[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2012-08-07 Thread thgreasi
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 Title: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working To manage notifications

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2012-08-06 Thread Anders Aagaard
As noted earlier the original bug was confirmed fixed in 2.6.33 upstream. And the only activity here seems to be in kernel 2.6, so I doubt anyone is still running into this issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2012-08-06 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
thgreasi, glad to hear it is fixed for you in Precise. Did you need a backport to a prior release, or may we close this as Status Invalid? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 Title:

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2012-08-06 Thread thgreasi
Actually I got then next version of ubuntu right 1 month after I submitted this bug. I don't know if a backport of the patch ever got released. Just close this bug with any type of status you think is appropriate (I can't decide), since as noted in the comments, the version of ubuntu this bug was

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2012-08-06 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
thgreasi, well the Status it will be toggled to is dependent on your needs. If you need a backport to a supported release prior to Precise (ex. Oneiric, Natty, Lucid, and Hardy Server), could you please explicitly mention this? Otherwise, this report may be closed as Status Invalid. -- You

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2012-08-05 Thread thgreasi
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected precise running-unity ** Description changed: According to http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=articleitem=intel_p55num=4, Intel core i7 and i5 (Lynnfield) processors do not work well with ubuntu (both Ubuntu 9.04 and Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2012-08-05 Thread thgreasi
I think that, according to phoronix, this is fixed even before 12.04 (which i currently use.) If anyone can also confirm that, please change to fixed, as i`m not quite sure. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2012-08-04 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
thegreasi, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Karmic reached EOL on April 30, 2011. Please see this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases We were wondering if this is still an issue in a supported release? If so, could you

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2011-02-03 Thread Bug Watch Updater
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[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-08-25 Thread Anders Aagaard
The bug subject for this is too generic, the issue was fixed in most cases with the acpi patch. You should open a seperate bug for your problem. -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-08-24 Thread gian
I have a Dell Latitude E6410 with i7 processor (4x Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU M 620 ). I am running Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, after reading above (and also https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15064 ) I updated the kernel to Linux 2.6.35-020635rc1-generic (x86_64), I have a rather strange

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-06-03 Thread Anders Aagaard
@Dan Weber This bug was solved with a patch that fixed a broken acpi implementation in the kernel. There can be many reasons why it might not work on your specific hardware, but the original title of this bug report is far too broad. Also please make sure your checking the right way, this will

Re: [Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-06-03 Thread Dan Weber
Hi there Anders, So I'm sure I'm checking the right way, but I'm not sure how to alleviate the situation. I have an i7 720QM in my laptop. I run in powertop it says I'm in turbo mode. I also check i7z and turbo stat. When I'm running the latter two applications it never exceeds 1.6ghz

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-06-01 Thread Jeremy Foshee
removed deprecated team assignment. ~JFo ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Assignee: Ubuntu Kernel ACPI Team (ubuntu-kernel-acpi) = (unassigned) -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-05-30 Thread Dan Weber
I just purchased a hp dv6-2190us and loaded the latest ubuntu today (Lucid). I also dist-upgraded to make sure i was running the latest kernel. My laptop contains an i7 720qm, and turbo boost does not work at all. I don't see how this bug is fixed at least for my laptop. -- core i7 i5

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-05-15 Thread coldReactive
I should point out that my i7 is a Clarksdale, not a Lynnfield. -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-05-12 Thread coldReactive
Updated to linux 2.6.33 but how do I check if I have turbo enabled? I can't make i7z: i7z.c:21:21: error: ncurses.h: No such file or directory i7z.c: In function ‘main’: i7z.c:233: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘initscr’ i7z.c:234: warning: implicit declaration of function

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-04-12 Thread JR
On my Dell Studio 1557 turbo boost now works as expected. Also idle temperature is 5-10 °C lower than with Karmic. -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-04-05 Thread Dave Gilbert
Hmm interesting. On my i7-860 that tool is showing I'm getting turbo boost - but even for something that only uses one cpu that tool is showing all of the cores running at 2.933GHz rather than the normal 2.80GHz; I thought turboboost was only supposed to raise one cores frequency? i7z-0.21.4

