I've finally got around to upgrading my laptop (X301) to 10.10 and after a bit of testing the issue seems to be resolved.
The fan now spins down to zero with no cpu activity (and if the ambient temperature allows it). -- thinkpad-acpi X200 Thinkpad fan fails to spin down . https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/380303 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