On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 20:39 -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 20:30 -0600, rado wrote: > > On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 19:05 -0500, Jim Perrin wrote: > > > > ...just wondering what that msg means...was hitting really regular then > > > > stopped...like it was hitting /var/log/messages bout every 3 secs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bit of googling turned up a statement from the AMD kids that says the following > > > We've started seeing this internally in AMD QA. The bit > > > that the processor uses to indicate that it is in the > > > process of changing frequencies (aka the pending change > > > bit) is not clearing. The powernow-k8 driver cannot > > > change frequencies until the previous change has completed. > > > > > > Because this is happening on the hardware side, my best > > > guess is that the problem is not software related. We've > > > reported the problem to the AMD hardware debug team and > > > they're investigating. I'll put out a patch when we have > > > a solution. > > > > > > -Mark Langsdorf > > > AMD, Inc. > > > > > > > > > The other information I've seen says that it's likely related to > > > processor speed stepping and not recovering properly etc. > > > > kk I got this powernow-k8 to repeat. > > > > I run off a kvm switch. > > if I say, leave kwrite /var/log/messages @ full screen...no matter if I > > switch computers...that msg will not log. > > > > if I x out the messages log...leave that computer ...only a small window > > of the console is open...then I come back and bring up the log > > file...the powernow msgs are back... > > > > this is all for what it's worth > > > > I have noticed this same message in my console at startup and in my logs > on my ASUS K8V-X ... I have been ignoring it for a year :) well, I think ASUS is a pretty highly touted mb too and if it works for you then it works for me as well...move on to bigger and better huh? thx jr > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos