Battery and AC adapter state sometimes missing
Bug #361711 reported by
Halvor Lund
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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acpi (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: acpi
I use Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex). When I turn my computer on, the battery state is usually reported correctly. When it has been on for some time (typically about half an hour, but varies), the battery state can suddenly not be read anymore (as reported by gnome-power-
cat /proc/acpi/
cat /proc/acpi/
I have not been able to figure out exactly what triggers this, but it seems to happen every time I leave my computer on for more than a few minutes. Unplugging or plugging in the AC adapter doesn't help.
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I am also experiencing this problem on Ubuntu 9.04. /proc/acpi/ symptoms are exactly as described in this report.
Linux itlan.zanshin.com 2.6.28-15-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 9 10:49:34 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
Output from lshw is attached.