[ltp] X60 overheating, temperatures at full speed

[Derek Dolney]

On Fri, 2008-10-03 at 13:30 -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Oct 2008, martin kot wrote:
> > My X60 is now in for service a second time. The technicians tell med
> > that they can't crank the temperature up to more than 56C, which is
> > more or less opposite of what I experienced. Now the technician wants
> > more details about the software being used, and I guess I'll have to
> > explain that it's linux with usual desktop software. Wonder if they
> > are going to be understandable in that matter. Oh well, I will not
> > give up so easily.

This will peg a core at 100%:

     yes > /dev/null

Start two if you have a dual core.

> 
> Point them to one of the CPUburn utilities for Windows, or one of those
> math loops people use when testing overclock and undervolting...
> 
> That will crank the CPU up right away.
> 
> -- 
>   "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
>   them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
>   where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
>   Henrique Holschuh