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-24 Thread dfriel
Hi Bacchus, i have lucid running on my netbook since alpha2 without major problems, so i decided to install it on my main notebook. I have had no isses so far - i'll keep my fingers crossed ;-) Thanks for your support here! Cheers, dfriel -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-23 Thread dfriel
Sorry for my late response - i made a fresh install of 10.04. Here are my benchmark results (i7-Q820): Blowfish 3.69 Cryptohash 299.91 Fibonacci 2.46 CPU N-Queens 0.84 FPU FFT 1.48 FPU Raytrace 5.61 Lucid rocks ! -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-23 Thread Bacchus
dfriel, good to know that Lucid works for you but Lucid is still very broken. If you need full functionality AND the performance benefits of 10.04, I would recommend installing 9.10 then following the steps on #36. I have had several headaches with 10.04. Good Luck! -- core i7 i5

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-22 Thread Bacchus
I had another thought You could also D/L Ubuntu 10.04, burn to USB, enable third party repo's, install hardinfo, benchmark and see what results you get that way. When you create your live space for storage, increase the default 128 MB to 512 or so. Otherwise the you won't have enough space

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-20 Thread Elsie
CPU: core i5 750 MB: intel DP55WB BIOS: WBIBX10J.86A.0251.2010.0302.2003 (03/02/2010) OS: ubuntu 9.10 (karmic) Kernel: 2.6.31-20-generic gnome cpu scaling frequency applet reports 1.20GHz to 2.67GHz i7z reports multiplier 9x to 23.96x can i assume turbo boost is working for even a standard

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-20 Thread Bacchus
Elsie wrote Bacchus said hardinfo CPU N-Queens is single threaded and his result is 0.88s, but what i get is all 4 cores max out 100% @ 21x with a result of 8.65s! any idea what's up? Try this, 1) Shutdown compy, wait, turn-on computer. 2) Open hardinfo 3) Generate report 4) Post your results.

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-20 Thread Bacchus
I failed to mention that everything should continue to work fine on your old kernel even after installing the 2.6.32 until you rebuild your mods into the new kernel. Take note of the hardinfo report on both of your kernels. -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-14 Thread Teox
Bacchus wrote: ... Is there a reason why you are running Ubuntu 9.04? I'm running 9.04 also because I have a big software compiled in it and I have no time to re-install it. And I don't want to risk that after an upgrade it doesn't work. Ubuntu 9.04 support will end on April, then I will

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-14 Thread Bacchus
Teox wrote: ...I'm running 9.04 also because I have a big software compiled in it and I have no time to re-install it. And I don't want to risk that after an upgrade it doesn't work. I concur with your decision not to experiment with your kernel. However, I would recommend a program called

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-14 Thread Paul C. Bryan
Bacchus: Even if you are not affiliated with TeraByte, I object to your advertising products here. This is a bug report for a specific kernel issue, and not a forum for advertising. If you felt that this product was applicable to Teox's comment, you could have sent your message directly to him/her

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-14 Thread Bacchus
Sorry about that... won't happen again... and I'm not affiliated with any companies. -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-13 Thread Bacchus
-If you are using a windows 7 host, Ubuntu won't care about TB. Windows 7 will manage everything just fine. In fact, you could run good 'ol MS- DOS 5.0 in VBox and turbo boost will work on in your VM. -Here is an easy way to find out if turbo-boost is actually working (in a real world

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-13 Thread Bacchus
Teox wrote Another question: if I install Ubuntu 9.04 directly (not as virtual machine), could I harm my hardware, since it isn't patched? Or just turbo boost doesn't work? Thank you again Lack of Turbo Boost on a native (bare-metal) ubuntu 9.04 or any other OS will NOT harm you computer

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-13 Thread Bacchus
Edit batter = battery -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-13 Thread Bacchus
Extension from comment #27 I'm about due for a re-build... Ubuntu 9.10 Here is a pretty step by step method Confirmed for Ubuntu 9.10 32 and x86_64 versions. ***Warning, you will have broken modules after this upgrade, i.e. Virtual Box, Nvidia drivers, BFCutter, etc... Your

