CPU Frequency scaling

[kb3kyx]

im haveing a hard time trying to get my AMD processor to boost frequency i cant get it past 800Mhz its a dual core 1.6 Ghz cpu and ive tried editing the uppert freq limits and setting the govener . however after editing i type cpufreq-info and get :
(Bolded items are what i cant get to change)

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cpufrequtils 008: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004-2009
Report errors and bugs to [email protected], please.
analyzing CPU 0:
  driver: powernow-k8
  CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1
  CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0 1
  maximum transition latency: 109 us.
  hardware limits: 800 MHz - 1.60 GHz
  available frequency steps: 1.60 GHz, 800 MHz
  available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance
  [b]current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 800 MHz[/b].
                  The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
                  within this range.
  current CPU frequency is 800 MHz.
  cpufreq stats: 1.60 GHz:0.00%, 800 MHz:100.00%
analyzing CPU 1:
  driver: powernow-k8
  CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1
  CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0 1
  maximum transition latency: 109 us.
  hardware limits: 800 MHz - 1.60 GHz
  available frequency steps: 1.60 GHz, 800 MHz
  available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance
  [b]current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 800 MHz[/b].
                  The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
                  within this range.
  current CPU frequency is 800 MHz.
  cpufreq stats: 1.60 GHz:0.00%, 800 MHz:100.00%

i dont know a whole lot about linux and i have had this issue with other distros but it seems like my cry for help fell on def ears in other forums.. so i switch distros .. any one else have this problem . also i dont know how to set the CPUfreq to start up

Thanks
~Justin~

[pam]

Please provide more hardware details in your signature so we can help you better.
Which OS and kernel are you using?

What does this show you:

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modinfo powernow-k8

[Blackwolf]

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modinfo powernow-k8
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module powernow-k8

However cat /proc/cpuinfo, gets me this

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processor   : 0
vendor_id   : AuthenticAMD
cpu family   : 15
model      : 72
model name   : AMD Turion(TheeMahn) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50
stepping   : 2
cpu MHz      : 800.000
cache size   : 256 KB
physical id   : 0
siblings   : 2
core id      : 0
cpu cores   : 2
apicid      : 0
initial apicid   : 0
fpu      : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level   : 1
wp      : yes
flags      : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good nopl extd_apicid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy
bogomips   : 1596.71
TLB size   : 1024 4K pages
clflush size   : 64
cache_alignment   : 64
address sizes   : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp TheeMahn stc

processor   : 1
vendor_id   : AuthenticAMD
cpu family   : 15
model      : 72
model name   : AMD Turion(TheeMahn) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50
stepping   : 2
cpu MHz      : 800.000
cache size   : 256 KB
physical id   : 0
siblings   : 2
core id      : 1
cpu cores   : 2
apicid      : 1
initial apicid   : 1
fpu      : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level   : 1
wp      : yes
flags      : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good nopl extd_apicid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy
bogomips   : 1596.71
TLB size   : 1024 4K pages
clflush size   : 64
cache_alignment   : 64
address sizes   : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp TheeMahn stc

[kb3kyx]

Ok and here is the strangest thing.. i havent done a thing with this computer except for surf the web and email since i started this post and now the processor is stepping up to 1.6Ghz ..im confused i dont know why it is all of a suden working now .. but i will provide a read out of the computers details below untill i can condense them into my signature .. thank you


System information report, generated by Sysinfo: 11/28/2013 5:34:54 PM
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gsysinfo

SYSTEM INFORMATION
Running Ultimate_Edition Linux, the Ultimate_Edition 3.7 (quantal) release.
GNOME: 3.6.0 (Ubuntu 2012-10-04)
Kernel version: 3.11-9.dmz.1-liquorix-amd64 (#1 ZEN SMP PREEMPT Sat Nov 23 18:01:36 UTC 2013)
GCC: 4.7 (x86_64-linux-gnu)
Xorg: 1.13.4 (08 May 2013 02:37:22PM) (08 May 2013 02:37:22PM)
Hostname: justin-Inspiron-1521
Uptime: 2 days 21 h 12 min

CPU INFORMATION
AuthenticAMD, AMD Turion(TheeMahn) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50
Number of CPUs: 2
CPU clock currently at 1600.000 MHz with 256 KB cache
Numbering: family(15) model(72) stepping(2)
Bogomips: 3193.42
Flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good nopl extd_apicid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy

MEMORY INFORMATION
Total memory: 1248 MB
Total swap: 1276 MB
also cpufreq
cpufrequtils 008: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004-2009
Report errors and bugs to [email protected], please.
analyzing CPU 0:
driver: powernow-k8
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0 1
maximum transition latency: 109 us.
hardware limits: 800 MHz - 1.60 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.60 GHz, 800 MHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance
current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 1.60 GHz.
The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 800 MHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.60 GHz:0.00%, 800 MHz:100.00% (6472)
analyzing CPU 1:
driver: powernow-k8
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0 1
maximum transition latency: 109 us.
hardware limits: 800 MHz - 1.60 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.60 GHz, 800 MHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance
current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 1.60 GHz.
The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 800 MHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.60 GHz:0.00%, 800 MHz:100.00% (6472)

[kb3kyx]

lol ok ill give it a try thank you to all for all your help.. eventually ill get this figured out