cpufreq problem

[wygenius]

I got the following error when im trying to install ubuntu 5.10 on my Dell Inspiron 8100:
cpufreq:change failed with new_state 1 and result 0
Is it because the Speedstep technology? How do i solve it?
Thank you!

[dbloom]

i have the same issue after upgrading to kubuntu breezy (same Dell Inspiron 8100). though it only happens while shutting down....

it doesn't seem to affect anything, but i'm curious what's going on -- never saw this before.

[mjwood0]

Another Dell Inspiron 8100 user here with this problem.

What module should be loaded for this???

Anyone with more info?

[mjwood0]

Submitted a bug to bugzilla #18213

The incorrect speedstep module is being loaded.

To fix this, edit /usr/share/powernowd/cpufreq-detect.sh so it reads like this:

# Two modules for PIII-M depending the chipset.
# modprobe speedstep-ich$EXT || modprobe speestep-smi$EXT  would be another way
if [ -f $IOPORTS ] && grep -q 'Intel .*ICH' $IOPORTS ; then
  PIII_MODULE=speedstep-ich
else
#  PIII_MODULE=speedstep-smi
  PIII_MODULE=speedstep_ich
fi

Let me know if this helps.

edit: You'll probably have to reboot for it to work.

[tommy297]

Hi,
this trick helps on my Latitude C600. Thank you very much. Processor is Coppermine (PIII) 750/600MHz.
cu
tommy

[mufflon]

Originally Posted by mjwood0 Submitted a bug to bugzilla #18213 The incorrect speedstep module is being loaded. [SNIP] Let me know if this helps. edit: You'll probably have to reboot for it to work.

FYI: Same problem occured on a Dell Latitude C810 with BIOS A12.
Your solution worked like a charm!
Thanks!

[shizeon]

Worked for me also in Edgy on a Dell Latitude CPx. Thanks for posting!

[brain.g]

Just another confirmation ... This edit also worked for me on a Dell Latitude C600.

[lostwong]

I just installed Breezy on a Dell Inspiron 8100 and your fix seems to be working great. Thanks for contributing!

[lazerdave]

I was having a similar problem on my Inspiron 8100, and found that removing powernowd corrected the problem instantly.

Aside from getting the same message at shutdown, I was having frequent mouse freezes (for about 1/2 second) and audio-looping as pages were loading. Looking at the system monitor, I would see that my CPU usage was frequently spiking to 100% and staying pegged there for a few seconds.

Now I'm rarely going over 80% and everything seems to be ok. Hopefully I'm not doing any damage to my CPU by (presumably) having it run at full clock speed all the time and not throttling down.

Thoughts?