Subj : Re: CPU speed - /proc/cpuinfo question
To   : comp.os.linux
From : noone
Date : Mon Aug 23 2004 02:16 pm

jab3 <manual@helpdesk.org> tried to express:
> 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.
> 

Hmmm...don't laptops have the ability to cut back their CPU clocks as
a powersaving feature?  Are you running in a power saving mode?

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