> "not work" means that the fan isn't rotating. > (...) This isn't wrong "per se" (by itself/by definition). My cheap notebook (which has a discrete graphics card!) can stand only on passive cooling for several minutes, in quite warm environment - I live in Belém, Brazil ;-)
> If this happens, I don't wait till the pc shuts down > (...) If you have working temperature sensors it's safe to work with temperatures below 80ºC (and even a bit higher), but of course I won't recommend waiting this much ;-) The fan in my notebook starts (with very slow speed) around 60ºC. > Do you think that kernel doesn't use them sometimes? > (...) No, no, I just thought that you could be using dual boot (or another ubuntu entry without the parameter, e.g. the failsafe option). -- CPU cooling fan does not start at all https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/451337 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