I've been having this issue all day today and I've never had it before. I've been transcoding video today, something that I've not yet done on 8.10, so I guess the kernel couldn't deal with the CPU load properly.
$ uname -a
Linux compaq-v3118au 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 8 08:38:33 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
/var/log/syslog
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au kernel: [ 2910.318044] ACPI: Critical trip point
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au kernel: [ 2910.318067] Critical temperature reached (99 C), shutting down.
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au init: tty4 main process (4527) killed by TERM signal
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au init: tty5 main process (4528) killed by TERM signal
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au init: tty2 main process (4531) killed by TERM signal
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au init: tty3 main process (4532) killed by TERM signal
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au init: tty6 main process (4533) killed by TERM signal
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au init: tty1 main process (5760) killed by TERM signal
Jan 14 16:45:25 compaq-v3118au bonobo-activation-server (simon-7173): could not associate with desktop session: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-69oxUXy497: Connection refused
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au kernel: [ 2913.299413] apm: BIOS not found.
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au chipcardd[5160]: chipcardd.c: 492: Watcher got a termination signal, will terminate child.
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au chipcardd[5160]: chipcardd.c: 830: Terminating daemon.
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au chipcardd[5161]: chipcardd.c: 488: Daemon got a termination signal
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au chipcardd[5160]: chipcardd.c: 857: Daemon terminated, exiting.
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au libvirtd: Shutting down on signal 15
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au dnsmasq[5291]: reading /etc/resolv.conf
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au dnsmasq[5291]: using nameserver 10.1.1.1#53
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au dnsmasq[5291]: exiting on receipt of SIGTERM
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au avahi-daemon[4938]: Interface vnet0.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS.
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au avahi-daemon[4938]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface vnet0.IPv4 with address 192.168.122.1.
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au avahi-daemon[4938]: Withdrawing address record for fe80::a041:8eff:fe15:b036 on vnet0.
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au avahi-daemon[4938]: Withdrawing address record for 192.168.122.1 on vnet0.
Jan 14 16:45:29 compaq-v3118au kernel: [ 2915.488875] ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
Jan 14 16:45:30 compaq-v3118au bonobo-activation-server (simon-7377): could not associate with desktop session: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-69oxUXy497: Connection refused
Jan 14 16:45:31 compaq-v3118au bluetoothd[5485]: bridge pan0 removed
Jan 14 16:45:31 compaq-v3118au bluetoothd[5485]: Stopping SDP server
Jan 14 16:45:31 compaq-v3118au bluetoothd[5485]: Exit
Jan 14 16:45:31 compaq-v3118au avahi-daemon[4938]: Got SIGTERM, quitting.
Jan 14 16:45:31 compaq-v3118au avahi-daemon[4938]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address 10.1.1.3.
Jan 14 16:45:32 compaq-v3118au exiting on signal 15
I've been having this issue all day today and I've never had it before. I've been transcoding video today, something that I've not yet done on 8.10, so I guess the kernel couldn't deal with the CPU load properly.
$ uname -a
Linux compaq-v3118au 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 8 08:38:33 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
/var/log/syslog activation- server (simon-7173): could not associate with desktop session: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus- 69oxUXy497: Connection refused 8eff:fe15: b036 on vnet0. activation- server (simon-7377): could not associate with desktop session: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus- 69oxUXy497: Connection refused
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au kernel: [ 2910.318044] ACPI: Critical trip point
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au kernel: [ 2910.318067] Critical temperature reached (99 C), shutting down.
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au init: tty4 main process (4527) killed by TERM signal
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au init: tty5 main process (4528) killed by TERM signal
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au init: tty2 main process (4531) killed by TERM signal
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au init: tty3 main process (4532) killed by TERM signal
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au init: tty6 main process (4533) killed by TERM signal
Jan 14 16:45:24 compaq-v3118au init: tty1 main process (5760) killed by TERM signal
Jan 14 16:45:25 compaq-v3118au bonobo-
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au kernel: [ 2913.299413] apm: BIOS not found.
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au chipcardd[5160]: chipcardd.c: 492: Watcher got a termination signal, will terminate child.
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au chipcardd[5160]: chipcardd.c: 830: Terminating daemon.
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au chipcardd[5161]: chipcardd.c: 488: Daemon got a termination signal
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au chipcardd[5160]: chipcardd.c: 857: Daemon terminated, exiting.
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au libvirtd: Shutting down on signal 15
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au dnsmasq[5291]: reading /etc/resolv.conf
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au dnsmasq[5291]: using nameserver 10.1.1.1#53
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au dnsmasq[5291]: exiting on receipt of SIGTERM
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au avahi-daemon[4938]: Interface vnet0.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS.
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au avahi-daemon[4938]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface vnet0.IPv4 with address 192.168.122.1.
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au avahi-daemon[4938]: Withdrawing address record for fe80::a041:
Jan 14 16:45:27 compaq-v3118au avahi-daemon[4938]: Withdrawing address record for 192.168.122.1 on vnet0.
Jan 14 16:45:29 compaq-v3118au kernel: [ 2915.488875] ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
Jan 14 16:45:30 compaq-v3118au bonobo-
Jan 14 16:45:31 compaq-v3118au bluetoothd[5485]: bridge pan0 removed
Jan 14 16:45:31 compaq-v3118au bluetoothd[5485]: Stopping SDP server
Jan 14 16:45:31 compaq-v3118au bluetoothd[5485]: Exit
Jan 14 16:45:31 compaq-v3118au avahi-daemon[4938]: Got SIGTERM, quitting.
Jan 14 16:45:31 compaq-v3118au avahi-daemon[4938]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address 10.1.1.3.
Jan 14 16:45:32 compaq-v3118au exiting on signal 15