From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?S=E9rgio?= Monteiro Basto Subject: Re: Instability without ACPI Date: 11 Jul 2003 19:17:25 +0100 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <1057947446.1451.51.camel@darkstar.portugal> References: <200307110022.29512.adq_dvb@lidskialf.net> <200307111356.22376.adq_dvb@lidskialf.net> <20030711140227.GF22636@poupinou.org> <200307111806.57883.adq_dvb@lidskialf.net> <20030711172639.GL22636@poupinou.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20030711172639.GL22636-kk6yZipjEM5g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: Ducrot Bruno Cc: Andrew de Quincey , acpi-devel List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 18:26, Ducrot Bruno wrote: >=20 > You probably need acpi due to power states for the cpu. Common problem > with laptop shipped with athlon in general (there is a tool called > lvcool though if you do not have acpi). sounds cool I have one athlon 4 on one KT133. but after reading=20 http://cip.uni-trier.de/nofftz/linux/Athlon-Powersaving-HOWTO.html in 2.5 This is the only solution which does not use the ACPI system of the Linux kernel.=20 in 3.1. Known Bugs/Problems There could be following problems (caused by the bugs): skips during sound playback skips and slowdown during video playback slowdown of the ultra-DMA harddisk transfers system hangs what could be worst ? :-) 2.1. The Command-line Hack you can enable/disable the power-saving right from the command-line without any need for rebooting. on KT133/133A, KX133, KL/KLE133, KM/KN133, ...: enable: setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 52=3D$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 52) | 0x80))) disable: setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 52=3D$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 52) & 0x7f)))=20 How I know if it enable or disable ? is it safe try this commands? thanks in advance >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Ducrot Bruno >=20 > -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? > -- Don't know. Don't care. >=20 --=20 S=E9rgio Basto ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Parasoft Error proof Web apps, automate testing & more. Download & eval WebKing and get a free book. www.parasoft.com/bulletproofapps1