[ltp] cpu MHz & TP-T30 & FC3

Satish Balay linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 14 Jan 2005 09:51:28 -0600 (CST)


On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Pino Giaquinto wrote:

> Why it save power when I use AC adapter ?  I want speed !

For one - check '/usr/sbin/cpuspeed --help'.  And its good to get the
heat/noise level down - when not consuming cpu cycles (even when
connected to AC).

You get the speed when you run cpu intensive stuff.  To speed up the
transition - use OPTS="-i 1" in /etc/cpuspeed.conf

Satish