[tlinux-users:07705] Re: sudden power off on SUSE 10.0

You can check the temperature of the processor using:

watch cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature

I use gkrellm [1] to keep an eye on processor speed, temperature and 
battery charge (among other things).

Nevertheless, you should first confirm that it is a Linux issue. Does it 
never happens on Windows?

Cheers,

	Manuel.

[1] http://members.dslextreme.com/users/billw/gkrellm/gkrellm.html

Isaac Charles wrote:
> Greetings everyone.  I looked for a similar situation in the archives, 
> but I couldn't find any.
> 
> I installed SUSE 10.0 a couple months ago and have been plagued with a 
> weird sudden poweroff ever since.
> 
> First, the details:
> 
> I'm using a Toshiba Satellite 1135-S1554 (1130 series) with an Intel 
> P4-M 2.2 GHz.  512 MB of ram.
> 
> I believe the linux kernel has been 2.6.13 from the start, but I could 
> be wrong.  It's currently 2.6.13-15.8.  I allow SUSE to make whatever 
> updates it wants, but this is not a problem that has suddenly appeared 
> after some or other patch.
> 
> Everything else is whatever SUSE installed as part of a normal 
> installation.  I use KDE, and the battery meter reads correctly at all 
> times.  Even hibernate works fine!
> 
> SO!  Here's the problem.  While I'm working, the machine will, at an 
> arbitrary time, suddenly poweroff.  No shutdown process.  No warnings.  
> One moment it's fine, the next it's turned off.  This is almost always 
> when the machine is running on battery, although I've actually observed 
> it ONCE while the machine was plugged in.
> 
> At first, of course, I thought the battery meter was showing the wrong 
> information, but boots back and forth between linux and windows showed 
> that the KDE battery meter is reading correctly and that there was no 
> shortage of power.
> 
> My second theory was that the machine was overheating for some reason.  
> It didn't *feel* hot, but one never knows if the processor is 
> overheating for lack of enough thermal compound or something.  The first 
> couple times I saw the shutdown were under heavy load, so that seemed a 
> reasonable theory.  With further experience, though, heat does not seem 
> to be an issue. 

		
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