cannot configure machine to suspend below a battery threshold

[Tomislav]

The power configuration view allows me to configure the machine to suspend after an inactivity period, but it does not allow me to configure the machine to suspend when it falls bellow a certain remaining charge threshold.

The problem is all the more frustrating because hibernate doesn't seem to work at all, meaning I have to keep a very close eye on the battery status in order to not lose data.

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[Patrick Santos (milljudgement+ubuntu)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

May you confirm that the power configuration window you are referring to is gnome-power-manager, part of the Gnome control center? (That is the default for Gnome Shell and Unity Desktop.)

If so, I can confirm the issue because I notice I only have the option of Hibernate and Power Off for critical battery levels.

[Tomislav (hefest)]

@Patrick:

tomislav@tasha:~$ gnome-power-manager
gnome-power-manager: command not found
tomislav@tasha:~$

Apparently, it is not the same application. I can trigger it using the "Power" icon in the "System settings" window.

I should also add that I appear to get better results by using dconf-editor: under org->gnome->settings-daemon->plugins->power I was able to tweak power settings to a degree...not sure yet if I've managed to configure the machine to suspend when it has less than X% of battery left....

[Patrick Santos (milljudgement+ubuntu)]

To OP - what you describe is gnome-power-manager. I am setting this issue to confirmed as I see the issue too - on a machine that is capable of performing a suspend, the option is not available to automatically suspend on critical battery, at least via gnome-power-manager's GUI.

[Patrick Santos (milljudgement+ubuntu)]

CORRECTION: This is a duplicate issue... found the bug listed under gnome-control-center. Bug #993440