Bob Merhebi, as per http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriverDetails?driverId=R301708&fileId=2731109636 an update is available for your BIOS (A15). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BiosUpdate , does it change anything?
If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette . Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags added: bios-outdated-a15 needs-upstream-testing regression- potential ** Tags removed: regression-potential ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/969485 Title: Fan working non-stop Status in The Linux Kernel: Expired Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: The fan is working non-stop while testing 12.04 Beta 2. Temperatures are being maintained around: Thermal 0: ok, 58.0 degrees C Thermal 1: ok, 48.0 degrees C Thermal 2: ok, 51.0 degrees C lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch) Release: 12.04 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-20-generic 3.2.0-20.33 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Mar 30 21:39:32 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ca289df0-21d9-4446-88e6-7a0e7970674c InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328) MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio XPS 1640 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-20-generic root=UUID=60fe93c2-69d8-4f58-b5ea-b65e06e7b3c8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 03/29/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A14 dmi.board.name: 0Y536R dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A14 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: A14 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA14:bd03/29/2010:svnDellInc.:pnStudioXPS1640:pvrA143:rvnDellInc.:rn0Y536R:rvrA14:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA14: dmi.product.name: Studio XPS 1640 dmi.product.version: A143 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/969485/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
