[Bug 54554] CPU Overheating

[DanZachry]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: acpi

The CPU overheats. The CPU fan will not turn on.

To reproduce problem:
 1) Install kubuntu 6.06
 2) run gzip -9   ( dd if=/dev/hda1 | gzip -9 >/media/sda1/backup.gz )
 3) cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THZN/temperature 

Problem:
 1) Temperature reached 92C
 2) The fan never turned on.

The thermal module (lsmod | grep therm) is loaded on my installtion.
This was on a HP Pavilion dv1000 laptop

** Affects: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Untriaged
         Status: Unconfirmed

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CPU Overheating
https://launchpad.net/bugs/54554