[laptop-discuss] Processor Speed & Heating Up

[Edson Richter]

Hi, folks!

I do have a ASUS P5PE Motherboard with Intel Pentium IV 3Ghz HT running OpenSolaris 2008.05.

Right now everything is correctly configured (video, sound, network and so on), but the processor speed is stuck at 3Ghz. This is very annoying because processor is getting hot, sound is increasing and coolers never stop, even when machine is doing nothing.

I saw OpenSolaris support Intel Speedstep on Pentium IV processors, but appear not be working with my processor. The problem can be the configuration (I have configured the BIOS to allow Operating System to control CPU speed)?

The result of kstat is:

$ kstat -m cpu_info -s supported_frequencies_Hz

module: cpu_info                        instance: 0     
name:   cpu_info0                       class:    misc
	supported_frequencies_Hz        3000135577

module: cpu_info                        instance: 1     
name:   cpu_info1                       class:    misc
	supported_frequencies_Hz        3000135577

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So, appear OpenSolaris could not recognize the processor.

The "cpu_info" returns:

$ kstat -m cpu_info
module: cpu_info                        instance: 0     
name:   cpu_info0                       class:    misc
	brand                           Intel(r) Pentium(r) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
	chip_id                         0
	clock_MHz                       3000
	clog_id                         0
	core_id                         0
	cpu_type                        i386
	crtime                          39,69553059
	current_clock_Hz                3000135577
	family                          15
	fpu_type                        i387 compatible
	implementation                  x86 (chipid 0x0 GenuineIntel F65 family 15 model 6 step 5 clock 3000 MHz)
	model                           6
	ncore_per_chip                  1
	ncpu_per_chip                   2
	pkg_core_id                     0
	snaptime                        2294,861257761
	state                           on-line
	state_begin                     1212681971
	stepping                        5
	supported_frequencies_Hz        3000135577
	vendor_id                       GenuineIntel

module: cpu_info                        instance: 1     
name:   cpu_info1                       class:    misc
	brand                           Intel(r) Pentium(r) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
	chip_id                         0
	clock_MHz                       3000
	clog_id                         1
	core_id                         0
	cpu_type                        i386
	crtime                          42,516995913
	current_clock_Hz                3000135577
	family                          15
	fpu_type                        i387 compatible
	implementation                  x86 (chipid 0x0 GenuineIntel F65 family 15 model 6 step 5 clock 3000 MHz)
	model                           6
	ncore_per_chip                  1
	ncpu_per_chip                   2
	pkg_core_id                     0
	snaptime                        2294,862600155
	state                           on-line
	state_begin                     1212681974
	stepping                        5
	supported_frequencies_Hz        3000135577
	vendor_id                       GenuineIntel

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Thanks for your support!

Edson Richter
 
 
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