On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Vivek Kapoor <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 10/18/2011 11:55 AM, Anupam Jain wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I recently bought a Sony Vaio (VPCSB16FG) laptop which I converted today
>> to
>> a dual boot setup by installing Ubuntu Oneiric. However, when booted into
>> Linux, the laptop overheats and the fan noise becomes unbearable, so much
>> so
>> that I had to shutdown the machine to prevent any potential damage to the
>> hardware. On logging out to the user selection screen, the fan slows down
>> but it is still audible. Using Unity 2D instead of 3D seems to help a
>> little
>> bit though I am yet to extensively test that.
>>
>
> Haven't used Sony Laptops. While setting up on a Lenovo, following is what
> I encountered (I'm not using it myself, neither tested it)
>
> http://www.webupd8.org/2011/**10/things-to-tweak-after-**
> installing-ubuntu.html<http://www.webupd8.org/2011/10/things-to-tweak-after-installing-ubuntu.html>
>
> It's a post which mentions about "Jupiter" under the "Longer battery life"
> section. It also has a further link
>
> http://www.webupd8.org/2011/**06/linux-kernel-power-issue-**fix.html<http://www.webupd8.org/2011/06/linux-kernel-power-issue-fix.html>
>
>
Thanks for the link, it was very informative.

I did try Jupiter, but it didn't help much. I finally gave up on trying to
fix this issue. The laptop was meant for my wife and she rarely (read never)
boots into Linux so it's not much of a loss.

-- Anupam
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