[nylug-talk] Critical Trip Point - (overheating)

[Eric]

Alex Gill wrote:
> Hi List,
> 
> I've been using my Dell C400 (deb) laptop for four years almost daily. 
> Yesterday, after watching a video (flash-based) on youtube.com, with the
> fans blowing hard, I suddenly received the below message written to
> /var/log/messages.  Have readers run into this problem -- heat causing a
> hasty and immediate system halt?
> 
> 
> Oct  5 00:29:14 localhost -- MARK --
> Oct  5 00:48:53 localhost kernel: acpi_thermal-0472 [04]
> thermal_critical      :
> Critical trip point
> Oct  5 00:48:53 localhost shutdown[16515]: shutting down for system halt
> Oct  5 00:49:04 localhost kernel: Kernel logging (proc) stopped.
> Oct  5 00:49:04 localhost kernel: Kernel log daemon terminating.
> Oct  5 00:49:04 localhost exiting on signal 15
> Oct  5 00:50:16 localhost syslogd 1.4.1#16: restart.
> Oct  5 00:50:16 localhost kernel: klogd 1.4.1#16, log source =
> /proc/kmsg starte
> d.
> Oct  5 00:50:16 localhost kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map
> Oct  5 00:50:17 localhost kernel: Loaded 26862 symbols from
> /boot/System.map.
> 
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I have not had an immediate shutdown but I have had messages saying my
cpu was going into modulated mode becuase the temp got too high.  This
was solved simply by installing a betten heatsink/fan.  I suspect If my
cpu kept heating up, it would shutdown.. but yeah.. check your bios.

-Eric