[16:12] <OvenWerks> anyone who is interested in adding the right way to set ubuntu to performance to our docs, I just put it in #ubuntustudio.
[16:13] <OvenWerks> this method works, does not get reset by upgrades, does not interfere with upgrades.
[16:13] <OvenWerks> two steps:
[16:13] <OvenWerks> sudo /usr/sbin/update-rc.d ondemand disable
[16:14] <OvenWerks> create a file  /etc/default/cpufrequtils with the line  GOVERNOR="performance" in it.
[16:14] <OvenWerks> using what other tutorials tell you will:
[16:15] <OvenWerks> a) switch you to performance only to have the system switch you back 60 seconds later.
[16:15] <OvenWerks> b) vanish in the next software upgrade or give an error in the next upgrade.