For what it's worth, I had a similar issue with my Libreboot X60. While it is possible to mitigate by turning the fan way up, it's noisy, inconvenient and uses more power. I wrote about that here:
https://stumbles.id.au/controlling-fan-speed-on-thinkpad-x60.html I've replaced the thermal paste in this machine, which didn't seem to help (and is a *lot* of work). I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss this as a hardware issue - the machine seems to work fine, but just runs significantly hotter than it should. I haven't upgraded the BIOS for a 18 months though, as I've moved to an X200. Regards, Ben On 30/05/16 07:45, Albin wrote: > Hi bard, > > You should open up the computer, replace the thermal paste and clean the > fan (or replace it if broken). This has nothing to do with libreboot. > > Good luck! > > Albin > > Den 2016-05-29 kl. 23:25, skrev bard: >> I'm not sure if this is Libreboot related or not, but I don't know where >> else to ask. I have a Libreboot-ed X60 running Trisquel 7. I really don't >> do anything intense on it, 90% of the time I just have Icecat and a >> terminal open. Sometimes I run I2P, which does not take that much CPU >> according to the CPU monitor I put in the task bar. I am constantly >> monitoring it because I've become so paranoid of overheats. Regardless of >> how much I don't stress my CPU the X60 it still keeps overheating and >> shutting down. The bottom side, especially around where the speaker, RAM >> and heatsink are, get far too hot to touch without causing pain. This is >> becoming too much of a problem, I can't get any work done before it shuts >> down. Before that point my legs will start to get burned if the X60 is in >> my lap. I run a command every time I boot the system to set the fan stay on >> it's highest level, but even working at full speed it cannot dissipate the >> heat. I don't know what else to do. Can anybody here help me, please? Thank >> you for reading. >> >
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