Superhai Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Version 1.2.49 - Corrected some small bugs. Version 1.2.46 - Snow leopard only (32/64 bit). Some small code changes to make it compile and work under 1.6.x, no major bugfixes done. Mini Edition This is a kext for Intel Enhanced Speedstep. Downloads, and support is to be done at http://www.superhai.com/ Doesn't work? There is some options in the Info.plist you can change, and might make it work better for you. Check the old manual for VoodooPower for some explanations VoodooPower Manual You can post bug report at the forum. No good to post it here, if it is worth reporting do it properly. Bugs will be fixed for the 1.3.x release. It is not necessary to repost bugs already reported on forum or in Google Code. System Requirements? Intel Pentium M/4/DIntel Core (2) Quad/Duo/SoloIntel Atom Apple "Vanilla" Kernel 10.6.x (Darwin Kernel 10.x) Any ideas for improvements? Tell me Thanks to oldnapalm and marionez for testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch_de Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Great - VPM is my faforite : very less cpu footprint compared to others !! I used past versions with Leopard with 100% success. Thanks!!! Even Fred Astaire would have used that for stepping ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirloui Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Great; been waiting for this; going to try now Clever Fred Astair! re-edit: works for me now for some reason: great, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockre Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Great; been waiting for this; going to try now Clever Fred Astair! edit: Q6600 stays stuck at 1600Mhz according to cpu-x, will look into info.plist atom stays at 800Mhz according to cpu-x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filosofem Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Works great with my rig. Thank you superhai! What is good program to monitoring speedstep? hardware monitor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch_de Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I am not sure nut CPU-X would be good if superhais .kext updates the kernel variable for cpu mHz. At least the Leo versions of voodoo did that and CPU-X shows stepping (MHZ, no mVolts shown). http://rapidshare.de/files/40922873/cpu-x.zip.html (its from netkas) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eject Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 cpu-x tells it works with the q8200. changes between x6 and x7 wich are the only two steppings possible with this cpu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
userx Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Works great. Thanks Superhai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewanik Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Working perfect, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chieltje Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 After placing the kext in /S/L/E it worked perfect! Thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pug999 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 MY Acer 2902z intel Pentium Dual-Core 2.0ghz(T3200) install this kext can't be autostep edit info.plist for profile, the profile switch work, but mhz always on low. voodoopower 1.2.3 is good for me , i am waiting for 64 ver voodoopower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansaku Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Is this new kext compatible with P55 i5/i7 or X58 i7 cpus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerkex'd Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Clever Fred Astair! Except no native English speaker will get it - it is called "tap-dancing' in English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tritron Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 This does not work with atom cpu it just makes it stay at lowest settings. voodoopower works great cpu-x shows clock changing under load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Is there a difference, feature-wise, to the old non-mini versions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliasa_anderson Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Hi Superhai, Sorry for being noob,but I just wanted to know if this kext also supports automatic voltage scaling apart from frequency scaling ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buridda Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 works perfectly (so far ) here on my L9400, hazard 10.6.2, vanilla 64bit kernel.. thanks superhai you are the best please keep your work going! bye! EDIT: anyone knows if there is a voodoo sdhci kext available for snow leo 64 bit? I can't find it and I can not enter the voodoo project website.. it says I am banned.. dunno why... :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alimas Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I just tried this VoodooPowerMini kext and now CPU-X shows the "Core Speed" as fluctuating between 798 and 1995 MHz for my Core Duo T2450. Without that kext, CPU-X showed a constant 798 MHz. I verified that when I used CPU-Z under Vista that the "Core Speed" was also fluctuating. So, I guess it works for me and am glad to have found this. Can somebody help to clarify what the difference is between VoodooPowerMini and VoodooPowerAcpi? Or maybe help point me to a URL that already discusses the differences? Or are they for different purposes? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gektor Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 What are the best VoodooPowerMini settings that minimize CPU speed and power consumption? I feel that battery life under osx is considerably shorter than in win (2 vs 4 hours). I have Lenovo G550 notebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsoplinger Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Is it still possible to get this kext? Seems superhai took down everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawiinci Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Is it still possible to get this kext? Seems superhai took down everything Isn't this replaced by Chameleon RC5's own Power Management (C- and P-PowerStates)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buoo Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 You don't need of VoodooPowerMini.kext The Speedstep works with new Chameleon http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=225766 add this in com.apple.boot.plist : <key>DropSSDT</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>GenerateCStates</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>GeneratePStates</key> <string>Yes</string> bye ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larx Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 You don't need of VoodooPowerMini.kext The Speedstep works with new Chameleon http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=225766 add this in com.apple.boot.plist : <key>DropSSDT</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>GenerateCStates</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>GeneratePStates</key> <string>Yes</string> bye ^^ Yeah... Chameleon is the super, but anyway thanks Superhai ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch_de Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Yep, but be warned that the mVolts (for CPU) generated by the autogen maybe to low, if you OCed the CPU! For me, i must stay using own DSDT p-States with higher cpu mVolts in each step, otherwise i get KP ore freezes. Same happens if i set the dsdt mVolts to low (as low as the great P-State generated the mVolts). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larx Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Yep, but be warned that the mVolts (for CPU) generated by the autogen maybe to low, if you OCed the CPU!For me, i must stay using own DSDT p-States with higher cpu mVolts in each step, otherwise i get KP ore freezes. Same happens if i set the dsdt mVolts to low (as low as the great P-State generated the mVolts). Thanks for warning mitch_de! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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