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I have FC5(64-bit) installed on my system on my system(please system specs on my signature). I want to install the Cool 'n' Quiet driver for my OS as it tends to heat up if I leave it running for a long time. This doesn't happen on Windows. I don't know if this because of the driver which I have installed or plainly Windows taking care of itself. I downloaded certain file(s) from the AMD site, but I cannot figure out what to do as I am a total noob to Linux. I have posted the readme of the downloaded file(s). Please let me know what to do.
There are 4 folders, namely 1.00.08, 1.00.12, 1.39.04 and 1.50.03 and each of these folders contain C files and its corresponding header files. Do I have to compile and install these files? If so, how? Please do let me know.
Thanks in advance.
This tar file contains the Linux CPU frequency driver
for AMD Athlon64 / Opteron processors.
The driver obtains data as to supported frequencies
and voltages for the processor from the BIOS.
Version 1.00.xx of the driver uses a BIOS table called
the PSB, which is not supported by all BIOSs. Included
driver versions are:
1.00.09 - versions of the driver for both 2.4 and 2.6
kernels. The driver is dependent on the
cpufreq driver, which is available as a patch
for 2.4 kernels, and is built into 2.6 kernels.
1.00.12 - the latest version of the driver, for 2.6
only, that includes sample code to hardcode a
PSB table to bypass BIOSs that do not offer
the support.
Version 1.39.xx of the driver can use either the
PSB table or ACPI objects, dependent on whether
the kernel is configured to include ACPI support or
not. The driver version included is 1.39.04, for
the 2.6 kernel only. This driver supports SMP
frequency management and dual-core processors. It
will not load on an SMP or dual-core system unless
the ACPI objects are available. It will work on
all 2.6 kernels, but the 1.50.03 driver (below)
is preferred for kernels 2.6.10 and later.
Version 1.50.xx of the driver can use either the
PSB table of the ACPI objects. It supports Opteron,
Athlon 64 processors, in both single and dual core
versions, for all of the 754, 939, 940, and 1207
pin packages. This driver supports SMP frequency
management but will not work on SMP or dual core
systems unless the ACPI powerstate objects are
available. It will only work on 2.6.10 and later
kernels. This driver is distributed with the
2.6.13 and later kernels.
The powernow-k8.c and powernow-k8.h files should be
placed in the arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq directory.
The kernel will then need to be rebuilt and the system
rebooted. Builds of the 64-bit arch/x86_64 kernel use
the same source files.
For further documentation, see the
linux/Documentation/cpu-freq directory.
Support: mark.langsdorf@amd.com
License: GPL
There are 4 folders, namely 1.00.08, 1.00.12, 1.39.04 and 1.50.03 and each of these folders contain C files and its corresponding header files. Do I have to compile and install these files? If so, how? Please do let me know.
Thanks in advance.