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-12 Thread Anders Aagaard
http://code.google.com/p/i7z/ should show it. -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-11 Thread dfriel
Dear all, how can i test if the turbo is working? I run the latest lucid kernel in karmic and i do not see deep c-states in sudo powertop -d. Are there any other tests? Cheers! -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-10 Thread Teox
I have a notebook with i7-720qm and I use Ubuntu 9.04 (which is still supported and updated): is this bug patched also there? Kernel version is 2.6.28 line. But if I use a bugged linux kernel version in VirtualBox as a guest machine with hardware virtualization (using VT-x, nested paging or EPT,

Re: [Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-10 Thread Michael Bommarito
The bug is patched in 10.04 but not Karmic/Jaunty, so you'll need to make the jump or compile a new kernel yourself if you want to stay on Karmic/Jaunty. You should get full speeds (less virt overhead) on the Windows 7 host, as Win7 will have already set the machine in a state allows TB. Thanks,

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-10 Thread Teox
Thank you for answering. But if turbo boost is managed by Win7 host, I will use turbo boost also in Ubuntu 9.04 guest machine running on Win7 host, even if 9.04 is still bugged, right? And is this true also if I use hardware virtualization (VT-x, nested paging or EPT, VPIDs or Virtual Processor

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-05 Thread Anders Aagaard
The latest ubuntu lucid kernels work. -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-05 Thread Bacchus
I'm about due for a rebuild of Ubuntu 9.10 on my HP DV-3085DX (i720). I will re-assess the easiest method to get Turbo Boost up and running with Karmic and post my results. (I only rebuild due to my frequent experimentation with everything...) I have confirmed that Lucid 10.04 (32 and 64

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-03-04 Thread tekstr1der
Bacchus wrote on 2010-02-02: #20 ...This has been patched into 2.6.32 and 2.6.33 (Confirmed by me for 32 and 64 bit) When you say this has been patched into 2.6.32, are you referring to the mainline kernel (now 2.6.32-9), the Ubuntu kernel in Lucid (now 2.6.32-15)? If I am running the

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-02-06 Thread Bacchus
I recommend going here. http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2159641 This page will guide you through the process. I don't want to get too technical and go off topic. This page is pretty step-by-step and the patch files are posted for download. I will start another thread on

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-02-06 Thread Bacchus
Also worth mentioning, ext4 performance has been suffering due to some kernel regressions. (Especially in 2.6.32 and .33) Since the turbo boost issues are predominant on mobile platforms and mobile platforms have a battery, I thought it to be appropriate to include this link which will give your

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-02-05 Thread Paul C. Bryan
@Bacchus: Thanks for your posting on the workarounds. What patches for NVIDIA do you recommend be applied? -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-02-02 Thread Bacchus
[WORK AROUND], [SOLVED], [NOT SOLVED]. ( I have inserted these flags due to the frustration of users requesting Turbo Boost and the advantages of a 1.2 GHz increase in CPU speed.) Work around # 1: (Masters) You can recompile your current kernel and include this module here

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-02-02 Thread Bacchus
Stupid keyboard... -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-01-24 Thread Anders Aagaard
Worth mentioning that this is in 2.6.33, which wont be in karmic or lucid, and it's a very simple fix (wrong assumption in the acpi code). It should be atleast in lucid's kernel. -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-01-21 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: linux Status: Unknown = Fix Released -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-01-20 Thread surfed
There is a lot of confusion about turbo boost. /proc/cpuinfo will not report correct freq (only reports non turbo frequencies) Up to recently I thought my turbo boost was not working on my i7 laptop as cpufreq reported max 1.6ghz. With the following util I found out that my frequencies where up

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-01-20 Thread morfeasrev
http://code.google.com/p/i7z/ gave me some hight frequencies too (over the standard 2.8 GHz of my i7 860), but i`m not quiet positive about its validity, since from time to time it gave me frequencies like 7 GHz. -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-01-20 Thread Anders Aagaard
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15064 Resolved upstream. -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-01-17 Thread draco
** Also affects: linux via http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15064 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-01-17 Thread draco
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Ubuntu Kernel ACPI Team (ubuntu-kernel-acpi) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-01-15 Thread luca
same problem with a dell 1557 (i7 q720). frequencies go up only to 1.6ghz. windows 7 show correctly frequencies up to 2.6ghz. -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-01-15 Thread luca
sorry, I forgot to say that I have also tested my processor with lucid alpha 2 and I observed the same problem. -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-01-15 Thread Anders Aagaard
Now posted here http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15064 ** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #15064 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15064 -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2010-01-12 Thread Anders Aagaard
http://code.google.com/p/i7z/issues/detail?id=1 Some discussion there trying to figure out, seems I dont enter C6 at all. I've also seen this mentioned a lot of places: Turbo is enabled if cpufreq selects the (max+1) Mhz frequency Checking scaling_available_frequencies I see this: 1597000

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2009-12-22 Thread Anders Aagaard
http://code.google.com/p/i7z/ On my m15x (laptop) with an i7 it says Turbo boost enabled, but when I try to max out one cpu and look at it the multiplier does not go to full speed, so I'm definitely not getting 100% out of it. -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2009-12-14 Thread RoughTrade
my mobile i7 720 only show frequencies up to 1,6Mhz. I've tested it with karmic and jaunty. when i try to switch from gnome to console or reboot the machine, i get a message overheat of processer the notebook is not realy hot, but the overheating message comes on every shutdown or reboot. --

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2009-12-05 Thread nikolay botev
Just ran the test on core i7 920. It appears that Ubuntu runs fine under the 920 Bloomfield series processor: bare-metal Ubuntu is slightly faster than Ubuntu under VMware or VirtualBox on Windows 7: VMware: http://global.phoronix-test-suite.com/index.php?k=profileu=nikolay-6078-12767-16686

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2009-12-05 Thread Michael Bommarito
Hello nikolay, Right, I have three i7 920 desktops on the X58 that all run fine with TurboBoost. It's my mobile i7's on the PM55 (720,820,920) that have given me problems. -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2009-12-04 Thread Nabil Stendardo
I discovered this interesting article about Turbo Boost and operating system support. http://computing-intensive.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-to-make-turbo-boost- work-under.html It mainly says that, for an OS to support Turbo Boost: 1. The said OS must support ACPI 2. The BIOS in use must

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2009-12-01 Thread Michael Bommarito
Well, note that the Q9550 is not as fast as Ubuntu 9.1 under VirtualBox on Windows 7 (the fifth column). I have benchmarked a wide variety of calculations that I run on Ubuntu/VirtualBox and the architecture is certainly faster for most tasks even under virtualization - the issue is just that we

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2009-11-30 Thread nikolay botev
Michael, I ran your phoronix test on my Core 2 Quad Q9550: http://global .phoronix-test-suite.com/index.php?k=profileu=nikolay-16115-4413-8672 I just ordered my core i7 upgrade - i7 920 2.66GHz. I will post results with it as soon as I get the parts and get my box upgraded. The Core 2 Quad

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2009-11-30 Thread nikolay botev
... and here's the results from my ThinkPad T61 with Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7800 @ 2.60GHz, just for the sake of comparison and because PTS makes it so easy to do this (kudos to Michael Larabel for giving us such a great tool!): http://global.phoronix-test-

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2009-11-26 Thread Michael Bommarito
I've had issues with both the HP dv6t and Alienware m15x. Here are some logs with TurboBoost enabled and disabled. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mjbommar/m15x/ I've done some performance testing here: http://global.phoronix-test-suite.com/index.php?k=profileu=mjbommar-10157-25021-1778 You can

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2009-11-18 Thread rdelcueto
I have an ASUS G51J laptop with a Core i7 720QM processor. I myself found that the Turbo Boost is definitely not working. I'm running Karmic Koala with the 2.6.31-15 Kernel. From my experience, I found that the ACPI support might be broken. When I COMPLETELY disable ACPI support through the

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2009-10-27 Thread Mark Garland
The i5 support seems to be a little behind, even on the latest from Koala beta (which I went for having seen the same Phoronix article explaining that the 2.6.31 Kernel was required for compatibility). In addition to the Turbo Boosting not working, I have also found performance to be on par or

[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

2009-09-17 Thread Gabe Gorelick
** Package changed: ubuntu = linux (Ubuntu) -- core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429036 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list