Ed Greshko wrote:
Mike Chalmers wrote:
I like Linux, alot. I mean alot. I like what it stands for (besides the corporations). But my CPU has never overheated. I am pretty sure that it is not my hardware. It could be a bug in Linux. The kernel could be be sending incorrect frequencies to the hardware or something like that.
Hummmm.... Something like that happened to me years ago... Let me think. Oh, right.....
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It is a well-known fact that faulty software can overheat CPUs. You might investigate the GIMPS which has a test program intended specifically to ascertain whether it can run on a machine, or will in fact cause it to overheat. If he somehow got Linux or some part of it into a tight loop due to a software defect, it might very well have caused the overheating.
Don't toss this aside lightly. Give it due consideration. It is likely not a fault of Linux, but don't just disregard this.
Mike