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On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, Benjamin Scott wrote:
> I do not know the details, but I do know it is possible to control
> "SpeedStep" from software. Most Windoze laptops load a little icon that
> sits in the system tray, and you can use said icon to force the "slow" or
> "fast" speeds.
>
> All of the files related to said icon had Intel stamped all over them,
> which leads me to suspect that Intel provides a pre-built kit for OEMs.
As I alluded to in my last post, this type of utility exists for
Toshibas running Linux. However, it was definately not built with data
supplied by Intel...or at least not willingly.
- From /usr/src/linux-2.4.18/drivers/char/toshiba.c:
* The information used to write this driver has been obtained by reverse
* engineering the software supplied by Toshiba for their portable computers in
* strict accordance with the European Council Directive 92/250/EEC on the legal
* protection of computer programs, and it's implementation into English Law by
* the Copyright (Computer Programs) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992 No.3233).
The net effect is that I CAN flip the high/low speed switch on my
laptop from Linux, and it will auto-adjust when I go on or off AC. Some
of the same people that made this happen have contributed to the i8k
(Dell) driver, so there might be hope.
- --
-Matt
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.
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