Show battery indicator/status in menu bar does not work

[Sebastian Bugiu]

No matter if I select to show when battery is present or when charging/in use, it still doesn't show. If I go back to the settings it looks like it hasn't saved what I selected and I'm back to square one.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.3.91-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Mar 17 19:44:30 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-14 (2 days ago)
usr_lib_gnome-control-center:
 activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.3-0ubuntu1
 deja-dup 21.90-0ubuntu1
 gnome-bluetooth 3.2.2-0ubuntu3
 indicator-datetime 0.3.91-0ubuntu1

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug report, what desktop environment do you use? Is that still an issue? Do you get any warning if you run gnome-control-center from a command line?

[Peter Júnoš (petoju)]

Problem also appears to me, when I use Gnome classic; no warnings are in terminal even if gnome-settings are ran with -v option.

From gsettings:
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power active true

It works, when I log in with Ubuntu Unity.

[Patrick Akridge (everthingappleshow)]

Battery problems in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (64 bit):

Laptop Specs..

TOSHIBA L755 with an Intel Core i3 Processor (it is 64bit, hence that is why I use Ubuntu 64 bit) with 4GB RAM, with about a 500 GB Hard Drive (that really doesn't matter) and a Battery and Charger that is NOT even 7 months old.. when working, Ubuntu Power Stats tells me that it has a capacity of 99% and only can't charge about .5 Wh of about what it should (because it is at 99% capacity).. TOSHIBA BRANDED health monitor told me when I was using Windows 7 Home Premium that the battery had a 85% Health... None the less, the battery STILL works and lasts up to 4 or 4.5 hours depending on what I am doing.. The ONLY reason why the battery doesn't last like a crazy 8 hours is because I am always using the Battery to surf the web... In fact... I am using the battery right now to post this comment....

Anyways,

I also experience the problem..

Battery isn't indicated sometime (READ: Most of the time); even though it is there.

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit with the LATEST updates as of 6/5/12 and am using GNOME 3.4.1 as the desktop environment.. I tried using Unity, but it doesn't show up there, either.. None the less.. I don't like Unity because of it's hard to use interface..

Anyways, if you put the system on Suspend (close the laptop lid), then when you wakeup, the battery indicator will likely be there, but I need it to be there all of the time..

I tried do the ALT + F2 and running "r" as the command and it doesn't help at all.

I also tried various things such as logging out and logging back in AND running "gnome-control-center" in Terminal.. no errors, but the Power setting to show the battery status all of the time doesn't stick.. the value doesn't stick.

That is my two cents on the battery statuses in Ubuntu 12.04...

Hope this bug will be fixed soon in the next couple of weeks in Updates..

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

not a unity bug.