Re: cpu not detected(x86)

[Nico Schottelius <nicos@pcsystems.de>]

Luigi Genoni wrote:

> On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Nico Schottelius wrote:
>
> > Hello!
> >
> > I am trying to run 2.4.7 and have heavily problems with my cpu.
> > The kernel retected another speed at every start! I attached
> > three times CPUINFO. The cpu in reality is a p3 650 mhz speedstep.
> > (may switch down to 500 mhz, but 126 _not_).
> >
> > Who changed something in the 2.4.7 source ?
> > I am more or less unable to run X with netscape to write this email
> > with 126 Mhz!
> Sometimes i use an old Pentium 133 classic (no mmx), and it works, well to
> do this with X11 and netscape. I think we are starting to be used to PC
> that are too powerful. :) If you go to fast how can you see where you are
> going? ;)
> OK, it was a joke...
>
> I would like to know, if your CPU is on a laptop, are you sure that your
> power management works well?

No, seems like ACPI killed the cpu speed.
I can't undernstand why ACPI is not marked EXPERIMENTAL,
if those things are normal!

> Is it working ok with 2.4.6? and 2.4.8-pre3?

Sorry, only tested 2.4.7.
Maybe I can test 2.4.8 in the next days.


Nico