FAO Ubuntu team : feature request : CPU frequency control ?

[Karl Hegbloom]

FWIW, I've got a laptop that used to work with the Centrino cpufreq
module, but did a BIOS upgrade, and that suddenly quit working.  I'm
pretty sure it's because somehow the BIOS upgrade changed the CPU ID
string...  (It's funny; when it boots now it says "enuine Intel ..."; I
guess with all this Free Software, it has run low on G's?)

Anyway, back to the point... what I found is that the ACPI cpufreq
module works very well.  In fact, I would guess (I have only one laptop
to try it on) that it would make a good default.

I'm using the cpufreq-applet.  It does not monitor temperature, but does
show the frequency and lets me set it.  I'm using cpudynd for speed
control.  I have not tried powernowd.

(I have not changed this laptop to Ubuntu yet --- I must wait until
after finals to make that step.)

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