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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Are you sure it really affects the FSB ? It can easily be a display problem. Many tools related to C-n-Q assume the FSB is at 200, and will display a wrong (lower in your case) frequency, but this does not affect the CPU.


Widan: you're right on this point. /proc/cpuinfo display a bad CPU speed but actually the CPU speed is really higher as some benchmarks could confirm it and there is something to see it easily: the bogomips !

Bogomips rank seems to be just an easy calcul:
bogomips = frequency (Mhz) * ram (Gb) * 2

So for my AMD64 3800+ @2Ghz , i have 4000 bogomips and with a FSB overclocked at 250, i get 5000 bogomips and the indication of bogomips is acurate when the CPU speed is not. So it's an easy way to check really the CPU frequency when you use C-n-Q and overclocked CPU.

So now I'm really amazed about my cpu that run overclocked, undervolted with cool'n'quiet ...

I get an easy 2.50Ghz @1.35v for the high step
and an 1.25Ghz @1.10v for low step.

I need just to determine the minimum voltage for the intermediate step at 2.25Ghz.

That's great to have an ~4800+ for the price and voltage of a 3800+ using even the C-n-Q now :D

Thanx for your patch really ! 8)
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zentoo wrote:
Bogomips rank seems to be just an easy calcul:
bogomips = frequency (Mhz) * ram (Gb) * 2

The RAM size doesn't matter. For relatively recent x86 CPUs, bogomips is about twice the frequency.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zentoo: that sounds nice! I have the same CPU and would like to try this as well, so could you please post your settings.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 3:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Widan: The RAM size doesn't matter. For relatively recent x86 CPUs, bogomips is about twice the frequency.


Allright I take it in consideration. Thanx.

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Razze: that sounds nice! I have the same CPU and would like to try this as well, so could you please post your settings.


My actual AMD64 X2 3800+ settings:

STOCKS VALUES
2.00Ghz - 1.35v - FSB 200 (4000 bogo)
1.80Ghz - 1.20v - FSB 200 (3600 bogo)
1.00Ghz - 1.10v - FSB 200 (2000 bogo)

OVERCLOCKED VALUES
2.50Ghz - 1.35v - FSB 250 (5000 bogo)
2.25Ghz - 1.30v - FSB 250 (4500 bogo)
1.25Ghz - 1.10v - FSB 250 (2500 bogo)

Actually, only the step at 2.25Ghz@1.3v is not optimal (i need to make more tests)


To test each step, put your governor on userspace and specify manually the frequency:
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echo "userspace" >  /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
echo "2000000" >  /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_setspeed
echo "1800000" >  /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_setspeed
echo "1000000" >  /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_setspeed

And remember that is not real frequency, but stock ones, check your bogomips to be sure !

Think to check you voltages and tempeartures with lm-sensors or mbmon.
Think to check your logs for MCE (Machine Check Exception for undervolt problems).
And burn with two separate process of mprime -t (launched from differents copys of prime directory to not have temp data corruption) to check the overclock.

My ultimate test for stability: emerge of glibc and gcc continuously. (think to quickpkg them before !)
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

I want to ask, if maybe someone could post a tutorial on wiki about this?

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

where do i get a vcore patch for the latest kernel?
i am no gentoo user at all, but this board is amazing!
I need this vcore Patch for my AMD Turion X2, please help :)
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dark.x wrote:
where do i get a vcore patch for the latest kernel?
i am no gentoo user at all, but this board is amazing!
I need this vcore Patch for my AMD Turion X2, please help :)

The two patches apply to the 2.6.20 without problems.
You just have to get the latest version of either the v1 or the v2.
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PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2007 12:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are you guys able to use undervolting with latest kernels .21 for e.g.? I can't access the sysfs interface, everytime it hangs.

What kernel config do you use? There were some changes about the tables in it right?
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PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2007 2:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi!

It works well for me :D
(I'm using 2.6.21-viper1)
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PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2007 2:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anaki wrote:
Hi!

It works well for me :D
(I'm using 2.6.21-viper1)


Hmm I tried the same kernel with no luck, aso you can read in that thread :)

Please please post your config!

/edit: And tell me your processor specs 8)
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PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2007 2:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry, i forgot it :D : http://w3.externet.hu/~Anaki/config

I have an AMD64 3000+ (Venice core) processor:

Code:
powernow-k8: Requested Voltage for id0 is 1150 mV default voltage is 1400
powernow-k8: Performing required adjustment of 250 mV  or 10 25mV steps
powernow-k8: Requested Voltage for id1 is 1100 mV default voltage is 1100
powernow-k8: Performing required adjustment of 0 mV  or 0 25mV steps
powernow-k8:    0 : fid 0xa (1800 MHz), vid 0x10
powernow-k8:    1 : fid 0x2 (1000 MHz), vid 0x12
powernow-k8: ph2 null fid transition 0xa
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PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2007 2:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anaki wrote:
Sorry, i forgot it :D : http://w3.externet.hu/~Anaki/config

