[Bug 52852] Re: MacBook gets extremely hot under Linux

Fri Oct 20 05:05:59 UTC 2006

This may be a fix.

A new GPL'ed OSX application called "smcFanControl" allows a user to
control the minimum fan speed on Intel MacBooks through a simple
interface. It appears that this minimum fan speed setting carries over
into Edgy without issue on a multi-boot system, but more testing is
needed.

A firmware upgrade helped cool the CPU temperature on my MacBook from
70C+ to 55C-60C during extended "normal" use. With the above "fix"
[minimum speed of 4500rpm (will probably lower this later)], my current
temperature is 41C after an hour of "normal" use.

It's nice to have a MacBook that I can call a "laptop". I hope this
continues to work without issue.

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MacBook gets extremely hot under Linux
https://launchpad.net/bugs/52852