Trey Sizemore wrote:
I get the following output from 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' on my Dell Latitiude D600 laptop with Pentium Mobile 1600 MHz processor:
linux:/home/trey # cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 9 model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1600MHz stepping : 5 cpu MHz : 598.162 cache size : 1024 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 tm pbe tm2 est bogomips : 1182.72
Why might the cpu MHz be off as it is?
That's powersave at work, "powersave -f" and take a look again, "powersave -A" and you are back to where you are now. When CPU full speed is not needed, it reduces the power and speed in the interest of battery power saving and heat output. When you need the umph, like when compiling a kernel, "cat /proc/cpuinfo" will then show full MHz speed. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and keen Flyer Linux Only Shop.