I installed mainline kernel - linux-image-2.6.27-02062718-generic_2.6.27-02062718_i386 onto Dell Latitude D620. Powered laptop off for a couple of hours.
Booted laptop using mainline kernel linux- image-2.6.27-02062718-generic_2.6.27-02062718_i386 loaded i8k module fired up gkrellm configured to turn on fans all the time initiated: stress --cpu 8 --io 4 --vm 2 --vm-bytes 128M In less than 10 minutes temps had jumped to from 42 to 82 celsius So mainline kernel causes the same problem on this laptop -- 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 ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs