From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 18 09:50:50 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C34CD16A4CE; Wed, 18 Aug 2004 09:50:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from poup.poupinou.org (poup.poupinou.org [195.101.94.96]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4903843D5A; Wed, 18 Aug 2004 09:50:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ducrot@poupinou.org) Received: from ducrot by poup.poupinou.org with local (Exim) id 1BxN5W-0007Pk-00; Wed, 18 Aug 2004 11:50:34 +0200 Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 11:50:34 +0200 To: Anton Nikiforov Message-ID: <20040818095034.GE29560@poupinou.org> References: <6.1.0.6.1.20040816074348.03f99338@popserver.sfu.ca> <20040817234314.GA31323@laptoxa.toxa.lan> <4122A34F.2020607@nikiforov.ru> <20040818082141.5d2fcee7@duality.bytephobia.de> <412318CE.3040205@nikiforov.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <412318CE.3040205@nikiforov.ru> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1+cvs20040105i From: Bruno Ducrot cc: outi@bytephobia.de cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: Toxa cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Enhanced SpeedStep driver available X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 09:50:50 -0000 On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 12:52:30PM +0400, Anton Nikiforov wrote: > >Guys... > > > >Pentium 4 M is the mobile version of a Pentium 4 and capable of speed step. > >Pentium M is a complete new processor and not a mobile version of any > >other. Indeed it is based on the Pentium 3 layout (but only based ;) ). > > > >Centrino is no processor at all. Centrino is the name for a hardware > >bundle: > > - Intel Pentium M (no Pentium 4!) > > - Intel Chipset (with or without onboard graphic) > > - Intel Wireless-LAN adapter > > > >If one of this partsis missing on a system it must not be called Centrino > >(that's Intel politics). > > > >I hope i could achieve clarification. This discussions are seen anywhere > >and many don't really know the diferences ;) > > > >If I'm wrong in any part, please let me know. > > > > > Yes. You are 100% right (IMHO). > But it is very good idea to have speedstep on Anton's Vaio or on my > compaq and on many-many other's notebooks with P-IV :) > Or if i did not quite catch something and the speedstep tech is > different - it is pitty thing :( I will provide soon one this week unless someone else beat me. Will work with intel chipset only though. Cheers, -- Bruno Ducrot -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? -- Don't know. Don't care.