I have the exact same problem on my Dell. I won't describe what happens on my pc again because it's just like "Hari Kotcherlakota" described in his comment #8
- Dell Inspiron 14" 7437 - Running Kubuntu 14.04.1 LTS AMD64 - Linux Inspiron-7437 3.13.0-37-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Mon Sep 22 21:28:38 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux - All updates installed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/428500 Title: Gnome Power Manager does not detect battery To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/428500/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs