# Pi 3B+ CPU governor/frequency readout not working?
**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-3b-cpu-governor-frequency-readout-not-working/6269
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [3 February 2022 11:57 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-3b-cpu-governor-frequency-readout-not-working/6269 "2022-02-03T11:57:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@MichaIng](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/MichaIng)
#### Post date: [6 February 2022 23:50 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-3b-cpu-governor-frequency-readout-not-working/6269/21 "2022-02-06T23:50:16Z")
Ah sorry, I accidentally looked at the βarmv7lβ contained in Joulinarβs .hw\_model output, but you found the solution already π.
So then it is an issue with the latest kernel. Can you report this to RPi kernel devs, please: [https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues](https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues)
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### Author:  [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [7 February 2022 09:32 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-3b-cpu-governor-frequency-readout-not-working/6269/22 "2022-02-07T09:32:38Z")
I did some more testing on it and it seems to be fixed on next LTS kernel already
current version 5.10.92
```nohighlight
root@DietPi3:~# uname -a
Linux DietPi3 5.10.92-v8+ #1514 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jan 17 17:39:38 GMT 2022 aarch64 GNU/Linux
root@DietPi3:~# journalctl -u dietpi-preboot.service
-- Journal begins at Mon 2022-02-07 09:42:20 CET, ends at Mon 2022-02-07 09:56:59 CET. --
Feb 07 09:42:22 DietPi3 systemd[1]: Starting DietPi-PreBoot...
Feb 07 09:42:22 DietPi3 DietPi-PreBoot[363]: DietPi-CPU_set | CPU governors are not available on this system. This is probably a virtual machine. Aborting...
Feb 07 09:42:22 DietPi3 systemd[1]: Finished DietPi-PreBoot.
root@DietPi3:~#
```
Next LTS version 5.15.18
```nohighlight
root@DietPi3:~# uname -a
Linux DietPi3 5.15.18-v8+ #1520 SMP PREEMPT Fri Feb 4 12:04:45 GMT 2022 aarch64 GNU/Linux
root@DietPi3:~# journalctl -u dietpi-preboot.service
-- Journal begins at Mon 2022-02-07 10:31:17 CET, ends at Mon 2022-02-07 10:32:01 CET. --
Feb 07 10:31:19 DietPi3 systemd[1]: Starting DietPi-PreBoot...
Feb 07 10:31:19 DietPi3 DietPi-PreBoot[366]: DietPi-CPU_set
Feb 07 10:31:19 DietPi3 DietPi-PreBoot[366]: βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Feb 07 10:31:19 DietPi3 DietPi-PreBoot[366]: Mode: Applying CPU governor settings: ondemand
Feb 07 10:31:19 DietPi3 DietPi-PreBoot[366]: [INFO] DietPi-CPU_set | Setting up_threshold: 50 %
Feb 07 10:31:19 DietPi3 DietPi-PreBoot[366]: [INFO] DietPi-CPU_set | Setting sampling_rate: 25000 microseconds
Feb 07 10:31:19 DietPi3 DietPi-PreBoot[366]: [INFO] DietPi-CPU_set | Setting sampling_down_factor: 40 x
Feb 07 10:31:19 DietPi3 DietPi-PreBoot[366]: [OK] DietPi-CPU_set | Applied CPU governor settings: ondemand
Feb 07 10:31:19 DietPi3 systemd[1]: Finished DietPi-PreBoot.
root@DietPi3:~#
```
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### Author:  [@AdvancedFollower](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/AdvancedFollower)
#### Post date: [7 February 2022 11:07 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-3b-cpu-governor-frequency-readout-not-working/6269/23 "2022-02-07T11:07:43Z")
Thatβs good to know!
I filed a bug report but it doesnβt seem to affect everyone with a Pi 3B+ which is odd.
But the bug must have been recognized at some point if it was fixed in the next kernelβ¦
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### Author:  [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [7 February 2022 12:38 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-3b-cpu-governor-frequency-readout-not-working/6269/24 "2022-02-07T12:38:48Z")
I have answered on RPI GitHub. [https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/4875](https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/4875)
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### Author:  [@AdvancedFollower](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/AdvancedFollower)
#### Post date: [8 February 2022 16:57 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-3b-cpu-governor-frequency-readout-not-working/6269/25 "2022-02-08T16:57:23Z")
Seems an alternative to downgrading the Kernel is to remove initial\_turbo=20 from config.txt, or enter 0 for initial turbo in Dietpi-Config.
Once I did this and rebooted, CPU governor works even with the 5.10.92 Kernel.
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### Author:  [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [8 February 2022 18:14 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-3b-cpu-governor-frequency-readout-not-working/6269/26 "2022-02-08T18:14:35Z")
letβs what RPI devs will find out.
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### Author:  [@MichaIng](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/MichaIng)
#### Post date: [8 February 2022 23:34 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-3b-cpu-governor-frequency-readout-not-working/6269/27 "2022-02-08T23:34:28Z")
Was anyone with an ARMv7 kernel affected btw, or ARMv8/64-bit systems only? I want to ship a live patch, to have commented the initial turbo setting until it a new kernel has been released which is not affected anymore. But makes sense to only apply it where really required.
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### Author:  [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [8 February 2022 23:42 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-3b-cpu-governor-frequency-readout-not-working/6269/28 "2022-02-08T23:42:22Z")
I killed my ARMv6 installation this evening. Need to re-flash. I can do testing tomorrow during day time for ARMv6/7 images on RPi3B+.
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### Author:  [@Deleted\_User\_9827](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Deleted_User_9827)
#### Post date: [25 February 2022 10:38 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-3b-cpu-governor-frequency-readout-not-working/6269/29 "2022-02-25T10:38:02Z")
had a little time to test this some more today⦠seems to be resolved on current firmware
```nohighlight
boot-DAT-ELF_20220115_175984a6dc4c321553e295cf9679a6020231caf4/ GOOD
boot-DAT-ELF_20220117_20c5829b0afe5b99d7e807ce90c382bd6997993f/ NOTGOODFIXED
boot-DAT-ELF_20220128_e5013c9d596e1a392e5193bc8cb822966b9c7d7c/ GOOD
boot-DAT-ELF_20220219_a6496ae5cd5e9b4cd5b38f7274fa94dce315fa7a/ GOODCURRENT
```
linked issue from the commit which fixed itβ¦
[https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/issues/1688](https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/issues/1688)
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### Author:  [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [25 February 2022 17:53 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-3b-cpu-governor-frequency-readout-not-working/6269/30 "2022-02-25T17:53:06Z")
at least itβs not dedicated to a DietPi issue. But good it will/was solved upstream.
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