I see this too with version 2.24.0-0ubuntu8 of G.P.M, on a Packard Bell
EasyNote A8202 laptop. In fact, it's been like this ever since I moved
from Feisty to Hardy!
Example: tooltip shows 85.9%. The context menu says 51.0%
lshal |grep -i battery shows this:
-
battery.charge_level.current =
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: denyhosts
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=gutsy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=Ubuntu 7.10
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend
|/