[ WORKAROUND ] add intel_pstate=disable to boot cmdline: $ cat /proc/cmdline
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-26-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=5ab2d1c9-0f00-470c-9292-58387a5cd983 ro quiet intel_pstate=disable Also affecting current generation systems using Ubuntu 15.04: BIOS Information Vendor: Dell Inc. Version: A08 Release Date: 06/08/2015 System Information Manufacturer: Dell Inc. Product Name: Inspiron 3646 Base Board Information Manufacturer: Dell Inc. Product Name: 0V6D8J Version: A00 Processor Information Family: Atom Version: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU J2900 @ 2.41GHz Max Speed: 2656 MHz Current Speed: 2426 MHz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1451085 Title: Ivy Bridge laptop overheats with intel_pstate enabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1451085/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs