Re: battery

[Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com>]

On 08/08/13 09:29, Philip Ashmore wrote:
> On 08/08/13 04:05, cletusjenkins wrote:
> > I'm using wheezy and in gnome 3, if I disconnect my laptop from its
> > charger and then at some point suspend. After bringing the system
> > back up and connect the charger the battery charge indicator in
> > gnome shows incorrect info.
> >
> > I plug in the charger and the battery charges, but it never reaches
> > 100%, it stops at around usually in the 80's or 90's. The indicator
> > shows the battery is charging no matter how long it is plugged in,
> > but once the percentage stops increasing it will never go higher.
> > This inaccuracy usually persists across reboots. I can shutdown,
> > disconnect the charger, and remove the battery. The inaccuracy
> > remains. At least once this process lead to a correct reading, but
> > it hasn't worked recently. I'm not sure if this has gone on since I
> > first got it or if this is a new thing. I noticed it about 3 months
> > ago.
> >
> > This laptop is less than 6 months old, when disconnected from the
> > charger the battery holds a charge for the same length it always
> > has.
> >
> > Is there some file I can erase or some other procedure to reset the
> > the indicator?
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I've noted similar behaviour in that I leave my machine connected to a 
mains supply after shut-down and the 80% charge seems to become a stable 
state, but after starting the system - Kubuntu in my case - the charge 
eventually reaches 100%, so it seems to be a function of the running/not 
running state of the m/c.

Peter HB