On 08/08/13 12:46, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: > On 08/08/13 09:29, Philip Ashmore wrote: >> On 08/08/13 04:05, cletusjenkins wrote: >>> I'm using wheezy and in gnome 3, if I disconnect my laptop from its >>> charger and then at some point suspend. After bringing the system >>> back up and connect the charger the battery charge indicator in >>> gnome shows incorrect info. >>> >>> I plug in the charger and the battery charges, but it never reaches >>> 100%, it stops at around usually in the 80's or 90's. The indicator >>> shows the battery is charging no matter how long it is plugged in, >>> but once the percentage stops increasing it will never go higher. >>> This inaccuracy usually persists across reboots. I can shutdown, >>> disconnect the charger, and remove the battery. The inaccuracy >>> remains. At least once this process lead to a correct reading, but >>> it hasn't worked recently. I'm not sure if this has gone on since I >>> first got it or if this is a new thing. I noticed it about 3 months >>> ago. >>> >>> This laptop is less than 6 months old, when disconnected from the >>> charger the battery holds a charge for the same length it always >>> has. >>> >>> Is there some file I can erase or some other procedure to reset the >>> the indicator? > [cut] > I've noted similar behaviour in that I leave my machine connected to a > mains supply after shut-down and the 80% charge seems to become a stable > state, but after starting the system - Kubuntu in my case - the charge > eventually reaches 100%, so it seems to be a function of the running/not > running state of the m/c. > > Peter HB
...which means it's distro-specific. Maybe one distro asks the battery controller some questions the other doesn't and responds accordingly. I think I remember seeing Ubuntu charging my battery to 100% too on a dual boot machine with Debian. According to http://www.samsung.com/us/article/tips--tricks-extending-notebook-battery-life it's called "Smart charging", so I guess it should have a config option somewhere. Philip -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/52038a4c.6020...@philipashmore.com