Using Ubuntu 13.10 (64 bit), I have disabled speedstep function in bios and now I have the same problem with crashing indicator-cpufreq:
condor@herkules:~$ uname -a Linux herkules 3.11.0-13-generic # 20-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 23 07:38:26 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux condor@herkules:~$ indicator-cpufreq Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/indicator-cpufreq", line 79, in <module> ind = MyIndicator(options.show_frequency) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/indicator_cpufreq/indicator.py", line 99, in __init__ self.update_ui() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/indicator_cpufreq/indicator.py", line 110, in update_ui fmin, fmax, governor = cpufreq.get_policy(self.cpus[0]) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/indicator_cpufreq/cpufreq.py", line 143, in get_policy policy = (p.contents.min, p.contents.max, p.contents.governor.decode()) ValueError: NULL pointer access condor@herkules:~$ sudo apt-cache policy indicator-cpufreq indicator-cpufreq: Installiert: 0.2.2-0ubuntu1 Installationskandidat: 0.2.2-0ubuntu1 Versionstabelle: *** 0.2.2-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status condor@herkules:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 15 model : 4 model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz stepping : 3 microcode : 0x5 cpu MHz : 3010.452 cache size : 2048 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 1 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 5 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc pebs bts nopl pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est cid cx16 xtpr bogomips : 6020.90 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 128 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 15 model : 4 model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz stepping : 3 microcode : 0x5 cpu MHz : 3010.452 cache size : 2048 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 1 apicid : 1 initial apicid : 1 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 5 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc pebs bts nopl pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est cid cx16 xtpr bogomips : 6020.90 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 128 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1183293 Title: NULL pointer access To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-cpufreq/+bug/1183293/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs