Subj : CPU speed - /proc/cpuinfo question
To   : comp.os.linux
From : jab3
Date : Mon Aug 23 2004 03:06 pm

Hello everyone.  I have a question about Linux cpu speed
reporting.  I've noticed that on my laptop (a Sony Vaio PCG-F650), Linux
(both Fedora and Gentoo) reports that the cpu speed is ~200mhz.  It's
supposed to be 600mhz (or perhaps 500mhz, there's some kind of switching
thing IIRC :#)).  Is that really what it's operating at?
Is there a way to change it?  I thought it had something to do with my
spilling a glass of red wine on it a few months ago (which zapped the lcd
screen, so now I have to plug it into an external monitor, which sux* ), so
I booted into Windows to see what it said, but Windows reports
600mhz.  So now I'm confused and wondered if anyone had any
info/clarification.


Thanks for any help!


* - BTW, if there are any hardward laptop wizards out there with a minute to
spare; how possible/cost effective is it to have the lcd screen fixed or
replaced?  It's not totally zapped, if the light in the room is bright and
you look at the right angle, and the image being displayed is in bright
colors, you can see the screen - just not well.  I looked online and saw
something about the power inverter cable possibly being fried.  But I don't
know.  Any ideas? (thanks)

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