Re: speedstep-centrino (no such device)

From: Renato S. Yamane
Date: Sat Jun 30 2007 - 22:05:13 EST


Robert Hancock wrote:
Renato S. Yamane wrote:
Is impossible use speedstep in my Laptop with Pentium M 1,86Ghz:

#modprobe speedstep-centrino
FATAL: Error inserting speedstep_centrino (/lib/modules/2.6.18-3-686/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.ko): No such device

To do that (speedstep), I need install powersaved, but speedstep-centrino is not used.

I believe acpi-cpufreq is preferred over speedstep-centrino in most cases today, does that work?

Robert, acpi_cpufreq works fine to me.
I insert parameter CPUFREQD_MODULE="acpi_cpufreq" in my /etc/powersave/cpufreq and now is possible use scaling frequency.

I read /usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c and see that this module is made using document 25261202.pdf (from Intel) as reference.

This document include only some Pentium M models.

My Pentium M is model 750 (1.86GHz) and you can see datasheet on document 30526202.pdf available here:
<http://download.intel.com/design/mobile/datashts/30526202.pdf>

What I can choose on "CPUFreq Processor drivers" availiable in .config?
Currently I do that (in Kernel 2.6.21.1):

# CPUFreq processor drivers
#
CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ=m
# CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K6 is not set
# CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K7 is not set
# CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8 is not set
# CONFIG_X86_GX_SUSPMOD is not set
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO=y
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO_TABLE=y
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_ICH=m
# CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_SMI is not set
# CONFIG_X86_P4_CLOCKMOD is not set
# CONFIG_X86_CPUFREQ_NFORCE2 is not set
# CONFIG_X86_LONGRUN is not set
# CONFIG_X86_LONGHAUL is not set
# CONFIG_X86_E_POWERSAVER is not set

#
# shared options
#
# CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ_PROC_INTF is not set
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_LIB=m
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_RELAXED_CAP_CHECK=y

Best regards,
Renato S. Yamane
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