From: Florian <ac...@tr...> - 2004-06-14 22:37:37
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On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:11:53 +0200 Malte Gell <mal...@gm...> wrote: > Hi, > > i have an AMD Duron 750 desktop computer with Via KT133a chipset and to > get some noticeable temperature decrease I need to invoke a command > from the Athlon Powersaving Howto for this chipset > (http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Athlon-Powersaving-HOWTO/ > approaches.html#commandline ) > > Is it right that it is the fault of the mainboard manufacturer if one > has to invoke such a command to get C2-level for power saving? Yes. > > Will Linux-ACPI one day address this problem so a user doesn't need to > invoke something like "setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 52=$(printf %x $((0x > $(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 52) | 0x80)))" to enable proper power saving? Have a look at http://vcool.occludo.net/VC_Linux.html or try the kernelpatch on the page you mentioned. It runs great for several years now on my desktop pc. On http://vcool.occludo.net/VC_Theory.html there is a short explanation how it works and what it is. > > My fear is just one day I buy a new mainboard and there's no appropriate > setpci-command on the Powersaving Howto and Linux-ACPI doesn't enable > C2-powersaving if the mainboard doesn't do it first... Don't panic. The address of the register in the north/southbridge will always be known. At least i hope so ;) > > Why the f*** do mainboard makers not offer a BIOS switch to enable this? Some ppl say it's because some early athlos had problems with powersaving. In fact i have never seen or heared about such a system. (I by myself tested about 20 or 25 computers, all worked as expected.) I really can't imagine why they don't enable it by default like all the Laptop-BIOSes does. > Besides the lack of out-of-the-box C2-level ACPI just runs fine. I > guess if new generation mainboards (KT400 and up) would better handle > K7 power saving we wouldn't need the Powersaving Howto, right? > > regards > Malte > > (SuSE 9.0,Linux 2.4.21+ACPI 20030619 on Elitegroup K7VZA Rev3.0 + AMD > Duron 750 (old spitfire core)) Sorry for my bad english. PS: eh... gmx.DE? Warum zum Teufel schreib ich das auf englisch?! Damn. |