Switching turbo mode via CLI is not working on NixOS #906
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- Have you tried configuring auto-cpufreq? Yes
- Have you tried suggestions in troubleshooting section? Yes
Error output:
sudo auto-cpufreq --turbo never
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/nix/store/8aq76sx7mx63xkmps57xpbybn7xjm1g4-python3.13-auto-cpufreq-2.6.0/bin/..auto-cpufreq-wrapped-wrapped", line 9, in <module>
sys.exit(main())
~~~~^^
File "/nix/store/43nwmaicjbskvld9yyl1ksdjza1infdp-python3.13-click-8.2.1/lib/python3.13/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1442, in __call__
return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/nix/store/43nwmaicjbskvld9yyl1ksdjza1infdp-python3.13-click-8.2.1/lib/python3.13/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1363, in main
rv = self.invoke(ctx)
File "/nix/store/43nwmaicjbskvld9yyl1ksdjza1infdp-python3.13-click-8.2.1/lib/python3.13/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1226, in invoke
return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/nix/store/43nwmaicjbskvld9yyl1ksdjza1infdp-python3.13-click-8.2.1/lib/python3.13/site-packages/click/core.py", line 794, in invoke
return callback(*args, **kwargs)
File "/nix/store/8aq76sx7mx63xkmps57xpbybn7xjm1g4-python3.13-auto-cpufreq-2.6.0/lib/python3.13/site-packages/auto_cpufreq/bin/auto_cpufreq.py", line 66, in main
set_turbo_override(turbo)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^
File "/nix/store/8aq76sx7mx63xkmps57xpbybn7xjm1g4-python3.13-auto-cpufreq-2.6.0/lib/python3.13/site-packages/auto_cpufreq/core.py", line 88, in set_turbo_override
with open(turbo_override_state, "wb") as store:
~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/opt/auto-cpufreq/turbo-override.pickle'
System information:
Add/paste output of:
auto-cpufreq --debug
-------------------------------- Battery Info ---------------------------------
battery count = 1
BAT1 start threshold: file not found
BAT1 stop threshold = b'100\n'
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Linux distro: NixOS 25.11 Xantusia
Linux kernel: 6.12.58
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 4800H with Radeon Graphics
Cores: 16
Architecture: x86_64
Driver: amd-pstate-epp
------------------------------ Current CPU stats ------------------------------
CPU max frequency: 4300 MHz
CPU min frequency: 400 MHz
Core Usage Temperature Frequency
CPU0 0.0% 62 °C 4277 MHz
CPU1 0.0% 62 °C 400 MHz
CPU2 1.0% 62 °C 3177 MHz
CPU3 46.0% 62 °C 400 MHz
CPU4 0.0% 62 °C 400 MHz
CPU5 0.0% 62 °C 400 MHz
CPU6 1.0% 62 °C 2895 MHz
CPU7 0.0% 62 °C 400 MHz
CPU8 0.0% 62 °C 3100 MHz
CPU9 0.0% 62 °C 400 MHz
CPU10 3.0% 62 °C 2895 MHz
CPU11 0.0% 62 °C 400 MHz
CPU12 2.0% 62 °C 2895 MHz
CPU13 2.0% 62 °C 3617 MHz
CPU14 2.0% 62 °C 2861 MHz
CPU15 0.0% 62 °C 400 MHz
CPU fan speed: 3100 RPM
auto-cpufreq version: 2.6.0
Python: 3.13.9
psutil package: 7.1.2
platform package: 1.0.8
click package: 8.2.1
distro package: 1.9.0
Computer type: /nix/store/rlq03x4cwf8zn73hxaxnx0zn5q9kifls-bash-5.3p3/bin/sh: line 1: dmidecode: command not found
Battery is: charging
auto-cpufreq system resource consumption:
cpu usage: 0.0 %
memory use: 0.15 %
Total CPU usage: 3.0 %
Total system load: 0.65
Average temp. of all cores: 61.00 °C
Currently using: performance governor
Currently turbo boost is: on
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I tried switching from nixpkgs' auto-cpufreq service (2.6.0) to this flake because I want to dynamically disable and enable my turbo boost. When I try to disable turbo using CLI, I got that error instead.