Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-08-25 Thread JoaoBR
On Thursday 23 August 2007 14:37:57 Ian Smith wrote: > > so now I did because of your question and it seems the power_profile > > script has a bug > > > > I tries to set hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest=C1 > > > > but I guess it should be dev.cpu.0.cx_lowest > > Ah, ok. Updated in HEAD but not STABLE:

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-08-23 Thread JoaoBR
On Thursday 23 August 2007 14:37:57 Ian Smith wrote: > On Thu, 23 Aug 2007, JoaoBR wrote: > > On Thursday 23 August 2007 00:17:56 Ian Smith wrote: > > > Call me curious, but (assuming that you're tuning for performance, not > > > economy, and so will always run these boxes on AC power, not batte

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-08-23 Thread Ian Smith
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007, JoaoBR wrote: > On Thursday 23 August 2007 00:17:56 Ian Smith wrote: > > > > > Call me curious, but (assuming that you're tuning for performance, not > > economy, and so will always run these boxes on AC power, not battery): > > > > a) why you think that line in /etc/

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-08-23 Thread JoaoBR
On Thursday 23 August 2007 00:17:56 Ian Smith wrote: > > Call me curious, but (assuming that you're tuning for performance, not > economy, and so will always run these boxes on AC power, not battery): > > a) why you think that line in /etc/rc.d/power_profile is 'funny'? > well, in first place b

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-08-22 Thread Ian Smith
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007, JoaoBR wrote: > On Monday 06 August 2007 09:28:35 JoaoBR wrote: > . > > > > I had a chance to test several MBs with the same 6000+, 5000+ and 4600+ cpu > > > > At the end seems that the problem is mb/hardware related since some > > combinations hung even with latest

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-08-22 Thread JoaoBR
On Monday 06 August 2007 09:28:35 JoaoBR wrote: . > > I had a chance to test several MBs with the same 6000+, 5000+ and 4600+ cpu > > At the end seems that the problem is mb/hardware related since some > combinations hung even with latest BIOS installed and others not. > not sure if somebody s

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-08-09 Thread Stefan Eßer
Kris Kennaway schrieb: > On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 10:54:08AM -0500, Scot Hetzel wrote: >> On 8/6/07, JoaoBR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Only to remember the problem only ocurres when loading powerd and seems the >>> freeze happens when cpu freq is upshifting not down. >>> >> Try setting: >> >> hi

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-08-06 Thread JoaoBR
On Monday 06 August 2007 12:54:08 Scot Hetzel wrote: > On 8/6/07, JoaoBR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Only to remember the problem only ocurres when loading powerd and seems > > the freeze happens when cpu freq is upshifting not down. > > Try setting: > > hint.acpi_throttle.0.disabled="1" > > in

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-08-06 Thread Oliver Brandmueller
hi, On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 01:49:20PM -0400, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > hint.acpi_throttle.0.disabled="1" > > in /boot/loader.conf, as acpi_throttle may be the cause of the freeze. > > FYI this worked for me. for me, too. Dual Opteron on Tyan board. - Oliver -- | Oliver Brandmueller | Offenbac

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-08-06 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 10:54:08AM -0500, Scot Hetzel wrote: > On 8/6/07, JoaoBR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Only to remember the problem only ocurres when loading powerd and seems the > > freeze happens when cpu freq is upshifting not down. > > > Try setting: > > hint.acpi_throttle.0.disabled=

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-08-06 Thread Scot Hetzel
On 8/6/07, JoaoBR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Only to remember the problem only ocurres when loading powerd and seems the > freeze happens when cpu freq is upshifting not down. > Try setting: hint.acpi_throttle.0.disabled="1" in /boot/loader.conf, as acpi_throttle may be the cause of the freeze.

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-08-06 Thread JoaoBR
On Saturday 28 July 2007 07:10:21 Michael Nottebrock wrote: > > but I have better news and seems my first idea was right, the MB is it > > > > I found a tech info on the manufactor's support site telling cpu support > > up to 4600+ and found a bios for newer cpus including my 5000+ > > > > so I upg

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread JoaoBR
On Saturday 28 July 2007 20:21:02 Peter Jeremy wrote: > On 2007-Jul-28 19:03:54 -0300, JoaoBR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >so using ULE in 7 is ok ? ? ? > > Yes. > I thought it is SCHED_SMP on 7 ... isn't it? if not forget my joke, I remember a msg from Roberson saying the _SMP will substitute _

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread JoaoBR
On Saturday 28 July 2007 10:46:15 Michael Nottebrock wrote: > >> > >> Good to hear. Unfortunately my Mobo's BIOS is already up-to-date, the > >> CPU is officially supported and Cool'n'Quiet works dandy in Windows XP > >> ... =/ > > > > my ok msg was too fast, after some time my video starts flicker

