@Tim, I believe the improvements to passive thermal controls in the Vivid kernel mean that the relaxation of the "Recommends" means that it is not really required to be installed by default, so I'm relatively relaxed about the current defaults wrt to thermald
-- 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/1389062 Title: Failed to spawn thermald main process Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In dmesg I see this line [ 10.152016] init: Failed to spawn thermald main process: unable to execute: No such file or directory How do I know which file or directory is missing and why can't the thermald process generate one itself? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: linux-image-3.16.0-24-generic 3.16.0-24.32 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-24.32-generic 3.16.4 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: michael-heuberger 2178 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC2: michael-heuberger 2178 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: michael-heuberger 2178 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Nov 4 16:06:49 2014 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b0b47183-895a-4f27-bb25-40bd23028028 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-31 (3 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1) MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name ProcFB: ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-24-generic root=UUID=b5b38333-3694-4441-8a13-50bf4dbf2f41 ro quiet RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.16.0-24-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.16.0-24-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.138 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/06/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0803 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P6X58D-E dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0803:bd08/06/2012:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP6X58D-E:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1389062/+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