Package: wnpp
Version: unavailable; reported 2003-10-10
Severity: wishlist

(Trying again as it looks like my first message didn't reach the BTS.)

* Package name    : athcool
  Version         : 0.3.1
  Upstream Author : Osamu Kayasono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* URL             : 
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/jacobi/linux/softwares.html#athcool
* License         : GPL
  Description     : enable powersaving mode for Athlon/Duron processors

athcool is a small utility, enabling/disabling Powersaving mode for AMD
Athlon/Duron processors.

Since enabling Powersaving mode, you can save power consumption, lower
CPU temprature when CPU is idle.

Powersaving works if your kernel support ACPI (APM not work), because
athcool only set/unset "Disconnect enable when STPGNT detected" bits in
the Northbridge of Chipset. To really save power, someone has to send
the STPGNT signal when idle. This is done by the ACPI subsystem when C2
state enterd.

!!!WARNING!!!
Depending on your motherboard and/or hardware components, enabling
Athlon powersaving mode sometimes causes that

 * noisy or distorted sound playback
 * a slowdown in harddisk performance
 * system locks or instability

If you met those problems, you should not use athcool. Please use
athcool AT YOUR OWN RISK.



-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux tintin 2.4.22-tintin #1 Sat Oct 4 18:49:31 CEST 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=C, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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