I set the CPU speed to A1 (800M) but Ranger still reports 1800MHz. It is running slower.
Is there another way to see CPU speed in AmigaOS?
CPU Speed
Re: CPU Speed
In CFE, type show pmu, that will show the current clock speed. You can't change it in os4, it defaults to 1.8GHz when fully booted. You can set a variable with the -p option to set the clock speed different for WB. I'll have to check Ranger before & after a clock change to see if it's working right.mechanic wrote:I set the CPU speed to A1 (800M) but Ranger still reports 1800MHz. It is running slower.
Is there another way to see CPU speed in AmigaOS?
Ken
X1000 - Antec Solo case, 4GB DDR2 mem, XFX R9 270 gfx card, Plextor DVD, 2 Samsung 1TB F3 HDD, RTL-8139 network card, Cooler Master Silent Pro 600W PSU
Re: CPU Speed
Hi Kensundown wrote: I'll have to check Ranger before & after a clock change to see if it's working right.
Ken
I set both the pmu and the speed options in CFE thus
setenv -p STARTUP "set pmu -astate=A2 ; menu"
setenv -p speed A2
Linux /proc/cpuinfo shows 800MHz. Amiga ranger=1800MHz.
So if AOS is indeed running at 1800, what is changing it?
KSmodule?
Len
A-Eon A1X1000 ATI HD6850, Creative SB1570 PCIe, RTL8139 net PCI.
Re: CPU Speed
I just tried to change the os4 speed to 500MHz, but all that does is boot at 500MHz & changes to 1.8GHz after. There is no os4 file that changes it, think its a CFE h/w thing. If you're running linux squeeze, there was a setting to set the cpu speed higher & I believe the last linux kernel forced the speed to 1.8GHz to eliminate the need to manually change it, kernel-39D.
setenv -p speed A2 won't work, you have to set it like setenv -p speed "set pmu -astate=a2". If you change the speed setting, does the linux speed change?
Ken
setenv -p speed A2 won't work, you have to set it like setenv -p speed "set pmu -astate=a2". If you change the speed setting, does the linux speed change?
Ken
X1000 - Antec Solo case, 4GB DDR2 mem, XFX R9 270 gfx card, Plextor DVD, 2 Samsung 1TB F3 HDD, RTL-8139 network card, Cooler Master Silent Pro 600W PSU
Re: CPU Speed
Yes.
What ever I set CFE to, using both commands (which may not be necessary) is what Linux reports in /proc/cpuinfo.
I have tried 500, 800, and 1200MHz settings. I am using 39D kernel.
I notice AOS loads slower and seems to do large cpu memory transfers slower with lower settings but can not be sure as I haven't really timed the different configs.
Perhaps, lacking more knowledge, I'll do some loop test with different clock settings.
What ever I set CFE to, using both commands (which may not be necessary) is what Linux reports in /proc/cpuinfo.
I have tried 500, 800, and 1200MHz settings. I am using 39D kernel.
I notice AOS loads slower and seems to do large cpu memory transfers slower with lower settings but can not be sure as I haven't really timed the different configs.
Perhaps, lacking more knowledge, I'll do some loop test with different clock settings.
A-Eon A1X1000 ATI HD6850, Creative SB1570 PCIe, RTL8139 net PCI.
Re: CPU Speed
You cannot change CPU speed in AmigaOS. It is hard coded to go max speed.
ExecSG Team Lead
Re: CPU Speed
Interesting, don't think anyone has tried that test yet.mechanic wrote:Yes.
What ever I set CFE to, using both commands (which may not be necessary) is what Linux reports in /proc/cpuinfo.
Booting will be slower with lower clock speed, the whole bootup procedure will only be running at the speed you set in CFE. First beta systems were booting at 500MHz, didn't take long for someone to figure out how to change it to 1.8GHz for a faster boot.I have tried 500, 800, and 1200MHz settings. I am using 39D kernel.
I notice AOS loads slower and seems to do large cpu memory transfers slower with lower settings but can not be sure as I haven't really timed the different configs.
As ssolie said, the system runs at 1.8GHz when os4 is running, the clock speed change only affects the CFE speed & linux, if your right.Perhaps, lacking more knowledge, I'll do some loop test with different clock settings.
Any reason why you want a slower speed or are you just experimenting?
Ken
X1000 - Antec Solo case, 4GB DDR2 mem, XFX R9 270 gfx card, Plextor DVD, 2 Samsung 1TB F3 HDD, RTL-8139 network card, Cooler Master Silent Pro 600W PSU
Re: CPU Speed
Thanks Ssolie, and sundown the answer is yes. Just digging around getting to know what I have here.
A-Eon A1X1000 ATI HD6850, Creative SB1570 PCIe, RTL8139 net PCI.