jtd, as per http://support.toshiba.com/support/modelHome?freeText=3574906 an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (6.90). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?
For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette . Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report. Once the BIOS is updated, if the problem is still reproducible: 1) Please provide the output of the following terminal command (not perform an apport-collect): sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date 2) Please make a comment specifically advising on if there was an improvement or not. 3) Please mark this report Status Confirmed. If it's not reproducible, please mark this as Invalid. Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags removed: latest-bios-6.80 ** Tags added: latest-bios-6.90 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- 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/1412042 Title: [Toshiba Satellite P855-S5102] Fan too loud while CPU idle Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: On Windows 8.1, fan is NOT loud. On Ubuntu 14.04x64, fan is always too loud (30 minutes after boot and after). BIOS is already updated. Update: If battery power only, fan possibly quiet for more time. I was hoping it was my LCD cooling_device4, but that has current cooling state 100 even when fan is quiet. $ lspci | grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09) $ sudo pwmconfig # pwmconfig revision 6166 (2013-05-01) /usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed $ sudo fwts -r stdout fan PASSED: Test 1, Fan cooling_device0 of type Processor has max cooling state 3 and current cooling state 0. PASSED: Test 1, Fan cooling_device1 of type Processor has max cooling state 3 and current cooling state 0. PASSED: Test 1, Fan cooling_device2 of type Processor has max cooling state 3 and current cooling state 0. PASSED: Test 1, Fan cooling_device3 of type Processor has max cooling state 3 and current cooling state 0. PASSED: Test 1, Fan cooling_device4 of type LCD has max cooling state 100 and current cooling state 100. FAILED [MEDIUM] NoFanCurState: Test 1, Fan present but has no cur_state present. Loading CPUs for 20 seconds to try and get fan speeds to change. Fan cooling_device0 current state did not change from value 0 while CPUs were busy. Fan cooling_device1 current state did not change from value 0 while CPUs were busy. Fan cooling_device2 current state did not change from value 0 while CPUs were busy. Fan cooling_device3 current state did not change from value 0 while CPUs were busy. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic 3.13.0-44.73 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: jtd 2207 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Jan 17 14:31:46 2015 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=f155dbb3-50ae-4b36-bf29-dcd5021a5bd8 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-02 (14 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite P855 ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu-root ro quiet splash acpi_osi=Linux intel_pstate=enable vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-44-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-44-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.127.11 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/28/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.bios.version: 6.80 dmi.board.asset.tag: * dmi.board.name: QFKAA dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.board.version: 1.00 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: * dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.chassis.version: * dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvr6.80:bd04/28/2014:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteP855:pvrPSPKEU-062002:rvnTOSHIBA:rnQFKAA:rvr1.00:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvr*: dmi.product.name: Satellite P855 dmi.product.version: PSPKEU-062002 dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1412042/+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