Okay I'm having the same problem open up certain apps, sometimes very few and I get a critical shutdown:
May 27 20:55:56 ubuntu kernel: [ 671.215459] ACPI: Critical trip point May 27 20:55:56 ubuntu kernel: [ 671.219373] ACPI: Unable to turn cooling device [f7c4c420] 'on' May 27 20:56:03 ubuntu kernel: [ 677.950407] ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team May 27 20:56:05 ubuntu exiting on signal 15 -- thinkpad CPU overheat ubuntu hardy 8.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/213818 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