I've been running Ubuntu on my HP Pavilion dv6000 series laptop for years, starting with 6.04 and upgrading as each new version came out. I never had a problem with overheating until I upgraded to 9.04. In the week since I upgraded, my computer is overheated from the moment I boot. With nothing more than Firefox and Thunderbird open, my CPU temperature is 83 C, and my GPU is 103 C from the start. If I do anything remotely intensive on the PU, like try to watch a video, the system quickly reaches the 95 C critical temperature and shuts down. I've tried everything, from cleaning out the fan (which wasn't that dirty) to placing a cooling pad underneath and even propping up the computer several inches to improve airflow, yet nothing has helped. This is unacceptable.
I've been running Ubuntu on my HP Pavilion dv6000 series laptop for years, starting with 6.04 and upgrading as each new version came out. I never had a problem with overheating until I upgraded to 9.04. In the week since I upgraded, my computer is overheated from the moment I boot. With nothing more than Firefox and Thunderbird open, my CPU temperature is 83 C, and my GPU is 103 C from the start. If I do anything remotely intensive on the PU, like try to watch a video, the system quickly reaches the 95 C critical temperature and shuts down. I've tried everything, from cleaning out the fan (which wasn't that dirty) to placing a cooling pad underneath and even propping up the computer several inches to improve airflow, yet nothing has helped. This is unacceptable.