FAO Ubuntu team : feature request : CPU frequency control ?

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Sun, Dec 05, 2004 at 09:02:45PM +0100, Vincent Trouilliez wrote:

> 'cpuinfo' content:
> 
> 
> processor	: 0
> vendor_id	: AuthenticAMD
> cpu family	: 6
> model		: 6
> model name	: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1700+
> stepping	: 2
> cpu MHz		: 1470.093
> cache size	: 256 KB
> fdiv_bug	: no
> hlt_bug		: no
> f00f_bug	: no
> coma_bug	: no
> 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 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow
> bogomips	: 2908.16

You might have luck with the 'athcool' package; on my Athlon XP it allows
the system to run noticeably quieter.  Read the documentation and be aware
of the potential risks, however, as YMMV depending on your particular
hardware.

-- 
 - mdz