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread Peter Jeremy
On 2007-Jul-28 19:03:54 -0300, JoaoBR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >so using ULE in 7 is ok ? ? ? Yes. >ULE in 6.x is absolutely ok and it runs depending on situation faster than >4BSD with correct kernel and sysctl settings for it and it is perfectly >stable, This is simply wrong. ULE in 6.x i

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread JoaoBR
On Saturday 28 July 2007 10:46:15 Michael Nottebrock wrote: > JoaoBR schrieb: > > On Saturday 28 July 2007 07:10:21 Michael Nottebrock wrote: > >> JoaoBR schrieb: > >>> On Saturday 28 July 2007 04:21:39 Michael Nottebrock wrote: > JoaoBR schrieb: > > On Friday 27 July 2007 12:31:55 Nate La

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread JoaoBR
On Saturday 28 July 2007 14:47:17 Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 03:46:15PM +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > > Meanwhile I found a workaround for my system: I had SCHED_ULE configured > > in my kernel - switching to SCHED_4BSD gets rid of the freezes. Should > > have thought of th

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 11:00:15PM +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > Kris Kennaway schrieb: > > On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 03:46:15PM +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > > > > > >> Meanwhile I found a workaround for my system: I had SCHED_ULE configured > >> in my kernel - switching to SCHED_4BSD g

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread Doug Barton
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007, Michael Nottebrock wrote: ... and with SCHED_ULE being obsoleted by SCHED_SMP in 7+, it might actually become the scheduler nobody was ever supposed to be using? It might still be worthwhile doing some experimenting with powerd and the different schedulers in -CURRENT, just

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread Michael Nottebrock
Kris Kennaway schrieb: > On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 03:46:15PM +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > > >> Meanwhile I found a workaround for my system: I had SCHED_ULE configured >> in my kernel - switching to SCHED_4BSD gets rid of the freezes. Should >> have thought of that sooner, ISTR having probl

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 03:46:15PM +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > Meanwhile I found a workaround for my system: I had SCHED_ULE configured > in my kernel - switching to SCHED_4BSD gets rid of the freezes. Should > have thought of that sooner, ISTR having problems with powerd and > SCHED_ULE ev

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread Michael Nottebrock
JoaoBR schrieb: > On Saturday 28 July 2007 07:10:21 Michael Nottebrock wrote: > >> JoaoBR schrieb: >> >>> On Saturday 28 July 2007 04:21:39 Michael Nottebrock wrote: >>> JoaoBR schrieb: > On Friday 27 July 2007 12:31:55 Nate Lawson wrote: > >

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread JoaoBR
On Saturday 28 July 2007 08:40:33 Oliver Brandmueller wrote: > Hi, > > On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 08:33:55AM -0300, JoaoBR wrote: > > my ok msg was too fast, after some time my video starts flickering and > > stays so and the PC is freezed up, disabling powerd and works stable > > > > until it freeze

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread Oliver Brandmueller
Hi, On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 08:33:55AM -0300, JoaoBR wrote: > my ok msg was too fast, after some time my video starts flickering and stays > so and the PC is freezed up, disabling powerd and works stable > > until it freeze cpu frequency shifting is done well > > manually I can set all cpu spee

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread JoaoBR
On Saturday 28 July 2007 07:10:21 Michael Nottebrock wrote: > JoaoBR schrieb: > > On Saturday 28 July 2007 04:21:39 Michael Nottebrock wrote: > >> JoaoBR schrieb: > >>> On Friday 27 July 2007 12:31:55 Nate Lawson wrote: > JoaoBR wrote: > > Hi > > when I enable powerd with default flags

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread Michael Nottebrock
JoaoBR schrieb: > On Saturday 28 July 2007 04:21:39 Michael Nottebrock wrote: > >> JoaoBR schrieb: >> >>> On Friday 27 July 2007 12:31:55 Nate Lawson wrote: >>> JoaoBR wrote: > Hi > when I enable powerd with default flags (and any other also) the > comp

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread JoaoBR
On Saturday 28 July 2007 04:21:39 Michael Nottebrock wrote: > JoaoBR schrieb: > > On Friday 27 July 2007 12:31:55 Nate Lawson wrote: > >> JoaoBR wrote: > >>> Hi > >>> when I enable powerd with default flags (and any other also) the > >>> computer freezes some seconds after powerd is started. It doe

Re: powerd freeze with amd 5000 X2 but not with lower cpus

2007-07-28 Thread Michael Nottebrock
JoaoBR schrieb: > On Friday 27 July 2007 12:31:55 Nate Lawson wrote: > >> JoaoBR wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> when I enable powerd with default flags (and any other also) the computer >>> freezes some seconds after powerd is started. It does not reach login. >>> Nothing in the logs. This is with am