Alan Pope, as per http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/default.page? an update is available for your BIOS (1.39). If you update to this, does it change anything?
If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags added: bios-outdated-1.39 needs-upstream-testing regression- potential ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Summary changed: - Lenovo i7 x220 overheats a lot. + [Lenovo ThinkPad X220 4287] overheats a lot. -- 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/1085114 Title: [Lenovo ThinkPad X220 4287] overheats a lot. Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Running 12.04 and usually have chromium, thunderbird, xchat, dropbox, ubuntu one and some terminals open. The system seems to run quite hot most of the time with the fan running at ~4.6K most of the day the CPU is at ~85-90 degrees. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-34-generic 3.2.0-34.53 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-34.53-generic 3.2.33 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-34-generic x86_64 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: alan 3461 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: alan 3461 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xf2620000 irq 52' Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI' Components : 'HDA:14f1506e,17aa21da,00100002 HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000' Controls : 27 Simple ctrls : 9 Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'Snowball'/'BLUE MICROPHONE Blue Snowball at usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.1.3, full speed' Mixer name : 'USB Mixer' Components : 'USB0d8c:0005' Controls : 2 Simple ctrls : 1 Card29.Amixer.info: Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw unknown' Mixer name : 'ThinkPad EC (unknown)' Components : '' Controls : 1 Simple ctrls : 1 Card29.Amixer.values: Simple mixer control 'Console',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Date: Fri Nov 30 16:50:41 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=4de844e6-b3a9-4309-bc26-739bea6b4146 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MachineType: LENOVO 4287CTO MarkForUpload: True ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-34-generic root=UUID=c8438547-b9fb-46af-8012-4663c77c70e7 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-34-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-34-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.79.1 SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: mei UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/15/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 8DET52WW (1.22 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 4287CTO dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET52WW(1.22):bd09/15/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4287CTO:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn4287CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 4287CTO dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1085114/+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