I have the issue with Ubuntu 11.10 (amd64) on Lenovo Ideapad Z360. I tested the upstream kernel, and it seems to be fixed, although my fan is running loudly for some reason:
$ uname -a Linux z360-top 3.1.0-0301rc9-generic #201110050905 SMP Wed Oct 5 09:15:03 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658317 Title: Messages log filled with Intel IPS "ME failed to update for more than 1s, likely hung" messages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/658317/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs