What was VERY scary was that the following lines started showing in my /var/log/messages...
May 30 22:32:21 ubuntu -- MARK -- May 30 22:52:21 ubuntu -- MARK -- May 30 23:10:05 ubuntu kernel: [531782.411921] thinkpad_acpi: unhandled HKEY event 0x6022 May 30 23:32:21 ubuntu -- MARK -- May 30 23:52:21 ubuntu -- MARK -- Jun 2 23:52:22 ubuntu -- MARK -- Jun 3 00:12:22 ubuntu -- MARK -- Jun 3 00:32:22 ubuntu -- MARK -- Jun 3 00:50:15 ubuntu kernel: [644574.555901] thinkpad_acpi: unhandled HKEY event 0x6022 Jun 3 01:06:48 ubuntu kernel: [645562.273688] thinkpad_acpi: unhandled HKEY event 0x6022 Jun 3 01:07:44 ubuntu exiting on signal 15 ... and *didn't* shut down. This happened a lot when the lappie overheated... I've got Linux Emporium investigating it as well (preinstalled machine from them). Looks as though it's known about... http://marc.info/?l=git-commits- head&m=123213959414589&w=2 In both cases - the fan ought to kick in and run at close to max speed - it doesn't. Only speed up from, say 3003rpm to 3050 for a few seconds. I'd have expected to feel the fan really ramp up and run at abotu 4000-5000 or even max out (I think they're rated to approx 5500rpm for a long time ot get the temp right back down before slowing back down again. Hence the cooler... I use this thing as a desktop replacement, so often run it without the battery on mains, and often all day. -- Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/370173 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
