Bug#328411: CPU frequency scaling not installed by default for laptops
On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 02:02:10AM -0400, Kristian Hermansen wrote:
> Package: Debian Sarge minimal install immediately upgraded to Etch
> Version: 3.0a
Did you mean 3.1r0a?
> By default, for laptops, Debian should install a package to allow CPU
> frequency scaling. This was annoying on my laptop because after I installed
> Debian, my CPU ran at 100% (2.2 GHz) and made the whole thing very hot on my
> lap. Please consider installing this by default in future versions so that
> Debian users' scrotums are not set on fire while using the laptop.
How do you tell that you are on a laptop in general?
Which of the many cpu frequency scaling systems do you think is best for
any given type of cpu?
Doesn't sound trivial to me.
Len Sorensen
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