Not able to scale the cpu-frequency

[JB]

Martin Haug <martinhaug <at> piratenpartei.de> writes:

> ...

First, make sure your system is up-to-date.

$ lsmod |grep -i freq
...
cpufreq_ondemand        7262  2 
acpi_cpufreq            6285  1 
mperf                   1141  1 acpi_cpufreq
...

There are two packages I can choose from:
1.
$ yum info gnome-applets 
$ rpm -V gnome-applets
$ rpm -ql gnome-applets
...
/usr/bin/cpufreq-selector
...
$ /usr/bin/cpufreq-selector --help

Add to your panel: CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor.

2.
$ yum info cpufrequtils
$ rpm -V cpufrequtils
$ rpm -ql cpufrequtils
...
/usr/bin/cpufreq-info
/usr/bin/cpufreq-set
...

$ /usr/bin/cpufreq-info --help
$ /usr/bin/cpufreq-set --help
$ apropos cpufreq
cpufreq-info (1)     - Utility to retrieve cpufreq kernel information
cpufreq-set (1)      - A small tool which allows to modify cpufreq settings.

I think you should be set (you have to be root to set a governor or
frequencies).

JB