Battery icon not refreshed after full charge (shows empty battery instead of full battery)

[Dennis Ideler]

Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager

Expected: a full battery icon shown in the indicator applet
Actual: an empty battery icon shown while the battery is actually full

Description:
My battery was almost empty so I closed the lid and charged it for a few hours (it's set for the screen to go blank on a closed lid, and it locks after some time of inactivity). After charging it, I disconnected it from the charger and opened it. My battery was full but the battery icon still shows an empty battery. The battery monitor from Docky shows the correct power level for the battery though, so the indicator applet should be able to read the power level from the computer correctly.

Indicator Applet 0.4.6

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=maverick
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.10"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gnome-power-manager 2.32.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 17 20:29:46 2010
GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No
GnomeSessionInhibitors: None
GnomeSessionSuspendInhibited: No
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: LENOVO 3249CTO
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=6a39bfdd-fc2f-4a53-bde5-fba94b448624 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-power-manager
dmi.bios.date: 09/15/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 6QET53WW (1.23 )
dmi.board.name: 3249CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6QET53WW(1.23):bd09/15/2010:svnLENOVO:pn3249CTO:pvrThinkPadX201:rvnLENOVO:rn3249CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
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[Fredrik Ekelund (leopld)]

I'm having what I would assume is the same issue, and if it is, I can confirm that it has nothing to do with closing/opening the laptop lid. When my battery is fully charged, the icon displays its most discharged state, but the indicator itself displays the correct battery time left. Although after having discharged just somewhat (10 minutes, perhaps), the icon reverts to the fully charged version.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report, it has been some time without any response or feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is still an issue for you with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal, May you please test with that version and comment back if you're still having or not the issue? Please have a look at http://www.ubuntu.com/download to know how to install that version.Thanks in advance and sorry for the late response.

[Dennis Ideler (dennis-i-89)]

I upgraded to Natty Narwhal not long after it was officially released. Unfortunately the issue still exists.
Is there any more information I can provide?

[Anthony Balico (anthony-balico-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

I'm running Oneiric, upgraded my packages a few days ago, and i'm seeing this issue after. Prior to upgrade, the power indicator is working fine.

Not only that it indicates empty, it also do not refresh to charging state even if I am actually charging. Attached here the screenshot.

[Bjorn Gott (bbgott)]

My laptop has a BIOS controlled LED to indicate when the battery is charging as apposed to being fully charged. When my laptop is either discharging or charging the battery indicator in gnome 3 or unity is correctly showing the battery state. Once the battery reaches a fully charged state, the battery indicator switches to an empty battery indicator with a charging indicator. This issue started for me in Maverick (10.10) and has persisted through 11.04 and onto 11.10.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.