thanks in advance! i just killed ubuntu and installed crunchbang linux, which didnt install cpufrequtils by default, so my computer just burnt up a few times and shut off in the middle of sensitive updating, oops! i started watching the freq of my cpu through conky and realized it wasn't moving, so that's how i found you :-). cpufreq-info says this: "available frequency steps: 1.90 GHz, 950 MHz". but i'm nearly sure it's missing something in the middlle. at least on ubuntu, there was at least one step in the middle. i included my cpuinfo below as well. the cpu is actually still very hot, about 80C with a browser and without flash. what can i do about that besides open up my compaq shitbox laptop and clean it out? i could use a more conservative governor. crunchbang is certainly way lighter than ubuntu, thought it would make a big difference? brad@crunchbang:~$ cpufreq-info cpufrequtils 007: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004-2009 Report errors and bugs to cpufreq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, please. analyzing CPU 0: driver: powernow-k8 CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0 maximum transition latency: 1000 ns. hardware limits: 950 MHz - 1.90 GHz available frequency steps: 1.90 GHz, 950 MHz available cpufreq governors: powersave, userspace, conservative, ondemand, performance current policy: frequency should be within 950 MHz and 1.90 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. current CPU frequency is 950 MHz. cpufreq stats: 1.90 GHz:11.85%, 950 MHz:88.15% (2181) analyzing CPU 1: driver: powernow-k8 CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 1 CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 1 maximum transition latency: 1000 ns. hardware limits: 950 MHz - 1.90 GHz available frequency steps: 1.90 GHz, 950 MHz available cpufreq governors: powersave, userspace, conservative, ondemand, performance current policy: frequency should be within 950 MHz and 1.90 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. current CPU frequency is 950 MHz. cpufreq stats: 1.90 GHz:11.13%, 950 MHz:88.87% (1941) ========================= brad@crunchbang:~$ less /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 17 model : 3 model name : AMD Athlon Dual-Core QL-60 stepping : 1 cpu MHz : 950.000 cache size : 512 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch osvw skinit lbrv svm_lock nrip_save bogomips : 3799.97 TLB size : 1024 4K pages clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate processor : 1 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 17 model : 3 model name : AMD Athlon Dual-Core QL-60 stepping : 1 cpu MHz : 950.000 cache size : 512 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 1 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 1 initial apicid : 1 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch osvw skinit lbrv svm_lock nrip_save bogomips : 3800.11 TLB size : 1024 4K pages clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe cpufreq" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
