Software

acpi_ppc: ACPI Processor Performance Control Module for FreeBSD

• Description:
• Dynamic control of CPU frequency and voltage via ACPI 2.0
• acpi_ppc module can be controlled by sysctl(8) interface
• acpi_ppc module is only supported on uniprocessor/unicore
• Required to enable acpi(4) driver
• 4.x: add "device acpica" to kernel configuration file
• 5.x: add "device acpi" or load "acpi.ko" module
• 5.4-RELEASE and later have the cpufreq(4) framework, therefore this module is no longer required
• Download:
  • acpi_ppc/20080615 (dumb support for 7.0-STABLE)
  • ports (now testing)
  • acpi_ppc/20060725 (fix compiling warnings on acpi_ppc/20050521)
  • ports (now testing)
  • patch for 7.0-BETA1 (now testing)
  • acpi_ppc/20050521 (experimental support for AMD K7 PowerNow!)
  • acpi_ppc/20050313 (4.11-RELEASE, 5.2.1-RELEASE and later)
• Tested machines (old version):
• Intel Enhanced SpeedStep
• NEC LaVieG TypeJ 2003/01 (ULV Mobile Intel Pentium III-M 933MHz)
• AMD K8 Cool'n'Quiet
• AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Rev.C0 & MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R (M/B crashed...)
• AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Rev.C0 & ASUSTeK K8V Standard
• Test reports from users (Thanks!):
• ASUSTeK A8N32, Athlon 64 X2 4400+, 6.0-RELEASE
• Gateway 4510JP Laptop, 5.4-RELEASE
• ASUSTeK A8V Deluxe 1014-Beta, Athlon 64 3000+ Venice, 5.4-RELEASE
• HP Compaq Presario 2100 Laptop
• Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo A7600 Laptop, Mobile Athlon XP-M 2400+, 5.4-STABLE
• MSI MS-6702E, Athlon 64 3500+, 5.4-RELEASE-p1
• VIA K8N800, Mobile Athlon 64 3400, 5.4-RELEASE (problem on xorg)
• ASUSTeK A8V Deluxe Rev 2.0, Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester, 5.4-PRERELEASE
• Fujitsu-Siemens D1607, Athlon 64 2GHz
• Athlon 64 3000+, 4.11-STABLE
• Acer Ferrari 3400 Laptop, Mobile Athlon 64 3000+, 5.3-RELEASE
• Gateway M210 Laptop, 5.3-RELEASE-p5
• ASUSTeK A8V, Athlon 64 3500+ Winchester, 5.3-STABLE
• Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo A7640 Laptop, Sempron 3000+
• Acer Aspire 1513 LMi Laptop, Athlon 64 3400+, 5.3-STABLE
• Sager 4750-V Laptop, Athlon 64 3400+, 6-CURRENT
• GIGABYTE GA-K8VT800PRO, Athlon 64 3000+ Rev.C0, 5.3-STABLE
• Gateway 7422GX Laptop, Mobile Athlon 64 3400, 6-CURRENT
• Dell Inspiron 8600 Laptop
• Not work!?:
• First, check BIOS settings (ACPI 2.0, Cool'n'Quiet, etc.)
• If the BIOS is old, update to the latest version
• Please send the result of "/usr/sbin/acpidump -d"