Subject: linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7: powernow-k7 load but don't work Package: linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7 Version: 2.6.17-3 Severity: normal
*** Please type your report below this line *** Frequency scaling won't work with kernel 2.6.17-1-k7. Same configuration with kernel 2.6.16-1-k7 works smooth. These are the differences in /var/log/syslog between the two kernels: --- Linux version 2.6.16-1-k7 (Debian 2.6.16-12) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 4.0.4 20060422 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.3-2)) #2 Thu May 4 18:35:10 UTC 2006 Jul 17 11:56:32 localhost kernel: powernow: PowerNOW! Technology present. Can scale: frequency and voltage. Jul 17 11:56:32 localhost kernel: Detected 1791.269 MHz processor. Jul 17 11:56:32 localhost kernel: powernow: SGTC: 13333 Jul 17 11:56:32 localhost kernel: powernow: Minimum speed 796 MHz. Maximum speed 1791 MHz. Jul 17 11:56:33 localhost powersaved: Starting powersaved with ACPI support --- Linux version 2.6.17-1-k7 (Debian 2.6.17-3) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 4.1.2 20060708 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-8)) #1 SMP Thu Jul 13 14:56:45 UTC 2006 Jul 17 11:55:03 localhost kernel: powernow: PowerNOW! Technology present. Can scale: frequency and voltage. Jul 17 11:55:03 localhost powersaved: Cannot load cpufreq governors - No cpufreq driver available Jul 17 11:55:04 localhost powersaved: Starting powersaved with ACPI support -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-1-k7 Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7 depends on: ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-3 tools for managing Linux kernel mo ii yaird [linux-initramfs-tool] 0.0.12-15 Yet Another mkInitRD Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7 recommends: pn libc6-i686 <none> (no description available) -- debconf information: linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.17-1-k7: linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.17-1-k7: true linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory: linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.17-1-k7: true linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.17-1-k7: true linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.17-1-k7: linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/initrd-2.6.17-1-k7: linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.17-1-k7: linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.17-1-k7: false linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.17-1-k7: true linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.17-1-k7: true linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.17-1-k7: linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk: linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.17-1-k7: true linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.17-1-k7: true linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.17-1-k7: true linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/abort-install-2.6.17-1-k7: linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.17-1-k7: true linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.17-1-k7: linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.17-1-k7: true linux-image-2.6.17-1-k7/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.17-1-k7: false
