From owner-freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 28 16:25:33 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 171BF16A401 for ; Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:25:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ales.rom@kabelnet.net) Received: from mta1.siol.net (mta1.siol.net [193.189.160.88]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33EA143D49 for ; Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:25:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ales.rom@kabelnet.net) Received: from edge2.siol.net ([10.10.10.211]) by mta1.siol.net with ESMTP id <20060428162527.PCLS4387.mta1.siol.net@edge2.siol.net> for ; Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:25:27 +0200 Received: from [192.168.1.105] (really [213.250.17.8]) by edge2.siol.net with ESMTP id <20060428162526.EFKI7870.edge2.siol.net@[192.168.1.105]> for ; Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:25:26 +0200 Message-ID: <44524200.8050504@kabelnet.net> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:25:36 +0000 From: Ales User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060225) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: powerd on Gericom Webgine XL not running quite well X-BeenThere: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: ACPI and power management development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:25:33 -0000 Hello all. I am new to this list, but not to FreeBSD :) I installed 6.1-RC1 on my Gericom Webgine XL with Athlon XP-M 1400 processor. (800-1200 MHz) It runs great, just one thing is bothering me. Powerd is running, but when it comes to maximum frequency speed it stays there. The example of powerd -v is here: # powerd -v idle time < 65%, increasing clock speed from 798 MHz to 931 MHz idle time > 90%, decreasing clock speed from 1064 MHz to 997 MHz idle time > 90%, decreasing clock speed from 931 MHz to 864 MHz idle time < 65%, increasing clock speed from 931 MHz to 1064 MHz idle time > 90%, decreasing clock speed from 1197 MHz to 1197 MHz idle time > 90%, decreasing clock speed from 1197 MHz to 1197 MHz idle time > 90%, decreasing clock speed from 1197 MHz to 1197 MHz idle time > 90%, decreasing clock speed from 1197 MHz to 1197 MHz . . . So, it looks that powerd can increase and decrease CPU speed until it reaches maximum. If I manualy change frequency with sysctl, frequency can go down again. sysctl dev.cpu.0.freq=800 dev.cpu.0.freq: 1197 -> 798 I do not know what is wrong here so any help would be great. Thanks. Ales ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Some sysctls: dev.cpu.0.%desc: ACPI CPU dev.cpu.0.%driver: cpu dev.cpu.0.%location: handle=\_PR_.CPU1 dev.cpu.0.%pnpinfo: _HID=none _UID=0 dev.cpu.0.%parent: acpi0 dev.cpu.0.freq: 1197 dev.cpu.0.freq_levels: 1197/35004 1197/35004 1197/35004 1197/35004 1197/35004 1064/29004 997/25291 931/23595 864/21910 798/20224 dev.powernow.0.%desc: PowerNow! K7 dev.powernow.0.%driver: powernow dev.powernow.0.%parent: cpu0 dev.powernow.0.freq_settings: 1197/35004 1197/35004 1197/35004 1197/35004 1197/35004 1064/29004 997/25291 931/23595 864/21910 798/20224