Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:32:11 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> Cc: Ross Penner <ross.penner@gmail.com>, User questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Via C7 Processor (CPU) - cpufreq and make.conf support Message-ID: <20071024203125.K2310@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20071024203843.GA69008@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <op.t0orhzxkq910fd@localhost> <471EF23F.7040506@cederstrand.dk> <f80199c40710240929n4508c153k8c5afa8da4a7332b@mail.gmail.com> <f80199c40710241225r7fac535ana6686545d5f1c9b0@mail.gmail.com> <20071024195646.GA67817@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <f80199c40710241325k7711ca79if3c9967fa02aa261@mail.gmail.com> <20071024203843.GA69008@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007, Roland Smith wrote: > On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 02:25:11PM -0600, Ross Penner wrote: >>> What does 'sysctl dev.cpu.0.freq_levels' report? It should list the >>> available CPU frequencies. >>> >> I get: >> dev.cpu.0.freq_levels: 397/-1 198/-1 >> >> Is this something I should be reporting to stable? It's not explicitly >> mentioned in the hardware notes so I'm not sure if my processor is >> actually supported in 6.2. Is it possible that I've been shipped the >> wrong processor? If so, how would I be able to tell short of ripping >> off the giant heatsink and looking? > > Have a look at the dmesg output with 'dmesg |head -n 24'. There should > be some info about the CPU in there. Post those lines here. > > And have a look at the bios. It could have some settings to regulate the > CPU speed. Or maybe a related setting like FSB speed (if the Via C7 is like other processors in basing its speed off that). -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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