Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 06:54:16 -0800 From: Miles Keaton <mileskeaton@gmail.com> To: Luk van den Borne <luktheluckyboy@gmail.com> Cc: "J. Martin Petersen" <jmp.lists@alvorlig.dk>, FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6 on Centrino laptop : how to prolong battery life with cpufreq (like est and estctrl did) Message-ID: <59b2d39b0511130654k70447659l9cc737761b871b42@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <7b1df2440511130056h71b3564aw@mail.gmail.com> References: <59b2d39b0511111806l63c83504xc9858b31faab3d1d@mail.gmail.com> <4375D02C.3080401@alvorlig.dk> <59b2d39b0511120800k781ac88bj5f79a75dd78f790b@mail.gmail.com> <7b1df2440511130056h71b3564aw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 11/13/05, Luk van den Borne <luktheluckyboy@gmail.com> wrote: > You should load cpufreq in your /boot/loader.conf. cpufreq is the > backend that FreeBSD uses for (dynamic) CPU scaling. > cpufreq_load=3D"YES" > > rc.conf: > powerd_enable=3D"YES" > powerd_flags=3D"-a adaptive -b adaptive -n adaptive" THAT WORKED! Thanks guys. I appreciate it. My CPU is running cooler now, and the fan isn't turning on every 2 minutes. Peace and quiet again...
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