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Message-ID: <71cd59b01003100507q79878fdan98e53cb4e705d2c2@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:07:52 +0100
From:	Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>
To:	Fabio Comolli <fabio.comolli@...il.com>
Cc:	ACPI mailing list <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: Possible bug in eeepc-laptop.c - EeePC 900

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 11:58 PM, Fabio Comolli <fabio.comolli@...il.com> wrote:
> Hi.
> I have an EeePC 900 running 2.6.34-rc1.
>
> If I boot it on AC the cpu runs at full speed, 900MHz; if I boot it on
> battery it runs only at 630Mhz. Plugging / unplugging the AC does not
> change the cpu frequency. Only a reboot can change the situation.
>
> I already tried to echo 0 or 1 to the
> /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/cpufv file; no effects, even if the file
> changes its value.
>
> This is not a regression from 2.6.33: this behavior is also present in
> that version.
>
> Does this ring any bells? This is really annoying, especially when
> trying to watch a movie on battery. Also 3D apps show a 30%
> performance drop, as expected.

Can you change the frequency with cpufreq ?
Did you try all cpufv values (see cpufv_available file) ?
Is you bios up-to-date ?

-- 
Corentin Chary
http://xf.iksaif.net
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