Linux Laptop
Ben Pfaff
pfaffben@msu.edu
13 Mar 2001 09:45:46 -0500
Dpk <dpk@egr.msu.edu> writes:
> - Pentium III 700 MHz
[...]
> The only downfall that does bother me is it will not run at full speed
> (runs at 550 MHz) when booted off the battery, despite the BIOS
> settings telling it to do otherwise. Could be fixable, but I haven't
> investigated any further.
This is probably the problem that's been discussed on the
linux-kernel list. Intel refuses to give out information on
their "SpeedStep" technology, so the kernel can't set the CPU
speed. Someone will surely reverse-engineer it eventually, but
not yet I guess.
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