[jtate@localhost res]$ cpufreq-info cpufrequtils 0.3: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004 Report errors and bugs to linux@brodo.de, please. analyzing CPU 0: driver: centrino CPUs which need to switch frequency at the same time: 0 hardware limits: 800 MHz - 1.87 GHz available frequency steps: 1.87 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.33 GHz, 1.07 GHz, 800 MHz available cpufreq governors: ondemand, powersave, userspace, performance current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 800 MHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. current CPU frequency is 800 MHz.