hi everyone
been using mandriva 2007 with the fujitsu siemens c 1020 laptop
the machine is clocked at 2.4 ghz with speedstep technology
whatever i do the cpu just throttle down to 2.1 ghz
i have tried to set the lower the speed by writing to /proc/acpi/processor/cpu0/limit success and
/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq
without success
cpufreqd returns
pmu_init : /proc/pmu/info: No such file or directory
apm_init : /proc/apm: No such file or directory
sensors_post_conf : no sensors.conf found, sensors disabled!
plugins_post_conf : Unable to configure plugin sensors_plugin, removing
nforce2_post_conf : Unconfigured, exiting.
plugins_post_conf : Unable to configure plugin nforce2_atxp1, removing
write_cpufreqd_pid : the daemon is already running.
main : Unable to write pid file: /var/run/cpufreqd.pid
any ideas are very welcome as the laptop just heats up very quickly and is very noisy at high cpu speeds

Try restarting cpufreqd(usually '/etc/init.d/cpufreqd restart'), and checking the log files in /var/log. Post what you find in /var/log/[insert cpufreqd log file here]. "dmesg" also shows a lot of useful information about what is going on in kernel space, including the kernel-level cpufreq drivers.

here is a copy of the system log using grep ACPI
dmesg returns the same thing
cpufreqd returns the same thing as before


[root@localhost log]# cat syslog | grep ACPI
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: BIOS-e820: 000000001dff0000 - 000000001dffffc0 (ACPI data)
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: BIOS-e820: 000000001dffffc0 - 000000001e000000 (ACPI NVS)
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: RSDP (v000 OID_00 ) @ 0x000e5010
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: RSDT (v001 INSYDE RSDT_000 0x00000001 _CSI 0x00010101) @ 0x1dfffbc0
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: FADT (v001 INSYDE FACP_000 0x00000100 _CSI 0x00010101) @ 0x1dfffac0
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: BOOT (v001 INSYDE SYS_BOOT 0x00000100 _CSI 0x00010101) @ 0x1dfffb50
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: DBGP (v001 INSYDE DBGP_000 0x00000100 _CSI 0x00010101) @ 0x1dfffb80
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: DSDT (v001 FUJITS EF4 0x00000419 MSFT 0x0100000d) @ 0x00000000
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0x1008
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: Looking for DSDT in initramfs... error, file /DSDT.aml not found.
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: setting ELCR to 0200 (from 0c00)
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: bus type pci registered
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: Subsystem revision 20060127
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: Interpreter enabled
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: Using PIC for interrupt routing
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: Assume root bridge [\_SB_.PCI0] bus is 0
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: Embedded Controller [EC0] (gpe 1) interrupt mode.
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] (IRQs 3 4 7 9 14 15) *11
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] (IRQs 3 4 7 *9 14 15)
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] (IRQs 3 4 7 *10 14 15)
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] (IRQs 3 4 7 *10 14 15)
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: pnp: PnP ACPI init
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: pnp: PnP ACPI: found 11 devices
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] enabled at IRQ 9
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0a.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] enabled at IRQ 9
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0a.1[B] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: apm: overridden by ACPI.
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.1[A]: no GSI
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI wakeup devices:
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: (supports S0 S3 S4 S5)
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] enabled at IRQ 10
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0c.0[A] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] enabled at IRQ 10
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.2[D] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.3[D] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.4[D] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0a.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0a.1[B] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: AC Adapter [ADP0] (off-line)
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT0] (battery present)
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: CPU0 (power states: C1[C1] C2[C2])
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: Processor [CPU0] (supports 16 throttling states)
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: Thermal Zone [TZN0] (62 C)
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: ACPI: Video Device [VGA0_AGPB] (multi-head: yes rom: no post: no)
Nov 23 22:41:53 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.5[C] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
Nov 23 22:41:54 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0d.0[A] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
Nov 23 23:12:06 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:0d.0 disabled
Nov 23 23:13:51 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:11.5 disabled
Nov 23 23:13:51 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:11.4 disabled
Nov 23 23:13:51 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:11.3 disabled
Nov 23 23:13:51 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:11.2 disabled
Nov 23 23:13:51 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:0a.1 disabled
Nov 23 23:13:51 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:0a.0 disabled
Nov 23 23:13:51 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0a.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
Nov 23 23:13:51 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0a.1[B] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
Nov 23 23:13:51 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0c.0[A] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
Nov 23 23:13:51 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.1[A]: no GSI
Nov 23 23:13:51 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.2[D] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
Nov 23 23:13:51 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.3[D] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
Nov 23 23:13:51 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.4[D] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
Nov 23 23:13:51 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.5[C] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
Nov 23 23:13:53 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0d.0[A] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
Nov 23 22:41:47 localhost kernel: p4-clockmod: Warning: Pentium 4-M detected. The speedstep-ich or acpi cpufreq modules offer voltage scaling in addition of frequency scaling. You should use either one instead of p4-clockmod, if possible.

