[ltp] CPU Speed...

[Julien Tane]

I just found a thread  from some debian  mailing list:

> http://lists.debian.org/debian-laptop/2002/debian-laptop-200211/msg00627.html

But I have yet read it.

Julien

Julien Tane wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I sent a mail a week ago about kernel-module-thinkpad that I could not 
> find. I did finally find one.
>
> I needed the kernel-module-thinkpad because my computer was running at:
> cpu MHz         : 239.027
> instead of  890 MHz.
>
> Unfortunately I have no idea, of the reason why. The computer starts 
> at 890MHz if it is on AC power and not on the docking station. If it 
> is on AC power ANd on the docking station then it starts at 239.027.
>
> I use the Fedora Core 1A, with some udpate packages
> My kernel is: 2.4.22-1.2149.nptl
>
> I use :
> kernel-module-thinkpad-4.8-0_2.4.22_1.2149.nptl.rhfc1.dag
>
> but perhaps  I should use:
>
>> kernel-module-thinkpad-2.4.20-18.9-4.4-0.fdr.1.i686.rpm
>
>
> but when I do
>
>> [jta@aifbathena Download]$ su -c 'tpctl --pm-all'
>> Password:
>> tpctl: System error message is: No such device
>> tpctl: Can't open device file /dev/thinkpad with flags O_RDONLY.  
>> Exiting.
>
>
> Something is probably wrong with tpctl.
>
>> $ ll /dev/thinkpad
>> crw-rw-r--    1 root     thinkpad  10, 170 Jan 22 13:35 /dev/thinkpad
>
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>
>
> It seems th/dev/thinkpad is not READ ONLY. but I must avow.  I do not 
> know what this O_RDONLY
> means. But if anyone is ready to give me a hint...
>
> Julien
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