Wrong CPU-Freq.

Loke^ · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 10:22 am Post subject: Wrong CPU-Freq.

My Toshiba Tecra, 400MHz (P2) REFUSES to boot as 400MHz, Its entierly random!
Sometimes its 100MHz, sometimes 320, or 210.
I cant get into BIOS on it, since i dont know the passwd (NOT a BIOS passwd, some special toshiba-shit-passwd-before-bios-thing)..

I tried some Intel program for setting the correct cpuspeed from their site, but the P2 wasnt supported.

I could try letting it stand without RAM and battery for 5-6 hrs, but.. no

It all started when yesterday, when i reinstalled gentoo and did some special thosiba diags from their 'Companion diskette'.

Edit: Could it be the kernel?
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cyfred · Retired Dev Joined: 23 Aug 2002 Posts: 596

What frequency does it display on POST?

When the machine spits out all its info before the bootloader is run, if this is 400 then you have a Linux software problem, if this is what varies then you have a hardware issue :?:

Loke^ · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 1:17 pm Post subject:

I cant se the POST, theres a Toshiba-logo there

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cyfred · Retired Dev Joined: 23 Aug 2002 Posts: 596

Can't you press TAB to view the post data?

Or isnt it displayed in a table just before grub/lilo starts?

Loke^ · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 2:34 pm Post subject:

ESC, DEL, F*; nothing shows the POST.
If I could just get into BIOS, where i can disable the logo..

Im recompiling the kernel as i type, lets cross our fingers

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pilla · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 3:11 pm Post subject:

Use wolk-sources, they have the cpufreq patch and you can change dinamically it.
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