Difference between revisions of "How to get SpeedStep working on P4-class-Celeron based ThinkPads"
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You can use [[How to configure powernowd|powernowd]] (easier) or [[How to configure cpufreqd|cpufreq]] (more settings) to have cpuspeed dynamically adjusted. | You can use [[How to configure powernowd|powernowd]] (easier) or [[How to configure cpufreqd|cpufreq]] (more settings) to have cpuspeed dynamically adjusted. |
Latest revision as of 00:48, 18 January 2006
If you have a Pentium 4 class Celeron (or Intel Mobile Celeron (4) based ThinkPad (like some of the R32, R40, R40e models) you can use the P4-Clockmod scaling option from 2.6 kernels to set the cpu speed. Use any userspace daemon like powernowd or cpufreqd to get dynamic speedstepping to work. |
Kernel config
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE=y CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE=y CONFIG_X86_P4_CLOCKMOD=y (for R40e, p4-class celeron, other tp's might need something different here)
make sure to have the sys interface built within your kernel
CONFIG_SYSFS=y
using the sysfs interface
Use the sys-interface to discover and set available frequencies.
Make sure to have sysfs mounted, by adding
none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
to your /etc/fstab (if not already there).
Get available freqencies with:
# cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies
275000 550000 825000 1100000 1375000 1650000 1925000 2200000
Set a frequency:
# echo 825000 >/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_setspeed
1
You can use powernowd (easier) or cpufreq (more settings) to have cpuspeed dynamically adjusted.
FOOTNOTES [Δ] |
- Frequencies below 825000 will make X almost unusable (mouse jumps around, until cpuspeed rises).