[ltp] Thinkpad runs hot under Ubuntu but not Windows

Tino Keitel linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:59:28 +0200


On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 13:01:48 +0800, Rickey Williams wrote:

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> Does anyone have any ideas why these temps are so high and more
> importantly what I can do to make my laptop run cooler under Ubuntu?

To find the culprit:

- Check the top output, if there is some process that eats 100% CPU

- Check powertop output

- What graphics hardware? What driver? Maybe the power management is
  not enabled

Regards,
Tino