I have a problem with my laptop. It overheats.
In Windows 7 I use 80% Maximum Power State under power options to workaround the issue.
Is there a similar solution available for Ubuntu?
Can I set my maximum processor power state somehow to 80%?
Information on CPU states:
The states in Windows have no exact results.
What I mean is... you cannot set a CPU to 80%.
They only have a few steps, like 4 or maybe 5.
And they can also go sleeping, modern CPUs can park cores... the list goes on.
First, the easiest, but dumbest.
sudo apt-get install indicator-cpufreq
You will get a nice indicator, where you can switch to power-saving mode.
Indeed, this is not 80% or x% you wanted, but this is the easiest.
Second, define your own percentages.
You will need to get your hands dirty for this. Not that much, though.
First, you have to edit your /etc/cpufreqd.conf file with your favourite tool.
Like so: sudo gedit /etc/cpufreqd.conf
Here is an example - do NOT use this, just use it as a base:
http://pastebin.com/aEm3cgYM - It's from ThinkWiki
Please note, that I have no means to test out the second one.
(I will edit my answer when I verified it.)
