For anyone that might have this problem: I finally noticed what was lagging my PC, probably for ages. Duh. This solved it - either the kernel boot parameter to disable the BIOS imposed limit as above, or what is noted down here:
http://blog.patshead.com/2013/04/my-bios-is-limiting-my-cpu-clock- speed.html (as root) echo 1 > /sys/module/processor/parameters/ignore_ppc (this will not persist) It's on a Lenovo X220. My battery's in a poor shape + my charger cable is (poorly) DIY fixed, which are probably connected. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1174169 Title: Minimum and maximum cpu frequency are equal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1174169/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs