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[Renardo <1452421@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As the problem seemed to be related to the kernel -- booting a 3.16
kernel made it disappear -- I tested every new kernel that was installed
since then, and the problem was always there, even after upgrading to
Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily or so). A couple of days ago I received the 4.2.0-18
kernel, and the problem seems gone. Sensor temperatures do not go
anywhere near the critical values, the fan is silent most of the time,
and no kidle_inject processes start.

Of course I have no idea what might have made this difference but I
truly appreciate it.

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Title:
  ubuntu 15.04 overheats

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  On 2015-04-26 I upgraded to Ubuntu 15.04 (from 14.10). Since then, my
  notebook (HP envy dv6) fan is nearly always on, and the notebook
  switched off several times, probably due to overheating. Each time I
  was working with Firefox; watching the "livestream" of
  www.tagesschau.de seems to be a good way of reproducing the problem.

  Going back to the 3.16.0-31 kernel (still offered by grub) seems to
  circumvent the problem. When I boot 3.16 the fan runs only
  occasionally. My first 15.04 kernel was 3.19.0-15, today I got -16 but
  the problem is the same.

  Before the machine switches off (it does not shut down Linux but just
  goes out) "top" shows me eight instances of "kidle_inject", obviously
  desperately but hopelessly trying to keep processor load down. Under
  the 3.19 kernel the "plugin-container" process goes to loads of more
  than 100 % (on a four-core box), under 3.16 it never goes beyond 60 %.
  Note that between the "overheat" and the "normal" scenario I change
  only the kernel in the boot menu, all other binaries are the same
  (15.04). Especially, it's the same firefox.

  I fear that within a couple of weeks more kernel versions will arrive
  at my system and eventually push the working 3.16 kernel out of my
  grub menu, and then I shall have no way left of running my system for
  more than 20 or 30 minutes.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: kernel-common (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-34.47-generic 3.16.7-ckt8
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-34-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed May  6 20:57:39 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-09 (331 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  SourcePackage: kernel-package
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-04-24 (12 days ago)
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  refo       2055 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/seq:        timidity    984 F.... timidity
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=5dff5ccc-0b4d-436e-968d-bce0419cc3cd
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-09 (369 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ENVY dv6 Notebook PC
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=eo.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB:
   0 inteldrmfb
   1 nouveaufb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-34-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=89e69c26-b493-4882-a796-976d1d8a09b5 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-34.47-generic 3.16.7-ckt8
  PulseList:
   Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory not accessible: Permission denied
   No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.16.0-34-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.16.0-34-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.143.1
  Tags:  vivid
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-34-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups:
   
  _MarkForUpload: True
  dmi.bios.date: 09/03/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
  dmi.bios.version: F.12
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: 181B
  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.board.version: 52.23
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.12:bd09/03/2012:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPENVYdv6NotebookPC:pvr088A110000305920000620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn181B:rvr52.23:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: HP ENVY dv6 Notebook PC
  dmi.product.version: 088A110000305920000620100
  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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