Bug 2512905

Summary: thermald fails to start on desktop with Non mobile platform error after update to Linux kernel 7.1.7-200.fc44
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: KS <illusjon>
Component: thermaldAssignee: Benjamin Berg <benjamin-fedora>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 44CC: benjamin-fedora, besser82, lx, ngompa13
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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Description KS 2026-08-09 11:47:24 UTC 
After today's system update on Fedora 44 (including Linux kernel 7.1.7-200.fc44.x86_64 and related packages), thermald.service fails to start on desktop hardware, resulting in a restart loop.

While this might theoretically affect earlier kernel versions as well (such as 7.1.6) depending on the package builds, it immediately broke upon applying today's updates.

Error logs (journalctl):
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thermald[948]: Non mobile platform, exiting..
thermald[948]: THD engine init failed
thermald[948]: --adaptive option failed on this platform
thermald[948]: Ignoring --adaptive option

System info:

    OS: Fedora 44 (KDE Plasma)

    Kernel: 7.1.7-200.fc44.x86_64

    Hardware: Intel Core i5-9600K (Desktop / Coffee Lake)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Update system packages (including thermald and Linux kernel 7.1.7-200.fc44.x86_64) on an Intel desktop system.
2.Start or restart the thermald service: sudo systemctl start thermald.service
3.
Actual Results:
The service fails to start, enters a restart loop, and exits with a Non mobile platform, exiting.. error because of the --adaptive flag.

Expected Results:
thermald should start successfully on desktop hardware without failing due to the mobile platform check or --adaptive flag.

Additional Information:
CPU: Intel Core i5-9600K

    OS: Fedora 44 (KDE Plasma)

    Error log snippet:

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thermald[948]: Non mobile platform, exiting..
thermald[948]: THD engine init failed
thermald[948]: --adaptive option failed on this platform
Comment 1 Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski 2026-08-09 14:51:35 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 2512758 ***