OpenSUSE 11.0 - 2,4 Ghz CPU @ 1,6Ghz only?

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processor : 3
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 15
model name : Intel(R) Core™2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
stepping : 11
cpu MHz : 1600.000
cache size : 4096 KB

So SUSe is running my CPU at 1,6 Ghz only, even though its fully loaded, how is that possible?

regards

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Hi
Have a look at the man pages for cpufreq-info and cpufreq-set, by
default it’s set to ondemand, load it with something like prime95 and
you should see it come up.

For example on my netbook;


$ cpufreq-info

cpufrequtils 005: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004-2006
Report errors and bugs to http://bugs.opensuse.org, please.
analyzing CPU 0:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which need to switch frequency at the same time: 0
hardware limits: 1000 MHz - 1.67 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.67 GHz, 1.33 GHz, 1000 MHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, userspace, powersave,
ondemand, performance current policy: frequency should be within 1000
MHz and 1.67 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1000 MHz.
analyzing CPU 1:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which need to switch frequency at the same time: 1
hardware limits: 1000 MHz - 1.67 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.67 GHz, 1.33 GHz, 1000 MHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, userspace, powersave,
ondemand, performance current policy: frequency should be within 1000
MHz and 1.67 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1000 MHz.

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.39-0.3-default
up 2 days 13:33, 6 users, load average: 0.16, 0.14, 0.13
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - CUDA Driver Version: 190.18

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No, it does not - stays @ 1,6, even with all cores@ 100%

cpufreq-info

return command not found

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Hi
You need to install the tools either via YaST or on CLI;


sudo zypper in cpufrequtils

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.39-0.3-default
up 5 days 11:07, 4 users, load average: 0.27, 0.15, 0.05
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - CUDA Driver Version: 190.18