Re: multi-core CPU support

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On 18/10/2007, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I recently got a laptop with a multi-core CPU (Intel Core 2 Duo), so I
> decided to have a quick look at some of the things related to that.
>
> I tried the CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor applet for the Gnome taskbar,
> but it errored-out saying that it couldn't be used.  That didn't sound
> right, so I had a look through the service configuration, and noticed
> that the cpuspeed and irqbalance daemons were stopped, despite being set
> to start.
>
> Starting them worked without any errors, so it wasn't as if they *can't*
> be run (such as when they're set to start on a single-core system).
> They just didn't start, for some unknown reason, when the system boots
> up.
>
> I was wondering whether anybody else had noticed whether those daemons
> weren't running for them, when they should have been.
>

I've got the same CPU in my Dell Inspiron. In both Fedora 6 (I could
not install 7 on this machine) and Ubuntu Feisty, the KPowerManager
app works fine, including CPU scaling. I don't know how to check the
daemons, but apps that perform CPU scaling apparently work just fine.

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