The only real thing I can see wrong is that last line, which seems to mean that it isn't loading something.

what does lsmod say?

na me thinks that i need to recompile the kernel with support for P4 mobile after 2 days of web search i found that the p4-clockmod is used only for p4 desktop processors any way there is the result from lsmod
Module Size Used by
ipt_IFWLOG 3780 2
ipt_psd 44488 1
ip_set_iptree 7368 2
eth1394 17380 0
xt_tcpudp 3776 11
xt_state 2688 12
xt_pkttype 2496 4
iptable_raw 2496 0
xt_CLASSIFY 2464 0
xt_CONNMARK 2912 0
xt_MARK 2976 0
xt_length 2592 0
xt_connmark 2592 0
xt_physdev 3024 0
xt_policy 4320 6
xt_multiport 3904 4
xt_conntrack 2976 0
ipt_ULOG 7204 0
ipt_TTL 2752 0
ipt_ttl 2464 0
ipt_TOS 2688 0
ipt_tos 2240 0
ipt_TCPMSS 4288 0
ipt_set 3008 2
ipt_SAME 2976 0
ipt_REJECT 5184 4
ipt_REDIRECT 2848 0
ipt_recent 10188 0
ipt_owner 2560 0
ipt_NETMAP 2752 0
ipt_MASQUERADE 3936 0
ipt_LOG 7232 10
ipt_iprange 2432 0
ipt_hashlimit 8168 0
ipt_ECN 3424 0
ipt_ecn 2752 0
ipt_DSCP 2688 0
ipt_dscp 2272 0
ipt_CLUSTERIP 7652 0
ipt_ah 2496 0
ipt_addrtype 2432 0
ip_set_portmap 4896 0
ip_set_macipmap 4836 0
ip_set_ipmap 4896 0
ip_set_iphash 7908 0
ip_set 19196 11 ip_set_iptree,ipt_set,ip_set_portmap,ip_set_macipmap,ip_set_ipmap,ip_set_iphash
ip_nat_irc 2912 0
ip_nat_tftp 2272 0
ip_nat_ftp 3648 0
ip_conntrack_irc 6000 1 ip_nat_irc
ip_conntrack_tftp 4088 1 ip_nat_tftp
ip_conntrack_ftp 6960 1 ip_nat_ftp
iptable_nat 7652 0
ip_nat 15692 8 ipt_SAME,ipt_REDIRECT,ipt_NETMAP,ipt_MASQUERADE,ip_nat_irc,ip_nat_tftp,ip_nat_ftp,iptable_nat
ip_conntrack 48320 13 xt_state,xt_CONNMARK,xt_connmark,xt_conntrack,ipt_MASQUERADE,ip_nat_irc,ip_nat_tftp,ip_nat_ftp,ip_co nntrack_irc,ip_conntrack_tftp,ip_conntrack_ftp,iptable_nat,ip_nat
nfnetlink 5912 2 ip_nat,ip_conntrack
iptable_mangle 3104 1
iptable_filter 3232 1
ip_tables 12740 4 iptable_raw,iptable_nat,iptable_mangle,iptable_filter
x_tables 12132 40 ipt_IFWLOG,ipt_psd,xt_tcpudp,xt_state,xt_pkttype,xt_CLASSIFY,xt_CONNMARK,xt_MARK,xt_length,xt_connma rk,xt_physdev,xt_policy,xt_multiport,xt_conntrack,ipt_ULOG,ipt_TTL,ipt_ttl,ipt_TOS,ipt_tos,ipt_TCPMS S,ipt_set,ipt_SAME,ipt_REJECT,ipt_REDIRECT,ipt_recent,ipt_owner,ipt_NETMAP,ipt_MASQUERADE,ipt_LOG,ip t_iprange,ipt_hashlimit,ipt_ECN,ipt_ecn,ipt_DSCP,ipt_dscp,ipt_CLUSTERIP,ipt_ah,ipt_addrtype,iptable_ nat,ip_tables
ipv6 237120 10
snd_seq_dummy 3620 0
snd_seq_oss 31392 0
snd_seq_midi_event 7072 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 49488 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
8139too 22880 0
mii 5664 1 8139too
snd_pcm_oss 40384 0
snd_mixer_oss 16096 1 snd_pcm_oss
af_packet 17960 2
snd_via82xx 24952 0
gameport 11912 1 snd_via82xx
snd_ac97_codec 96868 1 snd_via82xx
snd_ac97_bus 2848 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 70116 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 19620 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 8712 2 snd_via82xx,snd_pcm
snd_mpu401_uart 7616 1 snd_via82xx
snd_rawmidi 19936 1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device 7212 4 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
snd 46500 11 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu40 1_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
soundcore 8096 1 snd
floppy 55172 0
video 13924 0
thermal 11240 0
processor 21448 1 thermal
fan 4036 0
container 3968 0
button 5808 0
battery 8260 0
ac 4292 0
ide_cd 35776 0
binfmt_misc 9800 1
loop 15400 0
nls_utf8 2624 2
ntfs 266940 1
supermount 34128 1
dm_mod 49944 0
pcmcia 31948 0
yenta_socket 24268 2
rsrc_nonstatic 11808 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 34644 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
cpufreq_ondemand 6956 1
cpufreq_conservative 6952 0
cpufreq_powersave 2400 0
p4_clockmod 5604 0
speedstep_lib 4484 1 p4_clockmod
freq_table 4800 1 p4_clockmod
via_agp 8896 1
agpgart 27240 1 via_agp
nvram 8104 0
uhci_hcd 20748 0
usbcore 113472 2 uhci_hcd
ohci1394 32240 0
ieee1394 286264 2 eth1394,ohci1394
tsdev 7040 0
evdev 8864 2
joydev 8928 0
ext3 124936 2
jbd 51028 1 ext3
if you have a better idea i will be all greatfull as my first kernel compilation result in error kernel too big ?????????

