[ltp] Unsolicited requests for shut down

[Ricardo Reis]

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On Wed, 16 May 2012, Athanasios Velios wrote:

> I had Psensor installed for a while and the temperature readings did not =
seem=20
> to make sense. For example, as soon as I turned on the computer and the=
=20
> temperature was still low, I would start compressing files and the Shut D=
own=20
> request would come up. By cancelling and carrying on, the temperature wou=
ld=20
> increase but no other request would come up. I do not think that the=20
> temperature ever went over 60 degrees C anyway and the cooling fan seems =
to=20
> be working as expected. Plus the motherboard has been replaced on this la=
ptop=20
> for a different reason and the problem is there with both old and new.
>
> Would any of the logs record the shutdown request, so that I can trace it=
=20
> back?

/var/log/syslog  should have the request although it might not help.=20
Notice that the overheat can still be the motive albeit the laptop is not=
=20
overheating... but the sensors (or something else) are giving misreadings.




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