Thank you for taking the time to report this bug. This issue has been fixed in newer versions of Ubuntu, and Jaunty is EOL. Thus, I am closing this bugtask.
** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu Jaunty) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135548 Title: Action on critical battery isn't triggered Status in Gnome Powermanager: Fix Released Status in “gnome-power-manager” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “gnome-power-manager” source package in Hardy: Confirmed Status in “gnome-power-manager” source package in Jaunty: Invalid Status in “gnome-power-manager” source package in Karmic: Fix Released Status in “gnome-power-manager” package in Baltix: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager I am using Gutsy Tribe 5. On Feisty, everything works as expected. I am using a Dell Inspiron 510m. Apparently it has two battery bays, although I have only ever had one battery in it. I have set the preference to shut down on critical and to hibernate on critical. In both cases it just runs down to nothing and powers off. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-power/+bug/135548/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp