Re: Requests for information/possible donation endpoint.

> From: Mateusz =?utf-8?q?J=C4=99drasik?= <imachine_at_toya.net.pl>
> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 17:26:04 +0200
> Sender: owner-freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org
> 
> Well, it works fine now, as in error-free.
> 
> However, powerd still doesnt work correctly.
> 
> It sets the cpu speed, and in a second it goes back to 1600Mhz.
> 
> I would believe the acpi_toshiba could be a suspect, since it also 
> incorporates some cpu speed control, through hw.acpi.toshiba.cpu_speed
> 
> Also, in the bios there are some settings for the toshiba cpu, and setting>  
> them to for example 'Cpu Speed Low/High'=Low hardcodes the 
> hw.acpi.toshiba.cpu_speed, makes the pc work really slow, and still shows t> he 
> 1600Mhz through dev.cpu.0.freq. That wasnt however yet tested with the abov> e 
> hint, so I will take a look as soon as I remove acpi_toshiba from the kerne> l. 
> Or perhaphs there is some hint to disable it too? I like the video backligh> t 
> control :-)

Take a look in the archives. phk posted a patch to powerd to change this
behavior. (I have my own set which does the same thing, but phk's were
better written.) This will fix the problem with the speed always
bouncing back up to maximum.
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