Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?)
On Sat 25 Mar 2017 at 13:42:11 (-0300), Daniel Bareiro wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> Last night, when I was going to close my notebook (with Jessie), I
> unplugged the charger cable waiting for the notebook to automatically go
> to sleep mode and surprisingly it turned off. It was a bit late so I
> left the issue to check it out today.
>
> I re-plugged the charger cable and KDE displays a message saying
> "Charging ..." but the charge level does not exceed 38%.
>
> Some observations:
>
> * If I unplug the charger, the notebook turns off. I would expect it to
> not turn off if the battery has a 38% charge.
>
> * When I plug in the charger, I notice that the battery LED blinks green
> for a few seconds (as if it was charging), then blinks orange for a
> moment (as if the battery is low) and finally it goes out (as if it were
> already loaded).
>
> * If with the cable plugged in I go to the KDE option to sleep the
> notebook, it works. But as soon as I disconnect the cable, the notebook
> turns off.
>
> Maybe it's a problem with the battery? Can you think of any other tests
> I can do to identify the source of the problem?
Sounds like the battery has lost one of more of its cells.
A charge of 38% is not bad in itself, but if the voltage
isn't there, the computer won't run.
Do you have a file along the lines of /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/uevent
that has more information in it than just the charge numbers?
Cheers,
David.
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