Hi John, i've the exact same processor you have but with an Asus K8V-X (K8T800 chipset). I've just started powernow. I'll run it for the day and see what happens.
Have found any hint on how to reproduce the problem? -Pascal On 8/5/05, John Belmonte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm having a hard time diagnosing a powernow-k8 problem. It works fine > for several hours of power throttle stress testing, but eventually the > following error appears: > > kernel: powernow-k8: detected change pending stuck > kernel: powernow-k8: transition frequency failed > kernel: powernow-k8: failing targ, change pending bit set > > After this failure, any further transition request yields: > > kernel: powernow-k8: failing targ, change pending bit set > > which effectively renders power throttling unusable on my system. > > I've tried two different brands of motherboard with the same Via > chipset, and see the same failure. However, if it's a chipset problem, > I'd expect to see similar problem reports from other users, but I can't > find any. > > A call for help: if you have the Via K8M800 or K8T800 chipset, or > specifically the DFI K8M800 or Chaintech K8M800 motherboard, and can > either confirm or deny this power throttling problem, please contact me. > Even if you have a different chipset but the same CPU, and can claim > that powernow-k8 runs flawlessly, I'd like to hear it. > > Any other ideas on how to diagnose this would be appreciated. > > * motherboard: DFI K8M800 (Chaintech K8M800 has same failure) > * kernel: stock 2.6.13-rc4 (tried several other versions) > * CPU: Athlon 64 2800+, socket 754, stepping 10 > * memory: tried Ultra and Viking PC3200 DDR 400MHz > > --John > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- XBGM# (http://xbgm.sf.net) MoviXMaker-2 (http://sv.gnu.org/projects/movixmaker) [e]MoviX[2] (http://movix.sf.net) Debian GNU/Linux (http://www.debian.org)
