temperature 80.0C: decreasing clock speed from 1700 MHz to 1400 MHz

[Nate Lawson]

Peter Jeremy wrote:
> On 2007-May-25 22:06:46 +0530, Shanker Balan <mail at shankerbalan.net> wrote:
>> I am running recent -current on my HP dv1000 laptop. Each time I start a
>> compile, the CPU gets very hot.
> 
> Does the fan start and/or speed up normally?
> 
> Is there some blockage (eg lint) in the airpath?  Dust is an excellent
> thermal insulator.  If you don't feel like opening the case, try
> vacuuming all the air ports.
> 

Try loading cpufreq as others suggested:

cpufreq_load="YES" in /boot/loader.conf

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Nate