I have tried #2 above, writing "dynpm" to /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_method, to no avail. The machine still runs quite hot and the fans do not kick in properly.
This is still the case for precise and proto-quantal: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu quantal (development branch) Release: 12.10 The temperature can still be brought down by increasing the fan speed manually. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/881593 Title: Hardware temperature hazardously hot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/881593/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs