Overheating Laptop

[Karl Larsen]

SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux wrote:
> On Sun, 2008-06-15 at 06:36 -0700, David Vincent wrote: 
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>>> Something seems wrong with your recommended cat command:
>>>
>>> sna at WS222:~$ cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/power
>>> cat: /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/power: No such file or directory
>>> sna at WS222:~$
>>>
>>> Or are some some extra (ACPI) installations needed ??
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>> over here my systems seem to start counting CPUs at #1 so on my
>> hyperthreaded machine both...
>>
>> cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU1/power
>>
>> ...and...
>>
>> cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU2/power
>>
>> ...work whereas using CPU0 does not.
>>
>> ...here's my output:
>>
>> active state:            C0
>> max_cstate:              C8
>> bus master activity:     00000000
>> maximum allowed latency: 8000 usec
>> states:
>>     C1:                  type[C1] promotion[--] demotion[--]
>> latency[000] usage[00000000] duration[00000000000000000000]
>>
>> ...doesn't look good for power saving but then again this is a
>> P4EE-3.2ghz.  :)
>>
>> - -d
>>     
>
>
> Hi David
> Thanks for your interesting feedback with the, for me helpful,
> explanations !
>
> As already replied to Detlef, I am going to install 8.04 very soon and
> will 
> need to investigate better if the problem persist there too !!
>
> Cheers, svobi
>
>
>   
    What you present as a problem with cat may well not be a cat 
problem. I will re-look at man cat.

Karl


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