Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

[Miroslav Ruda <ruda@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alexander S. Usov wrote:
> On Thursday 03 November 2005 15:42, Miroslav Ruda wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> >  I'm installing Opensuse 10.0 on Siemens Fujitsu Lifebook S7020 and I'm
> > not able to setup CPU throttling. Looks like kernel doesn't support it:
> >
> > # cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/throttling
> > <not supported>
> >
> > I have tried modules acpi-cpufreq and speedstep-centrino with the same
> > result - CPU frequency can be changed, but throttling is not supported.
> >
> > Processor is
> > Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2.00GHz, motherboard with intel 915
> > chipset.
> >
> > Any idea what's missing?
>
>
> I believe that they (Pentium M's) don't have throttling at all.

You are right - thermal throttling is supported only in
Northwood and Prescott cores. Sonoma type in intel 915 MB doesn't support it :-(

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                  Mirek Ruda