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tnt
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 Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 10:04 pm Post subject: All K7 PowerSaving - GREAT !!! |
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I don't know if this kind of thing was on forum, but I found it's great and I have to share it with you:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/Athlon-Powersaving-HOWTO.html
It's working!!!
My idle temperature went from 52C to 40C!
I haven't seen any performance impact yet... Tried to compile bzImage several times with PowerSaving enabled and disabled and got same times.
My hardware is Barton 2500+@3000+ and Gigabyte GA-7VT600-1394 (VIA KT-600)
Here's a script I've added to my /etc/init.d:
| Code: | #!/sbin/runscript
# Copyright By TnT ;)
depend() {
# don't want to mess with this until system is completely up
need local
}
start() {
ebegin "Turning ON PowerSaving on this KT-600..."
setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 D2=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 D2) | 0x80)))
setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 D5=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 D5) | 0x02)))
eend $?
}
stop() {
ebegin "Turning OFF PowerSaving on this KT-600..."
setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 D2=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 D2) & 0x7f)))
setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 D5=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 D5) & 0xfd)))
eend $?
}
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Turn off the fan and have fun! 
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| How would this work on different mobos? I'm on an nforce2. |
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tnt
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I don't know. In HOWTO is written:
| Quote: | on KT400/KT600:
enable:
setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 D2=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 D2) | 0x80)))
setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 D5=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 D5) | 0x02)))
disable:
setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 D2=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 D2) & 0x7f)))
setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 D5=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 D5) & 0xfd))) |
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| Quote: | on Nforce:
enable:
setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 E7=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 E7) | 0x06)))
setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 6D=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 6D) | 0x80)))
disable:
setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 E4=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 E7) & 0xf9)))
on Nforce2: (works without acpi enabled)
enable: setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 6F=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 6F) | 0x10)))
disable: setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 6F=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 6F) & 0xef))) |
So, the only way is to try it... Please, inform as if it's working for you. |
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tnt
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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I've just checked on my Mandrake 9.1 server and it works, too. I had to remove acpi=off boot option and to load processor.o module.
It's Thunderbird 950MHz on old KT-133 (without 'A') QDI Kinetiz7T.
CPU temperature went down from 47C to 39C !!!
Script I'm using on server is:
| Code: | #!/bin/bash
# Copyright By TnT ;)
# See how we were called.
case "$1" in
start)
echo "Turning ON PowerSaving on this KT-133..."
modprobe processor
modprobe thermal
# modprobe fan
setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 52=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 52) | 0x80)))
touch /var/lock/subsys/powersaving
;;
stop)
echo "Turning OFF PowerSaving on this KT-133..."
setpci -v -H1 -s 0:0.0 52=$(printf %x $((0x$(setpci -H1 -s 0:0.0 52) & 0x7f)))
rm -f /var/lock/subsys/powersaving
;;
*)
# do not advertise unreasonable commands that there is no reason
# to use with this device
gprintf "Usage: %s\n" "$(basename $0) {start|stop}"
exit 1
esac
exit 0
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EDIT: There was some very annoying wisling when PowerSaving were turned on of KT-133, so I had to turn it off  . At the end, it's better to make T-bird suffer a little bit then my ears...
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 12:38 am Post subject: |
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| This little feature is called the C2 Disconnect Bit. All Athlon motherboards have the feature but the register that is used to enable or disable it is different on each northbridge chipset type. For nforce 2 motherboards its usually register 6F set to 1F. |
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 12:48 am Post subject: |
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Are there any "contraindications"  |
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 1:50 am Post subject: |
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| tnt wrote: | | Are there any "contraindications" |
Contradictions and I'm not sure what you mean. There usually aren't any problems with it other than the squeal you described although hard locking has been reported and other "Weirdness" but mainly on older chipsets. |
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 2:03 am Post subject: |
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KT-133 is realy very old...
English is not my native language, but I've found this:
| Quote: | Main Entry: con·tra·in·di·ca·tion
Pronunciation: -"in-d&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
: something (as a symptom or condition) that makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable |
Anyway, thank you for information. I've turned PowerSavig off on my old KT-133 and kept it running on KT-600 without any complains (so far)...  |
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Safrax
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 2:11 am Post subject: |
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| tnt wrote: | KT-133 is realy very old...
English is not my native language, but I've found this:
| Quote: | Main Entry: con·tra·in·di·ca·tion
Pronunciation: -"in-d&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
: something (as a symptom or condition) that makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable |
Anyway, thank you for information. I've turned PowerSavig off on my old KT-133 and kept it running on KT-600 without any complains (so far)... |
AFAIK there is nothing that would make using this inadvisable.
Also sorry about correcting you. |
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 2:32 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Also sorry about correcting you. |
No problem! I'm very unshure in English and this made me to check once more for that word. That was usefull - now I'll remember it and be sure about it.
So far I've seen only good side of this PowerSaving and temperature lowering, and if there's no bed side of it I wonder why it's not turned on by default?
It would be great to check your chipset type in kernel configuration (near ACPI support) and to get this working without boot scripts  |
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 2:38 am Post subject: |
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| tnt wrote: | | Quote: | | Also sorry about correcting you. |
No problem! I'm very unshure in English and this made me to check once more for that word. That was usefull - now I'll remember it and be sure about it.
So far I've seen only good side of this PowerSaving and temperature lowering, and if there's no bed side of it I wonder why it's not turned on by default?
It would be great to check your chipset type in kernel configuration (near ACPI support) and to get this working without boot scripts |
There is a potential for a hard lock when this feature is on hence why it's never turned on by default. But that chance is mainly with older motherboards or poorly built motherboards.
At one time it was enabled by default in the linux kernel until people with poorly designed motherboards complained about lockups and squealing from the soundcard. |
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 2:44 am Post subject: |
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i could be wrong, but isnt this the same as athcool?
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 3:16 am Post subject: |
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| MrApples wrote: | | i could be wrong, but isnt this the same as athcool? |
Probably. |
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:33 am Post subject: |
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yeah im pretty sure it is, it would be easier to just emerge athcool
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:50 am Post subject: |
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And safer too...
NForce2 users should be aware that the C2 Disconnect bug could strike you it you don't update another register, as well (unless your bios does thi.) The kernel fixes the porblem only if disconnect is already activated. But you can tell the kernel to always enable fixed c2 disconnect on nforce2 it you properly edit the file pci-fixup.c in the kernel sources in arch/i386/pci, IIRC. |
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:40 am Post subject: |
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| Safrax wrote: | | tnt wrote: | | Quote: | | Also sorry about correcting you. |
No problem! I'm very unshure in English and this made me to check once more for that word. That was usefull - now I'll remember it and be sure about it.
So far I've seen only good side of this PowerSaving and temperature lowering, and if there's no bed side of it I wonder why it's not turned on by default?
It would be great to check your chipset type in kernel configuration (near ACPI support) and to get this working without boot scripts |
There is a potential for a hard lock when this feature is on hence why it's never turned on by default. But that chance is mainly with older motherboards or poorly built motherboards.
At one time it was enabled by default in the linux kernel until people with poorly designed motherboards complained about lockups and squealing from the soundcard. |
Well, I'm so confused:
Why chipset makers don't keep this option turned ON on the chipsets that fully support it? They have to know which is good for that and wich is not - they are making them!
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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| AMD doesn't recommend it on K7 platforms due to the sound squealing and the potential for lockups. Some motherboards support the feature via a BIOS option like my Abit AN7 (although the last bios update broke it). |
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