computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_C171 property ac_adapter.present" keeps on changing between TRUE and FALS E about every second

[Peter]

Binary package hint: hal

[Ubuntu 8.10]; [hal: Installed: 0.5.11-4ubuntu4; Candidate: 0.5.11-4ubuntu4; Version table: *** 0.5.11-4ubuntu4 0; 500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages;100 /var/lib/dpkg/status]

My notebook only works on ac when the battery is fully charged... so far okay; if the battery is -not- charged (< 100%) the status of the "computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_C171 property ac_adapter.present" keeps on changing between TRUE and FALSE every second and, due to this change of status, the battery does not charge; charging is only possible when the computer turned off.

(a) lshal -m with battery 100% charged

Start monitoring devicelist:
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===> unplugging the ac.adapter
20:06:04.652: computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_C171 property ac_adapter.present = false
20:06:04.850: computer property power_management.is_powersave_set = true
20:06:04.913: computer_power_supply_battery_C173 property battery.remaining_time = 2648 (0xa58) (new)
20:06:04.917: computer_power_supply_battery_C173 property battery.charge_level.rate = 38295 (0x9597)
20:06:04.919: computer_power_supply_battery_C173 property battery.rechargeable.is_discharging = true
20:06:04.920: computer_power_supply_battery_C173 property battery.reporting.rate = 3450 (0xd7a)
20:06:04.923: computer_power_supply_battery_C173 property battery.voltage.current = 12248 (0x2fd8)
===> ac.adapter plugged in
20:06:09.712: computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_C171 property ac_adapter.present = true
20:06:09.910: computer property power_management.is_powersave_set = false
20:06:12.032: computer_power_supply_battery_C173 property battery.remaining_time removed
20:06:12.032: computer_power_supply_battery_C173 property battery.charge_level.rate = 0 (0x0)
20:06:12.036: computer_power_supply_battery_C173 property battery.charge_level.current = 28149 (0x6df5)
20:06:12.039: computer_power_supply_battery_C173 property battery.reporting.current = 2536 (0x9e8)
20:06:12.040: computer_power_supply_battery_C173 property battery.rechargeable.is_discharging = false
20:06:12.042: computer_power_supply_battery_C173 property battery.reporting.rate = 0 (0x0)
20:06:12.044: computer_power_supply_battery_C173 property battery.voltage.current = 12223 (0x2fbf)

(b) lshal -m with battery 92 % charged; ac.adapter plugged in
Start monitoring devicelist:
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20:36:43.494: computer property power_management.is_powersave_set = false
20:36:43.935: computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_C171 property ac_adapter.present = false
20:36:44.124: computer property power_management.is_powersave_set = true
20:36:44.190: computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_C171 property ac_adapter.present = true
20:36:45.998: computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_C171 property ac_adapter.present = false
20:36:46.436: computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_C171 property ac_adapter.present = true
20:36:46.639: computer property power_management.is_powersave_set = false
20:36:47.950: computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_C171 property ac_adapter.present = false
20:36:48.148: computer property power_management.is_powersave_set = true
20:36:48.545: computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_C171 property ac_adapter.present = true
20:36:48.759: computer property power_management.is_powersave_set = false
20:36:50.010: computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_C171 property ac_adapter.present = false
20:36:50.198: computer property power_management.is_powersave_set = true
20:36:50.287: computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_C171 property ac_adapter.present = true
20:36:52.069: computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_C171 property ac_adapter.present = false
20:36:52.460: computer_power_supply_ac_adapter_C171 property ac_adapter.present = true
20:36:52.669: computer property power_management.is_powersave_set = false

[dino99 (9d9)]

http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/hal/