Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:29:02 +0000 From: "V.I.Victor" <idmc_vivr@intgdev.com> To: "Manolis Kiagias" <sonicy@otenet.gr> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ACPI slowing CPU... or something else Message-ID: <W7051626979317091185470942@webmail24>
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On Thu, 26 Jul 2007, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > V.I.Victor wrote: I was wondering about the "truth-of-clockspeed." >> Perhaps the 1800-MHz only applies to CPU internal cache, etc. while >> the external bus-clocking is down at 500-MHz or so. Sounds like a >> typical marketing ploy! >> >> About disabling the ACPI... Can I do it *safely* via the remote-ssh >> connection? Or do I need to be at the box w/ keyboard and monitor? >> What I've read makes it seem that the ACPI is set at boot-time. >> > If you don't mind rebooting the remote machine, add: > > hint.acpi.0.disabled="1" > > to /boot/device.hints and reboot Although I've re-booted remotely, I've never done it after a boot modification. It's probably prudent to wait 'til the weekend to try this -- mistakes are easier to deal with! Thanks for the info.
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