By default on Xubuntu 23.10, `/etc/thermald/thermal-conf.xml` does not exist.
Run `sudo apt install dptfxtract`
This creates `/etc/thermald/thermal-conf.xml.auto`
sudo systemctl restart thermald
sudo systemctl status thermald
● thermald.service - Thermal Daemon Service
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/thermald.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2023-11-02 11:26:42 IST; 15s ago
Main PID: 3228 (thermald)
Tasks: 3 (limit: 14153)
Memory: 1.1M
CPU: 31ms
CGroup: /system.slice/thermald.service
└─3228 /usr/sbin/thermald --systemd --dbus-enable --adaptive
Nov 02 11:26:42 home systemd[1]: Starting thermald.service - Thermal Daemon Service...
Nov 02 11:26:42 home systemd[1]: Started thermald.service - Thermal Daemon Service.
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: 22 CPUID levels; family:model:stepping 0x6:8e:a (6:142:10)
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: 22 CPUID levels; family:model:stepping 0x6:8e:a (6:142:10)
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: sensor id 13 : No temp sysfs for reading raw temp
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: sensor id 13 : No temp sysfs for reading raw temp
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: sensor id 13 : No temp sysfs for reading raw temp
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: Using generated /etc/thermald/thermal-conf.xml.auto
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: Using config file /etc/thermald/thermal-conf.xml.auto
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: Polling mode is enabled: 4
Seems like I fixed the problem?
References: /github. com/intel/ thermal_ daemon/ issues/ 289 /github. com/intel/ dptfxtract
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By default on Xubuntu 23.10, `/etc/thermald/ thermal- conf.xml` does not exist.
Run `sudo apt install dptfxtract` thermal- conf.xml. auto`
This creates `/etc/thermald/
sudo systemctl restart thermald
sudo systemctl status thermald system/ thermald. service; enabled; preset: enabled) slice/thermald. service
● thermald.service - Thermal Daemon Service
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/
Active: active (running) since Thu 2023-11-02 11:26:42 IST; 15s ago
Main PID: 3228 (thermald)
Tasks: 3 (limit: 14153)
Memory: 1.1M
CPU: 31ms
CGroup: /system.
└─3228 /usr/sbin/thermald --systemd --dbus-enable --adaptive
Nov 02 11:26:42 home systemd[1]: Starting thermald.service - Thermal Daemon Service... model:stepping 0x6:8e:a (6:142:10) model:stepping 0x6:8e:a (6:142:10) thermal- conf.xml. auto thermal- conf.xml. auto
Nov 02 11:26:42 home systemd[1]: Started thermald.service - Thermal Daemon Service.
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: 22 CPUID levels; family:
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: 22 CPUID levels; family:
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: sensor id 13 : No temp sysfs for reading raw temp
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: sensor id 13 : No temp sysfs for reading raw temp
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: sensor id 13 : No temp sysfs for reading raw temp
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: Using generated /etc/thermald/
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: Using config file /etc/thermald/
Nov 02 11:26:42 home thermald[3228]: Polling mode is enabled: 4