[How To] Asus eee PC CPU Overclocking

**tinny** · October 20th, 2008

Originally Posted by Miksu90

im wondering why very soon after that "overclocked " message it downclokcs my processor back to 630 mhz? how can i fix this ?

It ramps up the speed when it is needed. Try doing some sort of processor intensive task and then check the clock frequency.

**glotz** · October 20th, 2008

I think it would be nice to mention the actual tools used in the first post.

Also, there's a typo in http://eee.ricey.co.uk/files/eee/ocn.py

"This improves performance and increase heat generation."

And the word CPU is spelled sometimes all CAPS, sometimes not.

And the word Hertz is abreviated Hz, note the capitalization.

**Miisu6** · October 30th, 2008

Hey.

I'm cpmpletely new to Linux and system modifying aswell. I did all You described here and ended up with a screen full of... well colorful boxes

Don't know how to describe it, like parts of desktop were scrambled around on the screen and no response from the computer after that. Restart fixed it.
I have changed RAM on my eee PC 701 4G (with Ubuntu eee version installed).
Might that be the cause?

Would like to get the overclock working...
Any advice?

**kbkntk** · December 15th, 2008

Originally Posted by tinny

oops, I edited it in windows.

Try this one

(third time lucky)

using the file in #8 works great on my eeepc 701, too. thanks for that info.
furthermore i just discovered a tool called emifreq-applet via synaptic. that does the same thing, is easier to install and one can switch between several modes (automatic cpu control, constant fequencies or powersave mode)!

**vagelism** · December 28th, 2008

Hello ...
After the script installation I have some extra files in my desktop.
Should I delete them? Or is better to make them hidden in order not to watch them seating there.
THANK YOU

**tinny** · December 28th, 2008

Originally Posted by vagelism

Hello ...
After the script installation I have some extra files in my desktop.
Should I delete them? Or is better to make them hidden in order not to watch them seating there.
THANK YOU

You can delete them. Just dont delete the "Overclock" icon on the desktop.

**fastlegs** · May 12th, 2009

I tried all those files but none of them worked! They did install but my desktop is empty! Is there command I can use in terminal?

**threepenpals** · May 16th, 2009

I followed the instructions posted (including downloading the 3rd script), but failed to notice a performance increase on a en eee 701 running Jaunty.

I checked dmesg and found that it was still reporting the cpu running at 630 MHz.

Any advice for getting the program to correctly overclock in this situation?

Barring that, any advice for completely removing the programs installed by the script and reversing whatever changes it made would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

**blackest_knight** · October 25th, 2009

-there is a bit of a bug in the eee.c file which messes things up with make on later kernels "proc_root undefined" in three places which you can replace with NULL successfully and over clock successfully glx gears gains about a 1/3rd going to 100 mhz front bus.

the attached file needs to be renamed eee.c and that will build successfully.

trouble with the earlier scripts they appear to work bt if the compile failed there is no eee.ko and no overclocking. don't forget it will need a rebuild with every kernel update

**rcpinchey** · December 17th, 2009

Just got this working in Karmic. Use the above eee.c file, but you'll also have to comment out two lines that attempt to set the "owner" member of a structure, which has now been removed. Once that's done, it builds and runs fine.