CPU Frequency - 2007-03-29 06:55:35

Gnome CPU Frequency Scaling

After just upgrading Ubuntu to 7.04, I noticed my Gnome applet to adjust the CPU frequency had stopped working.

Change Permissions

The following command sorted it out: "sudo chmod +s /usr/bin/cpufreq-selector"

No Overheating Laptop

Now I can lock the frequency right down and avoid my laptop overheating when the load gets high. Acer really should have installed a better fan in this system.