FC5 Intel Core Duo only at 1GHz

[Peter Arremann]

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.

Peter.