From linux-umbrella-bounces@lug.lk Mon Sep 28 16:24:16 2009 Received: from localhost.pdn.ac.lk ([127.0.0.1] helo=penguin.lug.lk) by penguin.lug.lk with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1MsDrz-0003o7-Uf; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:24:15 +0530 Received: from [192.248.40.1] (helo=hantana.pdn.ac.lk) by penguin.lug.lk with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1MsDry-0003nu-HY for linux-raw@lug.lk; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:24:14 +0530 Received: from localhost (localhost.pdn.ac.lk [127.0.0.1]) by hantana.pdn.ac.lk (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDA1D5C01C for ; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:24:14 +0530 (LKT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at pdn.ac.lk Received: from hantana.pdn.ac.lk ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (hantana.pdn.ac.lk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id vpnXmAmcbw3O for ; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:24:13 +0530 (LKT) Received: from kitul.learn.ac.lk (kitul.learn.ac.lk [192.248.1.163]) by hantana.pdn.ac.lk (Postfix) with ESMTP id C436E5C006 for ; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:24:13 +0530 (LKT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kitul.learn.ac.lk (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBA1017B890 for ; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:24:13 +0530 (IST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at learn.ac.lk Received: from kitul.learn.ac.lk ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (kitul.learn.ac.lk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id HRjRXAiy3GY7 for ; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:24:02 +0530 (IST) X-Greylist: delayed 1746 seconds by postgrey-1.31 at kitul.learn.ac.lk; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:24:01 IST Received: from mail.aidworld.org (mail.aidworld.org [80.248.178.172]) by kitul.learn.ac.lk (Postfix) with ESMTP id D06DF17B81F for ; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:23:38 +0530 (IST) Received: from fen-fw.aptivate.org ([217.155.111.90] helo=fen-ndiyo2.fen.aptivate.org) by mail.aidworld.org with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1MsDPA-0003he-MR; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:24:28 +0100 Received-SPF: neutral (net-mail.aptivate.org: 217.155.111.90 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of aptivate.org) client-ip=217.155.111.90; envelope-from=chris@aptivate.org; helo=fen-ndiyo2.fen.aptivate.org; Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:24:28 +0100 (BST) From: Chris Wilson X-X-Sender: chris@fen-ndiyo2.fen.aptivate.org.fen.aptivate.org To: Dharshana kasun Warusavitharana In-Reply-To: <8cd417160909232222g166b3cf7tfda1cbad68745f5f@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <8cd417160909232222g166b3cf7tfda1cbad68745f5f@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Alpine 1.00 (DEB 882 2007-12-20) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: linux-umbrella@lug.lk X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Sender: linux-umbrella-bounces@lug.lk Errors-To: linux-umbrella-bounces@lug.lk X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:52:09 +0530 Cc: linux-raw@lug.lk Subject: Re: [linux] Linux on HP-Compaq CQ61-203TX X-BeenThere: linux@lug.lk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:54:16 -0000 Hi Dharshana, On Thu, 24 Sep 2009, Dharshana kasun Warusavitharana wrote: > Dear all i bought new laptop Compaq presario CQ61-203tx with NVIEDIA > card .. And i suppsoe to install ubuntu on it . but on ubuntu forums i > found that ubuntu causes over heating in compaq Presario CQ60 series. It might be helpful if you could link to the forum article to save us time finding it to know what the story is. > Shall i know any one using linux with compaq laptops . hp never recommend > this coz there also promoting microsoft by them selfe. > > And i appreciate if any one have better suggestions other than ubuntu to be > installed. Im using fedora for 4 years and vista is a junk for me. Apparently ubuntu 8.04 is OK, so you could try that instead of 9.04. > Im bit hesitating coz my laptop is only 5 days old . I think u can > understand my situation. It's unlikely to damage the laptop. It should have an automatic thermal shutdown. Most likely it will just shut itself down if it overheats. > And please can any one tell why thede type of heating effects are > occured. as ubuntu forum its serious. Without seeing the post I can't be sure, but most likely someone changed the code that controls the fan speed to make it quieter, but reduced it too much so the fan doesn't run fast enough and the notebook overheats. Cheers, Chris. -- Aptivate | http://www.aptivate.org | Phone: +44 1223 760887 The Humanitarian Centre, Fenner's, Gresham Road, Cambridge CB1 2ES Aptivate is a not-for-profit company registered in England and Wales with company number 04980791.