On Fri, May 05, 2006 at 08:02:29PM -0400, Peter Arremann wrote: > On Friday 05 May 2006 19:49, Simon wrote: > > Hi There, > > > > Im running FC5 on a Toshiba Tecra A6 with an Intel Core Duo T2300 @ > > 1.66GHz. But /proc/cpuinfo only shows the CPU(s) running at 1000Mhz... > > Any ideas here? > > > > Simon > > probably power management. Under light loads it automatically scales down your > cpu clock to preserve energy and make sure the noisy fan doesn't kick in. > > In /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq you will find some files about the cpu > frequency. cpuinfo_max_freq should be the 1.66 Ghz. You can change the > governer in scaling_governor (just echo performance > scaling_governor) so > change the content. You can also play with the cpuspeed daemon > (/etc/cpuspeed.conf) to change the settings. There's also a handy gnome applet. (right-click panel, click 'add to panel', it's called 'cpu frequency monitor' or similar.) Dave -- http://www.codemonkey.org.uk
