Re: [expert] linux_logo on thinkpad
Ahh, thank you! That was it. I plugged it in and rebooted - there it was - 363.965MHz. Thanks everyone for the suggestions! Bye the way, I was half asleep when I wrote the original post so forgive me for the subject line having little to do with the message; my brain was shorting out! :-) Mike 12:33pm, James Sparenberg mused: Gratuitous Snipping Action Notice that the MHz is correct. But your model 600 is olde rhtan mine, so Tom may be right about your being underclocked. Did you check the CPU info while on battery? Some Laptops have tried the fantastic concept of slowing the CPU to lengthen batter life while on battery. Could this be what happened? My laptop reports speed correctly (ok 498.85mhz not 500 but close enough) This also fits with Tom's statement about underclocking. James -- Michael Holt Banning, CA(o_ [EMAIL PROTECTED](o_ (o_ //\ www.holt-tech.net(/)_ (/)_ V_/_www.mandrake.com Bad or missing mouse driver. Spank the cat? (Y/N) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] linux_logo on thinkpad
On Friday November 22 2002 01:10 am, Michael Holt wrote: Hey all, I just noticed something interesting the other day and can't seem to find the answer for it. I have a thinkpad 600e that I use for most of my day to day work and I just started thinking about the possibility of upgrading to a faster notebook. Then I realized, I don't even remember what type of cpu I have in THIS notebook. Anyhoo, I tried looking at /proc/cpuinfo and found something interesting - it reports my processor as a 92MHz pentium 2. I checked my bios and found that it is actually a 366MHz - why the difference? Does it have something to do with being a mobile processor? Thanks, Mike Just a guess, I've never had a laptop. I've often read that they use underclocked cpu's tho. Its appears you've basically got a p2-400 core which normally runs at 100 FSB x 4.0 multiplier = 400mhz. So the 92mhz you're seein appears to be the FSB for a p2-366, ie, 92 x 4 =~366mhz. I suspect this results in an underclocked PCI bus also, ie, 92/3 = 31mhz I believe this is this case for most all mobile proccessors. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] linux_logo on thinkpad
On Fri, 2002-11-22 at 07:23, Tom Brinkman wrote: On Friday November 22 2002 01:10 am, Michael Holt wrote: Hey all, I just noticed something interesting the other day and can't seem to find the answer for it. I have a thinkpad 600e that I use for most of my day to day work and I just started thinking about the possibility of upgrading to a faster notebook. Then I realized, I don't even remember what type of cpu I have in THIS notebook. Anyhoo, I tried looking at /proc/cpuinfo and found something interesting - it reports my processor as a 92MHz pentium 2. I checked my bios and found that it is actually a 366MHz - why the difference? Does it have something to do with being a mobile processor? Thanks, Mike Just a guess, I've never had a laptop. I've often read that they use underclocked cpu's tho. Its appears you've basically got a p2-400 core which normally runs at 100 FSB x 4.0 multiplier = 400mhz. So the 92mhz you're seein appears to be the FSB for a p2-366, ie, 92 x 4 =~366mhz. I suspect this results in an underclocked PCI bus also, ie, 92/3 = 31mhz I believe this is this case for most all mobile proccessors. For what it's worth, my IBM ThinkPad (model i1500) runs a Celeron @ 366 MHz. Here is what /proc/cpuinfo reveals: processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 6 model name : Celeron (Mendocino) stepping: 10 cpu MHz : 365.820 cache size : 128 KB fdiv_bug: no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug: no coma_bug: no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr bogomips: 729.08 Notice that the MHz is correct. But your model 600 is olde rhtan mine, so Tom may be right about your being underclocked. -- Dave Sherman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Business Solutions Group, LLC signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [expert] linux_logo on thinkpad
On Fri, 2002-11-22 at 06:01, Dave Sherman wrote: On Fri, 2002-11-22 at 07:23, Tom Brinkman wrote: On Friday November 22 2002 01:10 am, Michael Holt wrote: Hey all, I just noticed something interesting the other day and can't seem Gratuitous Snipping Action Notice that the MHz is correct. But your model 600 is olde rhtan mine, so Tom may be right about your being underclocked. Did you check the CPU info while on battery? Some Laptops have tried the fantastic concept of slowing the CPU to lengthen batter life while on battery. Could this be what happened? My laptop reports speed correctly (ok 498.85mhz not 500 but close enough) This also fits with Tom's statement about underclocking. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
