Bug#284824: gnome-cpufreq-applet: unable to select cpu speeds from popup menu

[Keith Schincke]

Package: gnome-cpufreq-applet
Version: 0.3.1-2
Severity: normal


gnome-cpufreq-applet does not allow the setting of the CPU speed up and
then back down. When the laptop power is removed, the new cpu speed is
indicated. The pop up menu lists the available cpu speeds (100%, 60% ).
I am able to speed the CPU to 100% but not back to 60%. (I am also not
able to change the cpu speed while the AC is attached)

I am running a 2.6.9 kernel with the software suspend patches applied on
a Dell C640.

Here are the loaded modules:
colonlap:/lib/modules/2.6.9-swsusp/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq#
lsmod | head
Module                  Size  Used by
speedstep_ich           3980  0
speedstep_lib           3072  1 speedstep_ich


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.9-swsusp
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages gnome-cpufreq-applet depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]     1.4.30.10      Debian configuration management sy
ii  gconf2                    2.8.1-4        GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libart-2.0-2              2.3.16-6       Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii  libatk1.0-0               1.8.0-3        The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libbonobo2-0              2.8.0-3        Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libbonoboui2-0            2.8.0-2        The Bonobo UI library
ii  libc6                     2.3.2.ds1-18   GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libgconf2-4               2.8.1-4        GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglade2-0               1:2.4.0-1      Library to load .glade files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0              2.4.7-1        The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome2-0               2.8.0-5        The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
ii  libgnomecanvas2-0         2.8.0-1        A powerful object-oriented display
ii  libgnomeui-0              2.8.0-3        The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii  libgnomevfs2-0            2.8.3-6        The GNOME virtual file-system libr
ii  libgtk2.0-0               2.4.13-1       The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6                   4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  liborbit2                 1:2.10.2-1.1   libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpanel-applet2-0        2.6.2-3        Library for GNOME 2 Panel applets
ii  libpango1.0-0             1.6.0-3        Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpopt0                  1.7-5          lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii  libsm6                    4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 X Window System Session Management
ii  libxml2                   2.6.11-5       GNOME XML library
ii  xlibs                     4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 X Window System client libraries m
ii  zlib1g                    1:1.2.2-3      compression library - runtime

-- debconf information:
* gnome-cpufreq-applet/SUID_bit: true