I think I have my problem fixed, I'm still testing, but the module p4-clockmod. I have loaded it (and added to /etc/modules) and now powernowd seems to work and (most importantly) my CPU is way cooler.
-- laptop overheats when performing CPU intensive tasks. https://launchpad.net/bugs/22336 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
