[tlug] Hot Buntu

[Marcus Metzler <mocm@example.com>]

>>>>> "Erin" == Erin D Hughes <erin-hughes@example.com> writes:

    Erin> I was given a new Panasonic CF-R6 for work and since I had
    Erin> some free time and decided to split the disc and give the
    Erin> new Ubuntu Feisty Fawn a try. Ya the people who LENT me the
    Erin> laptop get a little mad if you wipe out windows completely.

    Erin> Installation went smooth and I was up and running in no
    Erin> time.

    Erin> My only problem seems to be HEAT and a lot of it. The
    Erin> external monitor hookup is so hot that you cant touch it for
    Erin> more than a second or 2 and the bottom is also very warm as
    Erin> well. I looked and the packages for APM and APMD are
    Erin> installed. But when I try to run them it tells me there is
    Erin> no APM support in the kernel.

    Erin> Is there a different way I should be going about this? With
    Erin> all the features and other things that come turned on I
    Erin> would think that power management would be one. Just a
    Erin> thought.

Is cpufreqd running? You probably need to activate acpid. Is your fan
running at all? 

Marcus

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