acpi -V gives me gibberish.

[NoOp]

On 09/05/2008 07:31 PM, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:

> 
> Some scouting around shows a file named temperature
> in /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM.  No THM or THR directories are thereat
> all.
> Issuing <cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature> returns: 
> temperature:             -269 C
> 
> Something's still fishy here, absolute zero is −273.15 °C.  I'm almost
> positive that my box is more than 4 C. degrees warmer than that but
> still not in the 4 billion degree range. 
> 
> For what it's worth, when I enable thermal_zone/THRM in GKrellM's
> built-in sensors it tells me:  THRM  -452F  which is only 7+ F. degrees
> above absolute zero.
> Hey, maybe I don't have that sensor?  Nah, this was working correctly
> in Gutsy.
> 
> Cybe R. Wizard 

First you're hot, then you're cold... you remind me of my first wife :-)

You might have a look here to see if any of that helps:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingACPI
http://www.acpi.info/

What does your bios report for temps?