Looks like the problem was this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1468489
Needed the restricted driver for my graphics card as the Ubuntu one with Kernel integration doesn't spin the fan fast enough :( -- Laptop Switches off following gnome-power-manager crash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554894 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs