Test Case: Set CPU Frequency Policy Categories: Desktop, KDE, CPU Frequency Requirements: KDE Installation, a machine with support to change the CPU freq settings Depends On: Action: ============================ Start KDE as normal user, check if KPowersave is running (check for the KPowersave icon in the taskbar, or "ps aux | grep KPowersave"). Call 'lshal' and check if CPU frequency control is supported by HAL (otherwise KPowersave isn't able to change the CPU Freq Policy). Search for : "info.capabilities = {'cpufreq_control'}" Check if KPowersave support CPU Freq Policy changes: click with the left mouse button on the applet icon and check in opened dialog for: "Current CPU Frequency Policy: " Close the dialog and call this command on a console: watch 'grep . /sys/devices/system/cpu/*/cpufreq/scaling_governor' Open the KPowersave applet menu (with right mouse button), select 'Set CPU Frequency Policy' and then change the CPU Frequency from 'Dynamic' to 'Performance'. Expected Results: ============================ After ~2 seconds the output of the 'watch' call should change. Normally, if you switch from 'Dynamic' to 'Performance', it should change from 'ondemand' to 'performance'