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 _______________________________________________ Ilugd mailing list [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
