Re: why use ACPI (Re: 2.6.10-rc2 doesn't boot (if no floppy device))

[Gene Heskett]

On Monday 22 November 2004 21:50, Dave Jones wrote:
>On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 09:47:32PM -0500, Len Brown wrote:
> > > > Also, CPUFREQ usually often on ACPI, and that can save
> > > > power even when the system is not idle, and this results
> > > > in lower temperatures and hopefully slower fan speeds.
> > >
> > > My computer has a desktop Athlon...
> >
> > maybe Dave can determine if there is a governor that can help
> > you.
> >
> > cheers,
> > -Len
>
>desktop athlons tend not to have powernow. And those that do
>(usually by someone transplanting a mobile part into a desktop
> board), hit the problem where the BIOS has no idea what the
>hell is going on, and sets up no PST tables.
>
>  Dave
>
A link to a neat util was posted earlier today, to 'gcccpuopt', which 
scans things and reports the appropriate options to put in the 
Makefile.  But it doesn't even contain the 'powernow' string.  Does 
this need updated?

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