Ubuntu overheating solution
My Tecra 9000 began shutting down after several minutes for no apparent reason. I hoped an operating system upgrade would stop the unexpected shutdowns, so I installed Kubuntu Gutsy Gibbon – or tried to. In the middle of the process, the system would report an overheating CPU and quit. I couldn’t get through an install until I put an icepack under the laptop until the process completed.
Once I had the system installed, I went searching for answers – and found one that worked. As root (using the sudo command) edit the /etc/modules file and add the following kernel modules on their own lines, then reboot:
battery
ac
thermal
processor
acpi-cpufreq
cpufreq-userspace
Since adding those kernel modules my system has remained stable.
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Monday, November 5, 2007 10:56 am
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