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  1. Bug #370173
  2. Comment #35

Comment 35 for bug 370173

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Alex Cockell (alcockell) wrote : Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

What was VERY scary was that the following lines started showing in my /var/log/messages...

May 30 22:32:21 ubuntu -- MARK --
May 30 22:52:21 ubuntu -- MARK --
May 30 23:10:05 ubuntu kernel: [531782.411921] thinkpad_acpi: unhandled HKEY event 0x6022
May 30 23:32:21 ubuntu -- MARK --
May 30 23:52:21 ubuntu -- MARK --

Jun 2 23:52:22 ubuntu -- MARK --
Jun 3 00:12:22 ubuntu -- MARK --
Jun 3 00:32:22 ubuntu -- MARK --
Jun 3 00:50:15 ubuntu kernel: [644574.555901] thinkpad_acpi: unhandled HKEY event 0x6022
Jun 3 01:06:48 ubuntu kernel: [645562.273688] thinkpad_acpi: unhandled HKEY event 0x6022
Jun 3 01:07:44 ubuntu exiting on signal 15

... and *didn't* shut down.

This happened a lot when the lappie overheated... I've got Linux Emporium investigating it as well (preinstalled machine from them).

Looks as though it's known about... http://marc.info/?l=git-commits-head&m=123213959414589&w=2

In both cases - the fan ought to kick in and run at close to max speed - it doesn't. Only speed up from, say 3003rpm to 3050 for a few seconds. I'd have expected to feel the fan really ramp up and run at abotu 4000-5000 or even max out (I think they're rated to approx 5500rpm for a long time ot get the temp right back down before slowing back down again. Hence the cooler...

I use this thing as a desktop replacement, so often run it without the battery on mains, and often all day.