udev/power_supply battery oscilates between remove and add
Hi. Using Debian Wheezy/Testing, kernel 3.2.15-1 on a HP PowerBook 4515s
laptop here.
I noticed that /var/log/syslog is getting spammed with messages like in
the attached syslog-laptop-mode_spam.log file.
Also, at the same time, "upower --monitor" shows the messages from
upower-monitor.log.
In Windows XP I don't see any issue with the battery and also running HP
Battery Check
(http://h20239.www2.hp.com/techcenter/battery/battery_ts.htm) I got the
result that the battery is functioning correctly, but is week (it is
more than a year old, but still holds a charge for 30 mins).
So it looks like a kernel issue. I started checking the udev events with
'udevadm monitor --property' and got the messages from the
udevadm_monitor.log file.
Any ideas on what could be wrong? I don't know if it's a regression, I
didn't notice this until recently. Should I file a bug against the
linux-image package?
There are more discussions about this:
- a Debian Bug reported:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=638970
- and also a thread on the Upower mailinglist:
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/devkit-devel/2012-February/001225.html
, but no resolution as of today.
--
Fita Adrian
Apr 20 10:52:14 zero laptop-mode: Laptop mode
Apr 20 10:52:14 zero laptop-mode: enabled,
Apr 20 10:52:14 zero laptop-mode: not active [unchanged]
Apr 20 10:52:14 zero laptop-mode: Laptop mode
Apr 20 10:52:14 zero laptop-mode: enabled,
Apr 20 10:52:14 zero laptop-mode: not active [unchanged]
Apr 20 10:52:33 zero laptop-mode: Laptop mode
Apr 20 10:52:33 zero laptop-mode: enabled,
Apr 20 10:52:33 zero laptop-mode: not active [unchanged]
Apr 20 10:52:33 zero laptop-mode: Laptop mode
Apr 20 10:52:33 zero laptop-mode: enabled,
Apr 20 10:52:33 zero laptop-mode: not active [unchanged]
Apr 20 10:52:52 zero laptop-mode: Laptop mode
Apr 20 10:52:52 zero laptop-mode: enabled,
Apr 20 10:52:52 zero laptop-mode: not active [unchanged]
Apr 20 10:52:52 zero laptop-mode: Laptop mode
Apr 20 10:52:52 zero laptop-mode: enabled,
Apr 20 10:52:52 zero laptop-mode: not active [unchanged]
[10:52:13.873] device removed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:14.710] device added: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:14.713] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:15.289] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:16.292] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:17.291] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:18.290] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:19.292] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:32.913] device removed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:33.705] device added: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:33.707] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:34.290] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:35.291] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:36.292] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:37.293] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:38.292] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:51.945] device removed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:52.788] device added: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:52.791] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:53.290] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:54.290] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:55.293] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:56.291] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
[10:52:57.290] device changed: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
KERNEL[24871.396025] remove /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0 (power_supply)
ACTION=remove
DEVPATH=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=1137000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=1297000
POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=Hewlett-Packard
POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=Primary
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=00343 2009/05/11
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=10800000
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=12481000
SEQNUM=5465
SUBSYSTEM=power_supply
UDEV_LOG=3
KERNEL[24871.396356] add /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0 (power_supply)
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=1137000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=1297000
POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=Hewlett-Packard
POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=Primary
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=00343 2009/05/11
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=10800000
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=12481000
SEQNUM=5466
SUBSYSTEM=power_supply
UDEV_LOG=3
KERNEL[24871.398342] change /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0 (power_supply)
ACTION=change
DEVPATH=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=1137000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=1297000
POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=Hewlett-Packard
POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=Primary
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=00343 2009/05/11
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=10800000
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=12481000
SEQNUM=5467
SUBSYSTEM=power_supply
UDEV_LOG=3
UDEV [24871.398637] remove /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0 (power_supply)
ACTION=remove
DEVPATH=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=1137000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=1297000
POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=Hewlett-Packard
POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=Primary
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=00343 2009/05/11
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=10800000
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=12481000
SEQNUM=5465
SUBSYSTEM=power_supply
UDEV_LOG=3
USEC_INITIALIZED=24871396718
UDEV [24871.402208] add /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0 (power_supply)
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=1137000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=1297000
POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=Hewlett-Packard
POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=Primary
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=00343 2009/05/11
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=10800000
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=12481000
SEQNUM=5466
SUBSYSTEM=power_supply
UDEV_LOG=3
USEC_INITIALIZED=24871401348
UDEV [24871.407879] change /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0 (power_supply)
ACTION=change
DEVPATH=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=1137000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=1297000
POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=Hewlett-Packard
POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=Primary
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=00343 2009/05/11
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=10800000
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=12481000
SEQNUM=5467
SUBSYSTEM=power_supply
UDEV_LOG=3
USEC_INITIALIZED=24871403606
KERNEL[24890.414842] remove /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0 (power_supply)
ACTION=remove
DEVPATH=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=1137000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=1297000
POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=Hewlett-Packard
POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=Primary
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=00343 2009/05/11
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=10800000
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=12481000
SEQNUM=5468
SUBSYSTEM=power_supply
UDEV_LOG=3
KERNEL[24890.415287] add /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0 (power_supply)
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=1137000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=1297000
POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=Hewlett-Packard
POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=Primary
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=00343 2009/05/11
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=10800000
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=12481000
SEQNUM=5469
SUBSYSTEM=power_supply
UDEV_LOG=3
KERNEL[24890.415566] change /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0 (power_supply)
ACTION=change
DEVPATH=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=1137000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=1297000
POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=Hewlett-Packard
POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=Primary
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=00343 2009/05/11
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=10800000
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=12481000
SEQNUM=5470
SUBSYSTEM=power_supply
UDEV_LOG=3
UDEV [24890.415844] remove /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0 (power_supply)
ACTION=remove
DEVPATH=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=1137000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=1297000
POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=Hewlett-Packard
POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=Primary
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=00343 2009/05/11
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=10800000
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=12481000
SEQNUM=5468
SUBSYSTEM=power_supply
UDEV_LOG=3
USEC_INITIALIZED=24890414946
UDEV [24890.420765] add /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0 (power_supply)
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=1137000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=1297000
POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=Hewlett-Packard
POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=Primary
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=00343 2009/05/11
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=10800000
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=12481000
SEQNUM=5469
SUBSYSTEM=power_supply
UDEV_LOG=3
USEC_INITIALIZED=24890420542
UDEV [24890.435704] change /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0 (power_supply)
ACTION=change
DEVPATH=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=1137000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=1297000
POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=Hewlett-Packard
POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=Primary
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=00343 2009/05/11
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=10800000
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=12481000
SEQNUM=5470
SUBSYSTEM=power_supply
UDEV_LOG=3
USEC_INITIALIZED=24890420973
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