The below is a Step 15 (0xf) CPU - so it is not supported for PowerNow, the minimum is Step 0x10. See this blog: http://blogs.sun.com/mhaywood/entry/powernow_for_solaris
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Holger Joosten <holger.joosten at de.bosch.com > wrote: > Hi, > after successfully migration of my home server (Win2003Server) to my first > Opensolaris 2008.11 system I got a problem with the idle power consumption. > PowerNow doesn't work. > > The power.conf file contains: > cpupm enable > cpu-threshold 5s > > My configuration (AMD Athlon X2 5050e) > > h at opensolaris:~$ kstat -m cpu_info -i 0 -s supported_frequencies_Hz > module: cpu_info instance: 0 > name: cpu_info0 class: misc > supported_frequencies_Hz 2605502511 > > h at opensolaris:~$ kstat -m cpu_info -i 0 -s implementation > module: cpu_info instance: 0 > name: cpu_info0 class: misc > implementation x86 (chipid 0x0 AuthenticAMD 60FB2 > family 15 model 107 step 2 clock 2600 MHz) > > On a second test system I got the same problem: > > 2. Configuration (test system) > AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE SFF > -> I got only one value for the variable "supported_frequencies_Hz" > > Does someone know a workaround to get a lower values? > Thank you > -- > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-help mailing list > opensolaris-help at opensolaris.org > -- Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke My blog: http://initialprogramload.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-help/attachments/20090114/02b10ee7/attachment.html>
