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hdd turning off and on during normal use, endlessly

3.9 kernel. custom. laptop-mode is installed. sysfsutils installed. laptop-mode starts on startup. sysfsutils have their files configured (processor p-states and frequencies/governor). after logging ...
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How do I control the fan when running kernel 3.7?

A while ago I started to use thinkfan to control the fan speed of my lenovo thinkpad. This became necessary as it stoped working after a kernel update (I think it came with the installation of a v3.7 ...
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My laptop only boots with the acpi=off parameter. How can I fix this?

I managed to install Ubuntu 12.10 with the option acpi=off, as it didn't work without. Now it boots only with this option. Is it possible to solve the problem for the need of this option? With this ...
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Samsung series 5 ultra - suspend on lid closing is disabled by kernel

I have a Samsung series 5 ultra (np530U4c - ivy bridge/Nvidia version). The machine won't suspend on lid closing. I has worked on fresh install. After it I added "pcie_aspm=force ...
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How to make ubuntu 12.04 / kernel 3.2 wake htpc?

Having a silverstone htpc with Imon VFD hardwired to turn power on by remote. That was working in 2.6.32-41 kernel/Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. After upgrading to 3.2 kernel/Úbuntu 12.04 it's not possible to ...
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Is an ACPI GPE storm normal in an Ubuntu session?

In a previous question (What is an ACPI GPE storm?), I asked about ACPI GPE storm. Looking closer to my kern.log file in /var/log/, I notice that in every session at some point (usually withing 20' ...
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What is an ACPI GPE storm?

Just experienced a system freeze (no touchpad, no keyboard, screen looked normal), Alt/SysRq/REISUB didn't work, had to press the start button. In var/log/kern.log I find "ACPI: EC: GPE storm ...
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No ACPI support for my PC, what can I do?

On my new PC something is wrong with ACPI support under Linux. I have to boot it with acpi=off and nolapic. Also it detects only one CPU core (this annoys me the most) and won't shut down completely, ...
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Using quad core, but only 1 CPU entry in `/proc/cpuinfo`? Is SMP running on my computer?

I just upgraded my system and did a clean install of Ubuntu when I did (Installed Oneiric Ocelot from the CD last week but yesterday upgraded to 12.04 LTS). I have an i7 920 (quad core with ...
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Error message “BUG: unable to handle kernel” [closed]

I extracted the .iso onto a disk, and tried to boot from it. For the longest time, it wouldn't even boot, instead, it would bypass it and boot from the hard drive, until I swapped my newer disk drive ...
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When is a Kernel update due for 11.10? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Kernel patch that solves battery issues when for ubuntu ? Thanks to Phoronix there seems to be a fix for the power regression/overheating bug in the Linux Kernel 3.0.1 ...
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Do I need to add a boot parameter to work around this kernel power bug on a Sony Vaio VPC-EH1S0E?

If i with dmesg | grep -i aspm have this: [ 0.503709] ACPI FADT declares the system doesn't support PCIe ASPM, so disable it [ 0.673564] ACPI _OSC control for PCIe not granted, disabling ...
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What does the kernel boot parameter “set acpi_osi=Linux” do?

I am facing an issue with brightness control in my laptop which has Intel HD graphics. So when I searched for a fix I found that a common suggestion is to edit the GRUB file line, ...
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What is the impact of the nolapic parameter on a multiprocessor laptop?

I have an Asus X71SL with an Intel Dual Core T3200 processor. Any kernel version after 2.6.35-rc2 won't boot up on my machine without the nolapic kernel parameter at bootup. I have already reported ...
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Boot with “noacpi” automatically from hard drive?

If I boot ubuntu from the live cd without any special options I get the following message: [ 0.040001] Kernel panic - not syncing: IO-APIC + timer doesn't work! Boot with apic=debug and send a ...