[CentOS] Tired of temp induced shutdowns

[John R Pierce]

Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> My notebook has a habit of getting hot, and Centos just shuts down.  
> Just did it again:
>
> Jul 15 01:35:12 nc4010 kernel: ACPI: Critical trip point
> Jul 15 01:35:12 nc4010 kernel: Critical temperature reached (113 C), 
> shutting down.
> Jul 15 01:35:12 nc4010 kernel: Critical temperature reached (55 C), 
> shutting down.
> Jul 15 01:35:13 nc4010 shutdown[9847]: shutting down for system halt
> Jul 15 01:35:13 nc4010 gconfd (rgm-2904): Received signal 15, shutting 
> down cleanly
> Jul 15 01:35:13 nc4010 gconfd (rgm-2904): Exiting


thats WAY hotter than your system should be getting.

I'd open it up and make sure the CPU heatsink isn't full of cathair or 
something.  make sure the airvents aren't blocked when you're using it, 
too, and that the fan is working.