Probably not really needed, but I can confirm this the same problem (upgrade 
from Kubuntu 10.10 to 11.04, /proc/acpi/thermal_zone is missing, fan spins at 
high speed, and CPU still gets throttled 
(/sys/devices/system/cpu0/thermal_throttle/core_throttle_count shows not 0) due 
to overheating).
The fans slows down when I slow down the CPUs by doing a simple

echo 931000 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq

for all CPUs (I got 8).

That means:
Fan control works somehow.
/proc/acpi/thermal_zone makes it difficult to check the temperature.
Seems CPUs are kept busy too much somehow since the upgrade.

Hardware: Dell Vostro 3700 (Intel i7, quad core, nVidia video).

For all those who don't like noisy notebooks, my workaround (attached)




** Attachment added: "Script to set the CPU to lowest possible frequency, 
allowing the fans to slow down."
   
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/748574/+attachment/2106068/+files/power-save.sh

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  11.04 Beta started to stress cpu fan and heating cpu

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