diff -Nru a/kernel-2.6.9/linux-2.6.9/include/asm-i386/param.h b/kernel-2.6.9/linux-2.6.9/include/asm-i386/param.h
--- a/kernel-2.6.9/linux-2.6.9/include/asm-i386/param.h	2004-10-18 14:53:24.000000000 -0700
+++ b/kernel-2.6.9/linux-2.6.9/include/asm-i386/param.h	2006-01-07 09:34:07.000000000 -0800
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define _ASMi386_PARAM_H
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-# define HZ		1000		/* Internal kernel timer frequency */
+# define HZ		100		/* Internal kernel timer frequency */
 # define USER_HZ	100		/* .. some user interfaces are in "ticks" */
 # define CLOCKS_PER_SEC		(USER_HZ)	/* like times() */
 #endif