> There was a typo in my last statement...
> oldstable 5.10 --> governor *is* working > oldstable 6.1 backport --> governor not working > oldstable 6.1 RT backport --> governor is working > stable 6.1 --> governor is working On Wed, 2024-03-13 at 13:41 +0100, Alex wrote: > Hi Andy, > > I see your point... however the governor working or not seems to be a > pure kernel issue, and Devuan does not support any arm platform and > not build the generic kernels in the apt repository. Their repository > is mainly fed from Debian one, with some changes when it comes to > systemd vs. init. > > There are prebuilt images for arm64 with custom compiled kernels > without any method to do regular updates (they do not feed these > kernels to the apt repository). This is why I ended in compiling the > kernel by myself in the first place. > > However, to be sure it really is a kernel issue I gave > 20231109_raspi_4_bookworm.img an try today and the governor worked. > So I installed the 6.1 kernel from the stable repository on my > oldstable Devuan userland and still, the governor works. > > So, there seems to be a difference between the 6.1 oldstable backport > kernels vs. the ones in the stable repository. > > My first posts primary intention was not to get support (as I do have > a running system), but to point out a possible bug which is present > in some Debian arm64 kernels, while others are working fine. > > oldstable 5.10 --> governor not working > oldstable 6.1 backport --> governor not working > oldstable 6.1 RT backport --> governor working > stable 6.1 --> governor working > > So after all, this does not seem to be a Devuan issue. I'd be glad to > help tracking down this issue. > > Alex > > On Tue, 2024-03-12 at 22:26 +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 11:14:10AM +0100, Alex wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > > > I am running a Raspberry Pi 4 with an oldstable release for a few > > > years > > > now. In fact, it is Devuan Chimaera, corresponding to Debian 11 > > > Bookworm without systemd. As the kernel images comes straight > > > from > > > Debian, I am reporting it here... > > > > > > > Can I respectfully suggest that you ask Devuan for help? > > > > if you use the images at raspi.debian.net, we may be able to help > > you. > > If you want to try booting using UEFI and a stock Debian image, we > > can also offer advice. > > > > For Devuan - we cannot be entirely sure that the advice we give > > will > > be correct. > > > > With every good wish, as ever, > > > > Andy > > > > > Alex > > > > > >
