README for Debian package of Cpufreqd ===================================== This package installs a trivial configuration file which will not suit everyone's needs. Thus it's strongly suggested to modify the configuration and restart cpufreqd after installation. Cpufreqd provides support to automatically load necessary kernel modules on startup, see /etc/default/cpufreqd comments for more. CPUFreq support --------------- To enable the CpuFreq interface, you may need to configure your kernel appropriately (normally not necessary for stock Debian kernels) and load appropriate modules. Try loading the modules under /lib/modules//kernel/arch//kernel/cpu/cpufreq/ for governors and /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/cpufreq (replace and with the values of your system) to see the right one for your cpu. ACPI, APM or PMU support ------------------------ To enable ACPI or APM, you may need to configure your kernel appropriately (not normally necessary for stock Debian kernels) and load appropriate modules. It is recommended to install the package acpid or apmd respectively, which will automatically load the required modules. ACPI is more powerful than APM, so you should generally try it first. Note for the NVclock plugin --------------------------- The binary package doesn't currently provide the nvclock plugin since an nvclock development package is not available yet. Advanced users may want try this feature as follows: - apt-get source nvclock - apt-get source cpufreqd - apply a trivial patch downloadable from http://cpufreqd.sf.net - configure nvclock with --disable-nvcontrol --disable-gtk --disable-qt and build it (simply make, no need to install it) - configure cpufreqd (you want to edit the debian/rules file) with --enable-nvclock=/dir/where/apt/unzipped/nvclock-0.8b and build cpufreqd's deb package by means of dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -us -b