Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: powernowd
After adding "CPU frequency scaling monitor" applet to my GNOMe environment I
noticed that powernowd doesn't do its job as it should.
It's enabled by default and I have OPTIONS="-q -m 1 -p 100 -u 70 -l 10" in
/etc/default/powernowd. Moreover, I couldn't even find powernowd process
running. After investigating /etc/init.d/powernowd I noteced that start
function has some weird issues. I commented some lines as shown below and it
started working after that
start() {
log_begin_msg "Starting $DESC... "
$DAEMON $OPTIONS >/dev/null 2>&1
# if use_ondemand
# then
# log_end_msg 0
# return 0
# fi
# if check_kernel
# then
# echo "Starting $DESC: "
# start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --exec $DAEMON --
$OPTIONS >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
# status=$?
# log_end_msg $status
# return $status
# }
# else
# log_success_msg "CPU frequency scaling not supported"
# # echo "required sysfs objects not found!"
# # echo -e "\tRead /usr/share/doc/powernowd/README.Debian for more
information."
# fi
log_end_msg 0
return 0
}
In additional I am showing some info about my laptop
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express
Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 04)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1882
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM Express PCI Express Root
Port (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000a000-0000cfff
Memory behind bridge: fe900000-fe9fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: cff00000-dfefffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 10c3
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 169
Memory at febfc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
USB UHCI #1 (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1967
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 209
I/O ports at e480 [size=32]
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
USB UHCI #2 (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1967
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 217
I/O ports at e800 [size=32]
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
USB UHCI #3 (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1967
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 201
I/O ports at e880 [size=32]
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
USB UHCI #4 (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1967
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 169
I/O ports at ec00 [size=32]
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1967
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 209
Memory at febfbc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d4) (prog-if
01 [Subtractive decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=06, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: fea00000-feafffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 0000000050000000-0000000052f00000
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge
(rev 04)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
IDE Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1967
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 201
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M26 [Radeon Mobility
X700] (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1962
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 169
Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
I/O ports at c000 [size=256]
Memory at fe9f0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at fe9c0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8001 Gigabit
Ethernet Controller (rev 13)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit Ethernet
Controller (Asus)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 201
Memory at feafc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
I/O ports at d800 [size=256]
Expansion ROM at 52000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
02:01.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev b3)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. V6800V
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 177
Memory at fea00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=02, secondary=03, subordinate=06, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 50000000-51fff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 54000000-55fff000
I/O window 0: 0000d000-0000d0ff
I/O window 1: 0000d400-0000d4ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
02:01.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C552 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 08)
(prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1967
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 169
Memory at feafa800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
02:01.2 Class 0805: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev
17)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ASUS V6800V
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 201
Memory at feafb400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>
02:01.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter
(rev 08)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. V6800V
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 4
Memory at feafb800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>
02:01.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. V6800V
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 4
Memory at feafbc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>
02:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection (rev 05)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Unknown device 2701
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 177
Memory at feaf9000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
nls_cp437 6912 1
vfat 14720 1
fat 56348 1 vfat
binfmt_misc 13448 1
rfcomm 42260 0
l2cap 27136 5 rfcomm
bluetooth 53476 4 rfcomm,l2cap
fglrx 406988 8
speedstep_centrino 9760 1
cpufreq_powersave 2944 0
cpufreq_stats 7744 0
cpufreq_userspace 5408 1
cpufreq_ondemand 8876 0
cpufreq_conservative 8712 0
freq_table 6048 2 speedstep_centrino,cpufreq_stats
tc1100_wmi 8324 0
video 17540 0
battery 11652 0
container 5632 0
sbs 16804 0
button 7952 0
pcc_acpi 14080 0
ipv6 272288 12
sony_acpi 6412 0
i2c_ec 6272 1 sbs
i2c_core 23424 1 i2c_ec
ac 6788 0
dev_acpi 12292 0
asus_acpi 17688 0
hotkey 11556 0
nls_utf8 3200 3
ntfs 112116 2
sbp2 24584 0
parport_pc 37796 0
lp 12964 0
parport 39496 2 parport_pc,lp
sg 37404 0
sd_mod 22656 2
af_packet 24584 4
ipw2200 115652 0
tsdev 9152 0
pcmcia 40380 0
ieee80211 35272 1 ipw2200
ieee80211_crypt 7552 1 ieee80211
snd_hda_intel 20116 4
snd_hda_codec 164608 1 snd_hda_intel
joydev 11200 0
sdhci 20108 0
mmc_core 32392 1 sdhci
usbhid 45152 0
snd_pcm_oss 47360 0
snd_mixer_oss 19584 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 84612 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 25348 2 snd_pcm
usb_storage 75072 1
scsi_mod 144648 4 sbp2,sg,sd_mod,usb_storage
libusual 17040 1 usb_storage
yenta_socket 28812 1
rsrc_nonstatic 15360 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 43924 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
snd 58372 12
snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 11232 1 snd
skge 40336 0
shpchp 42144 0
pci_hotplug 32828 1 shpchp
snd_page_alloc 11400 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
evdev 11392 4
intel_agp 26012 1
agpgart 34888 2 fglrx,intel_agp
psmouse 41352 0
serio_raw 8452 0
pcspkr 4352 0
reiserfs 263936 1
ehci_hcd 34696 0
ohci1394 37040 0
ieee1394 306104 2 sbp2,ohci1394
uhci_hcd 24968 0
usbcore 134912 6 usbhid,usb_storage,libusual,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
ide_generic 2432 0
ide_cd 33696 0
cdrom 38944 1 ide_cd
ide_disk 18560 5
piix 11780 1
generic 5764 0
thermal 15624 0
processor 31560 2 speedstep_centrino,thermal
fan 6020 0
fbcon 41504 0
tileblit 3840 1 fbcon
font 9344 1 fbcon
bitblit 7168 1 fbcon
softcursor 3328 1 bitblit
vesafb 9244 0
capability 5896 0
commoncap 8704 1 capability
and bash info of standard init.d script.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# bash -x /etc/init.d/powernowd restart
+ PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
+ DAEMON=/usr/sbin/powernowd
+ NAME=powernowd
+ DESC=powernowd
+ test -x /usr/sbin/powernowd
+ OPTIONS='-q -m 1 -p 100 -u 70 -l 10'
+ '[' -f /etc/default/powernowd ']'
+ . /etc/default/powernowd
++ OPTIONS='-q -m 1 -p 100 -u 70 -l 10'
+ . /lib/lsb/init-functions
++ '[' -e /etc/lsb-base-logging.sh ']'
++ . /etc/lsb-base-logging.sh
+ . /etc/default/rcS
++ TMPTIME=0
++ SULOGIN=no
++ DELAYLOGIN=no
++ UTC=no
++ VERBOSE=no
++ FSCKFIX=no
+ '[' xno = xno ']'
+ MODPROBE_OPTIONS=' -Q'
+ export MODPROBE_OPTIONS
+ set -e
+ case "$1" in
+ /etc/init.d/powernowd stop
* Stopping powernowd: [ ok ]
+ sleep 1
+ /etc/init.d/powernowd start
* Starting powernowd... [ ok ]
+ exit 0
Hope this helps.
** Affects: powernowd (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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The issues powernowd init script.
https://launchpad.net/bugs/74980
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