Give all your tricks for SpeedStep (AMD/INtel) !

[Wiwi]

Hi all !!! i was wondering i some of you know another SpeedStep GUI on leopard than the Joel Thomas one ??

 

[speedStep is Intel technology that improve your battery life (for me 1h20 without and 2h30 with - And if you boot on battery, cpu can be "throttle up", for max performance if you switch to AC), it's very interessant for laptop, and for energy economy ! (It downclock your CPU when max power is unecessary (like Word, Internet...) and can give max power when necessary (Games, After Effects !!!, ...)]

 

Because sometimes at home the GUI quit or don't start (Perhaps caused by the kext ACPIthrottle that don't load..?) (after HArd Shutdown or if you don't apply correct permissions), and we can't use profiles (AC and Battery) for an automatic management of cpu throttle...

 

CoolBook (See in this forum) doesn't seems to work with Hack for "autothrottle", you can just check if speedstep works...

 

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Basic -> To install SpeedStep on a Intel leopard (Don't know for AMD cool'n'quiet)

 

 

Replace your kernel with that one from pack

Start terminal:

sudo -s
password: - enter your password
chown -R root:wheel /mach_kernel 
chmod -R 755 /mach_kernel

-----> Absolutely Necessary !!!!!

 

Replace AppleSMBIOS from /System/Library/Extensions with that one from pack

After replace type in terminal:

chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/AppleSMBIOS.kext 
chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/AppleSMBIOS.kext
rm -fr /System/Library/Extensions.mkext 
diskutil repairPermissions /

reboot

 

After restart:

Replace PowerManagement.bundle from /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/ with that one from pack

Type in terminal:

sudo -s

password: - enter your password

chmod -R 755 /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/PowerManagement.bundle
chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/PowerManagement.bundle
diskutil repairPermissions /

reboot

 

*Optional for those who have laptops you have included in this pack SlimBatteryMonitor.app, a powerful and free applications to monitor your battery , just drag it in applications, and 2click on it and set it to run on system starts.

 

After restart from pack just 2click on speedstep.pkg

Follow the instructions and restart when it ask.

 

After restart open terminal and type:

sudo -s
password: - enter your password
chown root /Applications/SpeedStep.app/Contents/MacOS/SpeedStep
chmod +s /Applications/SpeedStep.app/Contents/MacOS/SpeedStep

-----> Very Important

 

Now go to System Preferences/Accounts click on lock(if it is locked), select Logins Items, and then click on + to add speedstep.app, browse to applications select speedstep.app and click add, and check that box.

 

Restart and enjoy!

 

 

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Sorry for bad english, and thanks for reply !!!