CPU > product: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz > vendor: Intel Corp. > physical id: 4 > bus info: cpu@0 > version: 6.7.10 > serial: 0001-067A-0000-0000-0000-0000 > slot: Socket 775 > size: 3GHz > capacity: 3800MHz > width: 64 bits > clock: 333MHz > capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx x86-64 constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts pni monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr sse4_1 lahf_lm > configuration: id=1 > *-cache:0 > description: L1 cache > physical id: 5 > slot: L1-Cache > size: 64KiB > capacity: 64KiB > capabilities: internal write-back data > *-cache:1 > description: L2 cache > physical id: 6 > slot: L2-Cache > size: 6MiB > capacity: 6MiB > capabilities: internal write-back unified > *-cache:2 DISABLED > description: L3 cache > physical id: 7 > slot: L3-Cache > capabilities: internal > *-logicalcpu:0 > description: Logical CPU > physical id: 1.1 > width: 64 bits > capabilities: logical > *-logicalcpu:1 > description: Logical CPU > physical id: 1.2 > width: 64 bits > capabilities: logical > *-memory > description: System Memory > physical id: 32 > slot: System board or motherboard > size: 2GiB > *-bank:0 > description: Synchronous 800 MHz (1.2 ns) > product: ModulePartNumber00 > vendor: Manufacturer00 > physical id: 0 > serial: SerNum00 > slot: DIMM_A1 > size: 1GiB > width: 64 bits > clock: 800MHz (1.2ns) > *-bank:1 > description: DIMM [empty] > product: ModulePartNumber01 > vendor: Manufacturer01 > physical id: 1 > serial: SerNum01 > slot: DIMM_A2 > *-bank:2 > description: Synchronous 800 MHz (1.2 ns) > product: ModulePartNumber02 > vendor: Manufacturer02 > physical id: 2 > serial: SerNum02 > slot: DIMM_B1 > size: 1GiB > width: 64 bits > clock: 800MHz (1.2ns) > *-bank:3 > description: DIMM [empty] > product: ModulePartNumber03 > vendor: Manufacturer03 > physical id: 3 > serial: SerNum03 > slot: DIMM_B2 > *-cpu:1 > physical id: 1 > bus info: cpu@1 > version: 6.7.10 > serial: 0001-067A-0000-0000-0000-0000 > size: 18EHz > capabilities: vmx ht > configuration: id=1 > *-logicalcpu:0 > description: Logical CPU > physical id: 1.1 > capabilities: logical > *-logicalcpu:1 > description: Logical CPU > physical id: 1.2 > capabilities: logical > *-pci > description: Host bridge > product: MCP79 Host Bridge > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 100 > bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz > *-memory:0 UNCLAIMED > description: RAM memory > product: MCP79 Memory Controller > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 0.1 > bus info: pci@0000:00:00.1 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) > capabilities: bus_master > configuration: latency=0 > *-isa > description: ISA bridge > product: MCP79 LPC Bridge > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 3 > bus info: pci@0000:00:03.0 > version: b2 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz > capabilities: isa bus_master > configuration: latency=0 > *-memory:1 UNCLAIMED > description: RAM memory > product: MCP79 Memory Controller > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 3.1 > bus info: pci@0000:00:03.1 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) > configuration: latency=0 > *-serial UNCLAIMED > description: SMBus > product: MCP79 SMBus > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 3.2 > bus info: pci@0000:00:03.2 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz > capabilities: pm cap_list > configuration: latency=0 > *-memory:2 UNCLAIMED > description: RAM memory > product: MCP79 Memory Controller > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 3.3 > bus info: pci@0000:00:03.3 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) > configuration: latency=0 > *-memory:3 UNCLAIMED > description: RAM memory > product: nVidia Corporation > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 3.4 > bus info: pci@0000:00:03.4 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) > configuration: latency=0 > *-processor UNCLAIMED > description: Co-processor > product: MCP79 Co-processor > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 3.5 > bus info: pci@0000:00:03.5 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz > capabilities: bus_master > configuration: latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3 > *-usb:0 > description: USB Controller > product: MCP79 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 4 > bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz > capabilities: pm ohci bus_master cap_list > configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3 module=ohci_hcd > *-usbhost > product: OHCI Host Controller > vendor: Linux 2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.i686 ohci_hcd > physical