On 8/3/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi
>
>
> I`ve been using powertop to optimize to power usage of my Dell D600 and
> I can`t get rid of the "extra timer interrupt" wakeups:
>
>
> Suggestion: enable the HPET (Multimedia Timer) in your BIOS or add
> the kernel patch to force-enable HPET. HPET support allows Linux to
> have much longer sleep intervals.
>
>
> After searching the net I`ve learned that this is caused by a disabled
> HPET. I`ve tried applying the patches from www.linuxpowertop.org site
> to force HPET enable but no luck. The /proc/timer_list also doesn`t
> show it:

Try applying the hrtimers patch from:
http://www.tglx.de/projects/hrtimers/, which should have support for
ICH4-M.
[googled for: Dell D600 -> Intel 855PM chipset -> open intel's site on
intel 855pm -> ICH4-M family -> google ICH4-M hpet ->
http://www.bughost.org/pipermail/power/2007-June/000600.html ]

--Edwin

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