[ltp] cpu MHz & TP-T30 & FC3

Christopher Sawtell linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:17:58 +1300


On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:06, Pino Giaquinto wrote:
> When I type form the console:
>
> cat /proc/cpuinfo
>
> With AC power supply I see:
>
> processor : 0
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> cpu family : 15
> model : 2
> model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 Mobile CPU 1.80GHz
> stepping : 4
> cpu MHz : 1196.263
>  ...
>
> Must be 'cpu MHz : 1800' when I use AC power supply and 'cpu MHz : 1200'
> when I use battery???
Correct.

> Besides If I type:
>
> cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_cur_freq
>
> I see:
>
> 1200000
>
> If I type
>
> cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq
>
> I see:
>
> 1800000
>
> Please help me...!
Everything is working correctly.
The cpu is being throttled to preserve battery power, that's all.
There are other cpu speed management systems which reduce the frequency even 
more.

-- 
Sincerely etc.,
Christopher Sawtell