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Iguleder · Posted: Sun 31 Oct 2010, 14:07 Post subject:

2.6.35.x and 2.6.36 proved to be total crap, we're staying with the good 2.6.32.x. I patch it to appear as 2.6.32 so I can replace it with later 2.6.32.x version to enjoy bug fixes (after all, what's the point in using a LTS kernel if you don't upgrade it?) without breaking third-party drivers. Hardware support is very good and there's nothing vital in 2.6.33.x or 2.6.34.x. 35 has just multiple GPUs support but user-land stuff still suck in this area, so why bother? Laughing

It's this one, but in my first build I forgot to compile Aufs as a module, maybe it's this one - I just don't remember if I uploaded the fixed sources. If you want to roll your own just compile this kernel (the sources are patched, cleaned and configured), just make sure Aufs is a module. I think I uploaded the new sources, but don't trust me Smile

And no, haven't tried OO on any kernel, the last time I used it was maybe a year ago.

EDIT: dang, it seems I uploaded the fixed sources but had a typo in the file name, so now I don't know which one is the right sources SFS. You can take the sources from the sources directory, patch with the stuff in the patches directory and copy in the .config file.

Jim1911 · Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 2353 Location: Texas, USA

Tried on luci-238, frugal and full installations.

I activated the CPU Frequency Scaling Tool with these settings, powersave, Min-1600000, Max-1867000. Applied the settings, then later recheck and find that it has gone back to the default start condition running at max speed of 2673000. This was repeated several times on both installations.

Iguleder · Posted: Wed 24 Nov 2010, 02:05 Post subject:

tazoc, do you need any help with this? Testing maybe? I just compiled a new kernel and I want to try it out on various machines so maybe I can contribute more to this Smile

Oh, and by the way ... do you intend to upload this to the Lucid repo? Very Happy

(And regarding the kernel, it's my new linux_kernel-2.6.32.26-pentium2-bfs for the upcoming Insidious Puppy)

tazoc

taca0 · Joined: 06 May 2009 Posts: 119

Problems :

I have Via C3 and I select longhaul mod and its accepted I finish the selection but when I boot the computer again the cpufreq scaling not activate again.

What its the problem??

Thanks!

tazoc · Posted: Fri 08 Apr 2011, 00:04 Post subject:

Hi taca0,
The script at /root/Startup/cpu-frequency-scaling.sh should activate scaling when X starts. If not, please let us know which Puppy/puplet and version you have. I don't have a Via C3 to test with but I can at least see if wcpufreq works with the Pup you are using.

Opening the above script with a text editor should look similar to this, but specific to your hardware:

taca0 · Joined: 06 May 2009 Posts: 119

tazoc:

I have test in wary 511 and lupu525 and both write on the root/Startup/cpu-frequency-scaling.sh this >

#!/bin/busybox ash
echo 50 > cpufreq/ondemand/up_threshold

So its activate in the first time but when reboot , nothing...

Maybe I should do it manual like you shows.

I just inform , maybe its a problem with my hardware or the kernel (I use the 3.6.33.git7 from Barry)

Thanks!

tazoc · Posted: Sun 10 Apr 2011, 22:11 Post subject: Bug confirmed, will work on it

taca0,
Thanks for the info. My last post was missing the line you have;

tazoc

wcpufreq-0.6 110424

Bugfix: Jim1911 and taca0 reported that prior scaling module was removed after reboot or second run of wcpufreq. Removed mperf module from driver selection dialog and improved detection of current driver by scanning /proc/modules.
-TazOC

tazoc · Posted: Sun 08 May 2011, 20:46 Post subject: wcpufreq-0.7 released

wcpufreq-0.7 updates

Activate at boot up from /etc/init.d/wcpufreq instead of script in ~/Startup.

Removed /home/spot and /etc/skel directories from wcpufreq.

Updated for fido user compatibility in Wary 5.1.1.53

Woof/Wary: earlier versions of wcpufreq sometimes failed to activate on reboot--fixed.
-TazOC

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3843

Edit, oops too many alt tabs

meant to post these really light tray apps that use xcb

http://sourceforge.net/projects/wmc2d/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/wmcpumon/

some pups may need to upgrade xcb and/or xcb-utils for it to compile though ... maybe for the next pup series though
(he also has an xcb rewrite of jwm that looks extremely promising)

playdayz · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 3704

tazoc, Any reason I should not use version 0.7 in Lucid 5.2.6? Thanks.

tazoc · Posted: Mon 18 Jul 2011, 13:25 Post subject:

HI playdayz,
Not that I know of. Have not received any bug reports on v. 0.7 so it should be fine.
-TazOC

tazoc

wcpufreq-0.8

Updated for Fatdog 64-520 support; account for scaling drivers built-in to kernel instead of compiled modules.

-TaZoC