2007/6/29, bardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ zgrep MICROCODE /proc/config.gz
> # CONFIG_MICROCODE is not set
>
> Is there any reason for this? We also have a build for microcode_ctl
> in the AUR, and it doesn't work with the standard kernel. Microcode
> updates are at least useful, I'd even say fundamental given the big
> quantity of bugs they fix. Core 2 Duo, anyone? :(

AFAIK it will be in 2.6.22.

>
> And about the Core 2 Duo, I've always used the speedstep-centrino
> module to make cpufreq work, but it doesn't work anymore with the
> latest kernels:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# modprobe speedstep-centrino
> FATAL: Error inserting speedstep_centrino
> (/lib/modules/2.6.21-ARCH/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.ko):
> No such device
>
> Did they add a separate module to handle this cpu? And if this is the
> case, why aren't we building it?

We are building it:
#
# CPUFreq processor drivers
#
CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ=m
CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K6=m
CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K7=m
CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K7_ACPI=y
CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8=m
CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8_ACPI=y
CONFIG_X86_GX_SUSPMOD=m
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO=m
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO_ACPI=y
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO_TABLE=y
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_ICH=m
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_SMI=m
CONFIG_X86_P4_CLOCKMOD=m
CONFIG_X86_CPUFREQ_NFORCE2=m
CONFIG_X86_LONGRUN=m
CONFIG_X86_LONGHAUL=m
CONFIG_X86_E_POWERSAVER=m


-- 
Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич)
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