via c7-m cpu scaling

ThRoNkA · Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2024 10:21 pm Post subject: via c7-m cpu scaling

Feels weird to be back on an old forum! i guess i should welcome myself back?

Anyways...

I recently received a cloubook by everex - there was only one of these ever made model wise. I removed the everex gos and loaded the latest gos 3.1 sp1 gadgets and everything works fine except the wifi and the cpu frequency scaling.

I had to extract wifid into /usr/bin and run that on startup with a start up script- no problems and then it worked so Icould use the acpi wifi button.

Processor is detected under /proc/cpuinfo but only shows 600mhz used instead of 1200mhz. Gentoo forums show that I need to enable a peformance setting under cpu scaling - the forum did not specify the total command but I would like som4 insight on whatI need to do. I just want to enable 600mhz when on battery power and 1200mhz on ac power.

Anyone have some ideas or some sources I can look at?

here are my specs for help:

via c7-m ulv 1200mhz processor
512mb dd2 sodimm
30gb seagate 3400rpm drive
realtek usb wifi embedded rtl3480a
via hyperion c7 chipset
gos 3.1 gadgets sp1 with all updates

Thats all I know about it. I am using it now for basic stuff and I know the video will get smoother (simple youtube and avi files under 1mb are choppy) if the mhz will go up as the previous os was full speed on scaling.

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ThRoNkA · Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2024 12:04 am Post subject:

update: just found out y kernel doesnt not have cpufreq installed.

I did a backport ubuntu jaunty workaround as the gos 3.1 is based off of ubuntu.
downloaded the cpufreq backport the generic kernel using synaptic.
after install - grabbed the sources and did a make
copied e_powersaver.ko to the /lib/modul-poweres/kernel directory
loaded the module with sudo modprobe e_powersaver
works

now upon reboot it did not work

however!!!

i used sudo pico /etc/rc.init and added modprobe s_powersaver before exit 0 and the module loads on boot.

works great now.

I should of used my head and and check kernel headers. lol

but this should help some people with the device and processors as this can be generic for all processors.

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crouse · Site Admin Joined: 17 Apr 2024 Posts: 11833 Location: Iowa

Hey thronka ! Smile

Welcome back ! Wink

Thanks for sharing the fix, might help someone else.

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JP · Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2024 11:20 pm Post subject:

Welcome back! good to see you again Wink

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ThRoNkA · Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2024 12:09 am Post subject:

Thanks for the welcome.

I am blogging about the installation and getting everything working on it so people can find it on Google.

http://thronkadomain.blogspot.com

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