Re: [Bug 744429] Re: cpu scaling frequency limited when on ac power

2011-07-03 Thread Damir3004
I found actually that this is not a bug, but a hardware limitation... my i7 processor needs the power from the ac (120W) to run turbo boost and higher frequencies.. On Jul 3, 2011 11:51 PM, "maulynvia" <744...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > I think I have the same issue. See my posts > http://ubuntuf

[Bug 744429] Re: cpu scaling frequency limited when on ac power

2011-03-29 Thread Damir3004
I don't know if this bug can be closed (I think so) because this is really related to the BIOS and maybe to the power supply. I just checked and I can confirm that I get the same behavior under Windows 7 x64. I think it is the power supply, very strange. -- You received this bug notification beca

[Bug 744429] Re: cpu scaling frequency limited when on ac power

2011-03-29 Thread Damir3004
I also found that the power supply can be the problem (I have a mobile power supply, 90W). I will test it as soon as I can with a normal power supply. But still, this should be fixed, right? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=823299 -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 744429] Re: cpu scaling frequency limited when on ac power

2011-03-29 Thread Damir3004
I am not the only one, this one is from 2008: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=904748 The problem is still not solved, I would say that this is a rather urgent problem for laptop users because one cannot use his/her laptop to the fullest while on ac with Ubuntu! -- You received this b

[Bug 744429] Re: cpu scaling frequency limited when on ac power

2011-03-28 Thread Damir3004
The problem is actually very serious as I found that Turbo Boost is also affected by it. When I render a Blender scene with 1 thread, 1 cpu is active with 1.47 GHz (no Turbo Boost!). If you work on battery, 1 cpu is active with 2.8 GHz (Turbo Boos kicks in!) I do not know if other people experie

[Bug 744429] [NEW] cpu scaling frequency limited when on ac power

2011-03-28 Thread Damir3004
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: powermgmt-base I am running Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit on my laptop (i7 720qm 1.6 GHZ). The short story: when I am on AC, these settings are active: governor: ondemand cpu scaling range: 933 MHz - 1.47 GHz When I unplug the AC chord, these (correct) settings b