There is another small utility: setproc, which simply takes the numeric identifier of the core with either ON/OFF parameter...since I run 5 cores here and occasionally need to disable all but one I simpy have a little cmd file created:
@echo off
setproc 5 4 3 2 off
I have an icon for the OFF/ON cmd files in my WarpCenter tray, so the convenience is literally a click-away.
Sigurd:
Regarding the execmode changes, if I read your schreenshot correctly, execmode did NOT actually alter the binary mode...did you mean it to do that, just give you the info on the file?
Hi,
I wanted to change the files using the -sp switch but I guess the message means that it checks the file but can not change it due to something "Bad header". So it stopped before it changed something. Do not know what to do next. Will try the -d switch later on.
I have got the xcenter (not ecenter) running and with this I can switch of the kernels (as shown in my videos before via OS/2 MCP SMP Monitor) off and on and vice versa as often as I like. If these are "really" off - I can not say but the CPU Monitor does allways show all the kernels I do have - those switched off using 0%. That is the difference to /MAXCPU=1 -> this is showing only one entry in the XCenter. Using all kernel and switch off three of them does show all kernels, but three of them at 0%. (Please verify at the screenshot I attached before).
I did notify that switching of the kernels via OS/2 MCP CPU Monitor (I am using this instead of the eCS one) leads to a less head produciton and the fan therefore calms down. While switching the kernels back on the heat comes back.
Software:
OS/2 Warp 4.52 MCP2 Merlin
Latest ACPI 3.22.06
OS/2 SMP Monitor
QSINIT Loader
I think I will try the setproc utility and report if there is any change.
Still wondering what breaks the -sp switch with execmode on vpc.exe ....