[plug] Getting past init...

[Tamara Thompson]

Have you seen Tom's Hardware page?  Here's a URL to the Overclocking Guide:

http://www2.tomshardware.com/overclock.html

Tamara

>>> russ <russ at apollo.powerstech.com> 07/30 10:25 PM >>>
I don't know if this question is linux specific, but how do you change the clock rate of the pc? Can this be done in software?

Thanks

>On Fri, 31 Jul 1998, Matt Hutchinson wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'm using RedHat 5.1 and I just altered my inittab file, however the line I
>> added was respawning tooo fast and when my machine boots up, it gets to the
>> init stage - then says "RESPAWNING TOO FAST - WILL SHUT FOR 5 MINUTES" 
>> 
>> Hmmm...Then it just sits there and every 5 mins it says the same
>> thing...and doesn't let me log in...
>My 586 used to give this when I overclocked <too much>, although I always
>ran it at 166Mhz (rated 133).
>> 
>> EEK!
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Matt Hutchinson | matt at odyssey.apana.org.au | PGP-key ID: 0xE999E466
>> 
>> "I don't think Microsoft is evil in itself; I just think they make really
>> crappy operating systems." 
>> - Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux
>> 
>
>




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