OK, so I think that your "dmesg" logs are saying that you should remove "p4-clockmod" and load the speedstep-ich module. Here is how I would do it(Note you must be root to perform these functions:

and then restart cpufreqd with something like See what that does.

yes it worked!!!!
thanx man
loading acpi-freq does the trick
going to make it load at startup now
thanx you are my super hero hahaha

Glad to have helped. Is your temperature(as reported by "sensors" lower now)?

Cheers.

<<Samoth>>

yep reading around 50 degrees the fan turns only once in two hours the cpu turns at 1.2 ghz instead of 2.4 ghz thats what i got from winXp usually

Cool, has the battery life improved a lot(Lowering the frequency/voltage usually does)?

i got 2 hours and 30 mins at 1.2ghz thats cool
at 2.4 i got only around 1 hour 45 mins
i don't think me can take out more mins from it
thats one drawback of this laptop other models can get up to 6 hours no this one!!!!

yeah, that is the problem with high-end laptops. Sometimes if you can figure out how to turn the wireless off when you aren't using it, it really saves power.

i donnot use wireless
linux does not recognise it
plus no option to shut it down in bios
there is still lots of peripherials on this machine
infrared optical port that stays on all the time
i'll try to find answers and post it as i get them

i have found a nice pdf on the net to set up this laptop for linux with practically every hardware running

http://people.debian.org/~wouter/laptop2.pdf

thanks to the debian people out there