Gentoo Archives: gentoo-ppc-user

From: Todd Heim <heim-gentoo@××××××××.net>
To: Ben Ricker <bricker@×××××××.com>, gentooppc-user@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentooppc-user] Strange entry in /proc/cpuinfo
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 22:41:51
Message-Id: 200210222341.43617.heim-gentoo@heim.cjb.net
In Reply to: [gentooppc-user] Strange entry in /proc/cpuinfo by Ben Ricker
1 On Tuesday 22 October 2002 12:27 pm, Ben Ricker wrote:
2 > kernel not recognizing the true CPU clock speed (I have it set at around
3 > 300MHz).
4 >
5 > Here is a cat of /proc/cpuinfo. Note the 60MHz clock speed! Anybody know
6 > what is up with this?
7 >
8
9 It doesnt seem like /proc/cpuinfo can be trusted too much. Ive seen this on a
10 few machines... notably my 300mhz wallstreet powerbook, which reads:
11
12 cpu : 740/750
13 temperature : 64 C (uncalibrated)
14 clock : 450MHz
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17 t.heim