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Date:      Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:23:02 -0700
From:      Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org>
To:        bruce@cran.org.uk
Cc:        ppc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Adding PMU support for Apple PPC-based computers
Message-ID:  <47294696.2060906@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <20071031123042.GA11139@muon.bluestop.org>

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Hi Bruce,

> I recently installed FreeBSD 7.0-BETA1 on my 1GHz G4 iBook.  I got it
> installed without too many problems, but noticed that it's only running
> at 356MHz - from reading previous posts I gather it's because FreeBSD
> doesn't support the PMU, which needs programmed to take the CPU up to its
> full speed.  Is anyone already working on this, or is it something I
> could take a look at to see what would need done to support it?

  I'm not, I doubt anyone else is. It's more complicated than just the 
PMU: see

   http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-macppc/2002/08/05/0002.html

later,

Peter.


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