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  • overclocked cpu not showing the correct frequency on linux

    Hi,

    I have a ASRock NetTop ION 330 which I have overclocked to 2.00 Ghz by using the BIOS OC Tweaker utility but after rebooting the pc, fedora (f16) keeps reporting 1800 Mhz on /proc/cpuinfo.

    What do I need to do to have fedora to recognize the new cpu clock frequency?

    Thanks in advance

  • #2
    There's nothing you can do. The Linux kernel is unable to report the correct frequency. You have to live with the problem.

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    • #3
      Thanks Real,

      But how can I then check the I'm actually running at the new frequency? if I reinstall reinstall the OS with the new BIOS clock frequency, am I going to have the OS reporting the new one?

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      • #4
        Originally posted by mrgrieves View Post
        Thanks Real,

        But how can I then check the I'm actually running at the new frequency? if I reinstall reinstall the OS with the new BIOS clock frequency, am I going to have the OS reporting the new one?
        No, reinstalling will not do anything. I don't know how to validate OC settings in Linux. The only way I can do it here is to boot Windows and run CPU-Z.

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        • #5
          Take a look at the bogomips.

          Code:
          $ cat /proc/cpuinfo
          cpu MHz		: 2500.000
          ...
          bogomips	: 5600.61
          ...
          This example is a dual-core processor overlocked to 2.8GHz (2x2800=5600 bogomips)

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          • #6
            Originally posted by AnonymousCoward View Post
            Take a look at the bogomips.

            Code:
            $ cat /proc/cpuinfo
            cpu MHz		: 2500.000
            ...
            bogomips	: 5600.61
            ...
            This example is a dual-core processor overlocked to 2.8GHz (2x2800=5600 bogomips)
            That is not how bogomips work. They're per-CPU and don't have any special relation to frequency. I get four different bogimips values here on a quad core.

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