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linux-source-2.6.17 package

No speedstep with Core 2 Duo

Bug #70148 reported by Mathieu Gaspard
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: linux-image-generic

The speedstep functionality isn't supported by the 2.6.17 kernel
the processor is stuck at the max frequency, and /sys/device/system/cpu/CPU0/cpufreq isn't populated

the 'interesting' part of dmesg follows :

cpufreq-core: trying to register driver centrino
cpufreq-core: adding CPU 0
speedstep-centrino: <6>speedstep-centrino: obtaining ACPI data failed
speedstep-centrino: <6>speedstep-centrino: found unsupported CPU with Enhanced SpeedStep: send /proc/cpuinfo to Jeremy Fitzhardinge <email address hidden>
cpufreq-core: initialization failed
cpufreq-core: adding CPU 1
speedstep-centrino: <6>speedstep-centrino: obtaining ACPI data failed
cpufreq-core: initialization failed
cpufreq-core: no CPU initialized for driver centrino
cpufreq-core: unregistering CPU 0
cpufreq-core: unregistering CPU 1
acpi-cpufreq: acpi_cpufreq_init
acpi-cpufreq: acpi_cpufreq_early_init
acpi_processor-0751 [37380] processor_preregister_: Error while parsing _PSD domain information. Assuming no coordination
cpufreq-core: trying to register driver acpi-cpufreq
cpufreq-core: adding CPU 0
acpi-cpufreq: acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init
cpufreq-core: initialization failed
cpufreq-core: adding CPU 1
acpi-cpufreq: acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init
cpufreq-core: initialization failed
cpufreq-core: no CPU initialized for driver acpi-cpufreq
cpufreq-core: unregistering CPU 0
cpufreq-core: unregistering CPU 1

Revision history for this message
Chuck Short (zulcss) wrote :

Re-assigning against proper package

Revision history for this message
Mathieu Gaspard (lukeg) wrote :

Resolved with bios F.08 (hp nx7400, bug introduced with bios F.07)

Mathieu Gaspard (lukeg)
Changed in linux-source-2.6.17:
status: Unconfirmed → Fix Released
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