Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:31:08 +0200 From: Fabian Wenk <fabian@wenks.ch> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: iBook G4 - wrong CPU speed? Message-ID: <50080C1C.1070707@wenks.ch> In-Reply-To: <20120719135536.a2bc5ff0258ffe7cf79e6036@getmail.no>
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Hello Torfinn On 19.07.2012 13:55, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > I just upgraded my iBook G4[1] to FreeBSD 9.1-prerelease. > > Before the upgrade, dmesg showed this for the CPU: > cpu0: Motorola PowerPC 7447A revision 1.5, 713.92 MHz > And after the upgrade, it still shows this: > cpu0: Motorola PowerPC 7447A revision 1.5, 713.92 MHz > But the CPU in this thing is supposedly running at 1.42 GHz, > so why is it showing the wrong speed? > Details, dmesg output and more at the FreeBSD page for this > machine[2]. This is probably a problem of the hardware itself and not caused by FreeBSD. As far as I know, Macs reduce the CPU speed, e.g. if the cooling is not working properly, but continue to run. Something could be blocking the fan, or the fan has failed. bye Fabianhome | help
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