The Compaq Armada doesn't appear to have a BIOS setting for the power
settings.
I still don't get the fact that one kernel will run fast, while the rest do
the real SLOW thing.
Thanks,
-- Daniel Harvey <daniel@amristar.com.au> Phone/Fax +61 8 9389 7844/33 Director, Amristar Pty Ltd; www.amristar.com.au Mobile +61 41 444 8136> -----Original Message----- > From: jgarzik@havoc.gtf.org [mailto:jgarzik@havoc.gtf.org]On Behalf Of > Jeff Garzik > Sent: Sunday, 1 July 2001 10:56 PM > To: Daniel Harvey > Cc: linux-laptop@mobilix.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: Linux SLOW on Compaq Armada 110 PIII Speedstep > > > Daniel Harvey wrote: > > [1.] Linux SLOW on Compaq Armada 110 PIII Speedstep > > Intel will not release docs for SpeedStep, so we cannot do anything > about this except annoy Intel (or buy competing, documented processors). > > I have a Toshiba P-III laptop with SpeedStep. It was similarly slow > until I got into the BIOS setup screen and cranked up the BIOS settings > from "max saving" to "max performance." > > (BTW, most laptops -do- have a BIOS setup... it's just that many > manufacturers hide the normal PC boot screen, where RAM is checked, IDE > drives scanned, etc) > > -- > Jeff Garzik | The LSB is a bunch of crap. > Building 1024 | E-mail for details. > MandrakeSoft | >
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