Power Manager Plugin Detection Issues

[Sean Davis]

After installing Xubuntu Cosmic, the power manager plugin now detects my laptop as a standard computer. The power manager settings shows that I am connected via line power and that I have a battery. The icon is displayed as a battery with an X on it.

After unplugging my power, the icon has been updated to the full battery icon and the computer is marked as discharging. Line power now shows disconnected.

Finally, after plugging my power cord back in, the icon is still the full battery icon, the computer is still reported as discharging, and line power shows connected.

Moments later, the icon has reverted to the "X" icon, the tooltip says "Computer", and it is no longer reported to be discharging.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: xfce4-power-manager 1.6.1-1build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-7.8-generic 4.18.5
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu11
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sat Sep 29 10:04:50 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-29 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Beta amd64 (20180929)
SourcePackage: xfce4-power-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Theo Linkspfeifer (lastonestanding)]

Does the upower command report the correct status?

[Aex Rauch (centaurie)]

similar in bionic on Lenovo ThinkPad T430.

Systray icon and icon-problem with the panel plugin.

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: xfce4-power-manager 1.6.1-0ubuntu1
Uname: 4.15.0-42-generic #45-Ubuntu SMP Thu Nov 15 19:32:10 UTC 2018 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
Apport is disabled on my System

upower -d
Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/line_power_AC
  native-path: AC
  power supply: yes
  updated: Mi 12 Dez 2018 09:27:07 CET (7625 seconds ago)
  has history: no
  has statistics: no
  line-power
    warning-level: none
    online: yes
    icon-name: 'ac-adapter-symbolic'

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/DisplayDevice
  power supply: yes
  updated: Mi 12 Dez 2018 09:30:20 CET (7432 seconds ago)
  has history: no
  has statistics: no
  unknown
    warning-level: none
    icon-name: 'battery-missing-symbolic'

Daemon:
  daemon-version: 0.99.7
  on-battery: no
  lid-is-closed: no
  lid-is-present: yes
  critical-action: PowerOff

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Aex Rauch (centaurie)]

I get normal Icons back, but I do not know the context.

In /etc/UPower/UPower.conf I changes IgnoreLid=false to IgnoreLid=true

sudo systemctl restart upower
Then my Icons are back.