Closing this bug with Won't fix as Hardy is no longer supported. Please feel free to open a new bug report if you're still experiencing this on a newer release (Bionic 18.04.3 / Disco 19.04) Thanks!
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/211980 Title: Laptop fan turns off and then stays off Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 2.6.25-15-generic When I boot up my laptop the fan is running and the temperature is low (less than 40). After a while the temperature rises to about 55 and the fan turns off, the temp continues to rise until the CPU throttles down but the fan never comes on again. I have the the noapic option set in menu.lst. My /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/trip_points is set as: critical (S5): 105 C passive: 79 C: tc1=3 tc2=1 tsp=80 devices=CPU0 active[0]: 65 C: devices=FAN0 active[1]: 55 C: devices=FAN1 This was not an issue for me in 7.10. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/211980/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp