Error updating sensor temp 1 spam when wifi off

[Geonovast]

I'm having a small annoying issue with my new laptop. LM 18.3/MATE. It's an Acer Aspire 5 A515-51G-5536.

Generally I shut off the wifi when I'm plugged in with an ethernet cable. However, lately, this has been causing one of the sensors to switch to ERROR and I get notification spam (every 3-4 seconds) that there's an error updating that sensor. Turn the wifi back on, and the sensor goes back to its value, and the spam stops.

Is disabling the wifi somehow actually cutting the signal to that sensor? Is there any log I need to look at?

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correy@Apollotina ~ $ sudo inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: Apollotina Kernel: 4.13.0-36-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: MATE 1.18.0 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   System: Acer product: Aspire A515-51G v: V1.06
           Mobo: KBL model: Charmander_KL v: V1.06
           Bios: Insyde v: V1.06 date: 06/01/2017
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5-7200U (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 10848
           clock speeds: max: 3100 MHz 1: 2700 MHz 2: 2700 MHz 3: 2700 MHz
           4: 2700 MHz
Graphics:  Card-1: Intel Device 5916 bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Card-2: NVIDIA GM108M [GeForce 940MX] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.org 1.18.4 driver: nvidia
           tty size: 86x42 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Audio:     Card Intel Device 9d71 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-36-generic
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.1
           IF: enp2s0f1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Intel Device 24fb driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: wlp3s0 state: up speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (4.5% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD10SPZX size: 1000.2GB temp: 29C
Partition: ID-1: / size: 909G used: 35G (4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.47GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C gpu: 0.0:42C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 203 Uptime: 1:02 Memory: 1521.9/7861.3MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (sudo) inxi: 2.2.35 

Another concern, as you can see, is that that sensor tends to be much hotter than the rest of them. If I run the computer hard (specifically playing Kerbal Space Program, which is very CPU intensive), it gets so hot that the wifi shuts itself off and I get the ERROR with the notification spam. I bought a 6 fan cooling pad for it, which has stopped the wifi overheating, but it's still always hotter than the rest.

[vgstef]

I have the same problem with my computer : Eurocom Shark 4, Limux Mint 18,3 / Mate

Did you find any solution?

I wonder if this could be a hardware problem (ie. motherboard issues), because sometimes I have keyboard keys and headphone jack not working on my machine.