Subject: Re: intel M and speedstep
To: Tom Spindler <dogcow@babymeat.com>
From: Patrick Welche <prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk>
List: current-users
Date: 03/12/2006 00:05:32
On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 04:49:18PM -0800, Tom Spindler wrote:
> > If I believe sysctl, my laptop is much faster with NetBSD :-)
> > 
> > machdep.cpu_brand = Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.20GHz
> > machdep.est.frequency.target = 1600
> > machdep.est.frequency.current = 1600
> > machdep.est.frequency.available = 1200 1100 1000 900 800 600
> > 
> > So I'm now running at 1.6GHz? :-)
> > 
> > cpu0: Intel Pentium M (Dothan) (686-class), 1197.10 MHz, id 0x6d8
> > cpu0: Enhanced SpeedStep (908 mV) 1000 Mhz
> > cpu0: Enhanced SpeedStep frequencies available (MHz): 1200 1100 1000 900 800 600
> 
> What processor do you actually have? a Pentium M 753?

Yes according to the manual, and the cpu0 1197.10 line is correct...

Cheers,

Patrick