I have an AMD64 3000+ (Venice core) processor:

Code:
powernow-k8: Requested Voltage for id0 is 1150 mV default voltage is 1400
powernow-k8: Performing required adjustment of 250 mV  or 10 25mV steps
powernow-k8: Requested Voltage for id1 is 1100 mV default voltage is 1100
powernow-k8: Performing required adjustment of 0 mV  or 0 25mV steps
powernow-k8:    0 : fid 0xa (1800 MHz), vid 0x10
powernow-k8:    1 : fid 0x2 (1000 MHz), vid 0x12
powernow-k8: ph2 null fid transition 0xa


Hmm maybe it does not work on a pentium, would be weird though, anyone else?
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PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2007 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This thread only is about AMD CPUs, there is another one for the Intel CPUs. ;)
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PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2007 10:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hello,

has anyone a vcore patch for the latest kernel (2.6.21) and an amd turion X2?
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PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2007 1:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

For me the 2.6.16-vc2 patch does apply cleanly, I didn't test the other one.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It may be a stupid question, but does anyone have an ebuild for this patches?
I really don't think I'd like to learn play with kernel source on my "production" machine.

By the way - is there a simple way to add more steps? Now I have 1000 1800 2000, I'd like (for example) stepping by 200 MHz from 400~600 up to 2000. 400MHz is truly all I need and more whilst my machine is in idle state, waiting in case I'll need it remotely.

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I've used patch from http://files.codepilot.net/powernow-k8-vcore_list-2.6.16-rc2-v2.diff on 2.6.22 kernel. It's not working ;)

Code:
dmesg | grep powernow
Command line: powernow-k8.vcore_list=850,1100,1300
Kernel command line: powernow-k8.vcore_list=850,1100,1300
powernow-k8: Found 2 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ processors (version 2.00.00)
powernow-k8: Requested 0MHz with 850mV
powernow-k8: Requested 0MHz with 1100mV
powernow-k8: Requested 0MHz with 1300mV
powernow-k8: invalid powernow_table
powernow-k8: Requested 0MHz with 850mV
powernow-k8: Requested 0MHz with 1100mV
powernow-k8: Requested 0MHz with 1300mV
powernow-k8: invalid powernow_table


Is it worth trying patch from http://people.fh-landshut.de/~sprecht/gentoo/powernow-k8-vcore_list-2.6.18.patch ?
I'm trying it anyway ;) but any support would be appreciated.

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It wasn't worth it, hangs my box.

Any help at all?...
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the 2.6.18 patch works fine for me
did you try setting higher voltages with it?
maybe your cpu just won't work with that low frequencies
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've unmerged and emerged sources, applied the patch again, and that time it worked. It had to be a stupid mistake on some point...
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

is there a new version for 2.6.24? Because those patches are pretty broken now, since they merged i386 and x86_64.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

DocterD wrote:
is there a new version for 2.6.24? Because those patches are pretty broken now, since they merged i386 and x86_64.

http://www.berniyh.net/powernow-k8-vcore_list-2.6.24-git-v3.patch

I don't exactly know, for which version I made the patch, so I named it "-git", but it does apply with some fuzz to current 2.6.24 versions.
I changed the -v2 to -v3, just to make clear (for me and others), that this patch won't apply for earlier versions.
I didn't change the patch itself.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

@Berniyh i try you patch but powernow say

powernow-k8: Requested 0MHz with 0mV
powernow-k8: Requested 0MHz with 0mV
powernow-k8: invalid powernow_table
powernow-k8: Requested 0MHz with 0mV
powernow-k8: Requested 0MHz with 0mV
powernow-k8: invalid powernow_table

i add powernow-k8.vcore_list=1100,900
to the grub
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you need support, post at least the kernel version, cpu & motherboard versions and warnings from patching process.
For now, all I can tell is "works for me, you have problem" - but you know that already ;D
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

new_nOOb wrote:
@Berniyh i try you patch but powernow say

powernow-k8: Requested 0MHz with 0mV
powernow-k8: Requested 0MHz with 0mV
powernow-k8: invalid powernow_table
powernow-k8: Requested 0MHz with 0mV
powernow-k8: Requested 0MHz with 0mV
powernow-k8: invalid powernow_table

i add powernow-k8.vcore_list=1100,900
to the grub

You have to specify powernow-k8.vcore_list and powernow-k8.freq_list. So for me it looks like this:
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... powernow-k8.freq_list=1600,800 powernow-k8.vcore_list=925,800
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks Berniyh. now work i forget freq_list
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

but i am to stupid to add this as boot parameter

kernel /bzimage2 root=/dev/md0 ro quiet splash powernow-k8.freq_list=1800,1000 powernow-k8.vcore_list=1100,900

not working ;/
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