Cannot type with onscreen keyboard in Application search field of Unity

2011-03-06 Thread Francesco Fumanti
Hi, Could you please help me with the following problem: I am controlling the Ubuntu Desktop only with the pointer and an onscreen keyboard. When using the Unity desktop, there is an "Applications Icon" that opens some kind of window showing a few applications and that has a search field at th

CPU scaling vs Temperature

2011-03-06 Thread John Moser
So here's a thought: I can read my fan speed, CPU temp, and CPU frequency scaling speed. When my CPU is under extreme load my system shuts down. Okay, I've noted this. There was a layer of dust caked between the fan and heat sink... removed it, that helped. Why not have a user-configurabl

Re: CPU scaling vs Temperature

2011-03-06 Thread Phillip Susi
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/06/2011 11:24 AM, John Moser wrote: > When my CPU is under extreme load my system shuts down. Okay, I've > noted this. There was a layer of dust caked between the fan and heat > sink... removed it, that helped. You've got a hardware problem.

Re: CPU scaling vs Temperature

2011-03-06 Thread Matthew Garrett
On Sun, Mar 06, 2011 at 11:24:35AM -0500, John Moser wrote: > Why not have a user-configurable critical temperature? 'sensors' > reports my CPU's critical is 95C; but my system shuts down if I maintain > above 80C long enough. How about at 75C, CPU frequency scales down to > minimum? This

Re: CPU scaling vs Temperature

2011-03-06 Thread John Moser
On 03/06/2011 12:10 PM, Phillip Susi wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/06/2011 11:24 AM, John Moser wrote: You've got a hardware problem. The system should never overheat under load if the fans are working properly. Cool, I'll switch to ext2 which is faster, and dele