id: 1 > bus info: usb@3 > logical name: /dev/usb3 > version: 2.06 > capabilities: usb-1.10 > configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=12.0MB/s > *-usb > description: Mouse > product: USB Optical Mouse > vendor: Logitech > physical id: 1 > bus info: usb@3:1 > version: 43.01 > capabilities: usb-2.00 > configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA speed=1.5MB/s > *-usb:1 > description: USB Controller > product: MCP79 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 4.1 > bus info: pci@0000:00:04.1 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz > capabilities: debug pm ehci bus_master cap_list > configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3 module=ehci_hcd > *-usbhost > product: EHCI Host Controller > vendor: Linux 2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.i686 ehci_hcd > physical id: 1 > bus info: usb@1 > logical name: /dev/usb1 > version: 2.06 > capabilities: usb-2.00 > configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=480.0MB/s > *-usb:2 > description: USB Controller > product: MCP79 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 6 > bus info: pci@0000:00:06.0 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz > capabilities: pm ohci bus_master cap_list > configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3 module=ohci_hcd > *-usbhost > product: OHCI Host Controller > vendor: Linux 2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.i686 ohci_hcd > physical id: 1 > bus info: usb@4 > logical name: /dev/usb4 > version: 2.06 > capabilities: usb-1.10 > configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=12.0MB/s > *-usb:3 > description: USB Controller > product: MCP79 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 6.1 > bus info: pci@0000:00:06.1 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz > capabilities: debug pm ehci bus_master cap_list > configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3 module=ehci_hcd > *-usbhost > product: EHCI Host Controller > vendor: Linux 2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.i686 ehci_hcd > physical id: 1 > bus info: usb@2 > logical name: /dev/usb2 > version: 2.06 > capabilities: usb-2.00 > configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=480.0MB/s > *-usb > description: Generic USB device > product: RTL8187_Wireless_LAN_Adapter > vendor: Manufacturer_Realtek_RTL8187_ > physical id: 1 > bus info: usb@2:1 > version: 1.00 > serial: 001AEF0303E3 > capabilities: usb-2.00 > configuration: driver=rtl8187 maxpower=500mA speed=480.0MB/s > *-multimedia > description: Audio device > product: MCP79 High Definition Audio > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 8 > bus info: pci@0000:00:08.0 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz > capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list > configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 maxlatency=5 mingnt=2 module=snd_hda_intel > *-pci:0 > description: PCI bridge > product: MCP79 PCI Bridge > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 9 > bus info: pci@0000:00:09.0 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz > capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list > *-network > description: Ethernet interface > product: MCP79 Ethernet > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: a > bus info: pci@0000:00:0a.0 > logical name: eth0 > version: b1 > serial: 00:23:54:a5:90:8f > size: 100MB/s > capacity: 1GB/s > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz > capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation > configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=forcedeth driverversion=0.61 duplex=full latency=0 link=yes maxlatency=20 mingnt=1 module=forcedeth multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s > *-ide > description: IDE interface > product: MCP79 SATA Controller > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: b > bus info: pci@0000:00:0b.0 > logical name: scsi0 > logical name: scsi1 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 66MHz > capabilities: ide pm msi bus_master cap_list emulated > configuration: driver=ahci latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3 module=ahci > *-disk > description: ATA Disk > product: WDC WD2500BEKT-0 > vendor: Western Digital > physical id: 0 > bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0 > logical name: /dev/sda > version: 11.0 > serial: WD-WXM908SA3087 > size: 232GiB (250GB) > capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos > configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=000189bf > *-volume:0 > description: EXT3 volume > vendor: Linux > physical id: 1 > bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1 > logical name: /dev/sda1 > logical name: /boot > version: 1.0 > serial: 67cecfae-f150-434b-a6f5-9db358a63c14 > size: 78MiB > capacity: 78MiB > capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files recover ext3 ext2 initialized > configuration: created=2009-02-10 02:32:20 filesystem=ext3 label=/boot modified=2009-03-02 14:01:02 mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,errors=continue,user_xattr,acl,data=ordered mounted=2009-03-02 14:01:02 state=mounted > *-volume:1 > description: EXT3 volume > vendor: Linux > physical id: 2 > bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2 > logical name: /dev/sda2 > logical name: / > version: 1.0 > serial: 902cfd80-8255-4504-8e82-367274ccf948 > size: 10001MiB > capacity: 10001MiB > capabilities: primary journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files recover ext3 ext2 initialized > configuration: created=2009-02-10 02:30:44 filesystem=ext3 label=/ modified=2009-03-03 12:32:54 mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,errors=continue,user_xattr,acl,data=ordered mounted=2009-03-03 12:32:54 state=mounted > *-volume:2 > description: EXT3 volume > vendor: Linux > physical id: 3 > bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,3 > logical name: /dev/sda3 > logical name: /home > version: 1.0 > serial: 28630914-56e1-4e02-ad0e-e593251f7543 > size: 4996MiB > capacity: 4996MiB > capabilities: primary journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files recover ext3 ext2 initialized > configuration: created=2009-02-10 02:32:15 filesystem=ext3 label=/home modified=2009-03-03 12:32:54 mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,errors=continue,user_xattr,acl,data=ordered mounted=2009-03-03 12:32:54 state=mounted > *-volume:3 > description: Extended partition > physical id: 4 > bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,4 > logical name: /dev/sda4 > size: 218GiB > capacity: 218GiB > capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended > *-logicalvolume:0 > description: Linux swap / Solaris partition > physical id: 5 > logical name: /dev/sda5 > capacity: 2000MiB > capabilities: nofs > *-logicalvolume:1 > description: Linux filesystem partition > physical id: 6 > logical name: /dev/sda6 > logical name: /usr/local > capacity: 996MiB > configuration: mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,errors=continue,user_xattr,acl,data=ordered state=mounted > *-logicalvolume:2 > description: Linux filesystem partition > physical id: 7 > logical name: /dev/sda7 > logical name: /tv > capacity: 215GiB > configuration: mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,barrier=1,data=ordered state=mounted > *-cdrom > description: DVD-RAM writer > product: DRW-2014L1T > vendor: ASUS > physical id: 1 > bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0 > logical name: /dev/cdrom > logical name: /dev/cdrw > logical name: /dev/dvd > logical name: /dev/dvdrw > logical name: /dev/scd0 > logical name: /dev/sr0 > version: 1.02 > capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram > configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc > *-pci:1 > description: PCI bridge > product: MCP79 PCI Express Bridge > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: c > bus info: pci@0000:00:0c.0 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 33MHz > capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list > configuration: driver=pcieport-driver > *-pci:2 > description: PCI bridge > product: MCP79 PCI Express Bridge > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 10 > bus info: pci@0000:00:10.0 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 33MHz > capabilities: pci pm msi normal_decode bus_master cap_list > *-display > description: VGA compatible controller > product: GeForce 9300 / nForce 730i > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 0 > bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0 > version: b1 > width: 64 bits > clock: 33MHz > capabilities: pm msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list > configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0 module=nvidia > *-pci:3 > description: PCI bridge > product: MCP79 PCI Express Bridge > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 15 > bus info: pci@0000:00:15.0 > version: b1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 33MHz > capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list > configuration: driver=pcieport-driver > *-network > description: Wireless interface > physical id: 1 > logical name: wlan0 > serial: 00:1a:ef:03:03:e3 > capabilities: ethernet physical wireless > configuration: broadcast=yes ip=192.168.10.4 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe cpufreq" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html