This is slightly bizarre behaviour. With the gauge empty, could you run the following commands:
$ lshal 2>&1 | tee /tmp/lshal.log $ gnome-session-remove gnome-power-manager $ gnome-power-manager --no-daemon --verbose 2>&1 | tee /tmp/gpm.log Then go through your steps two and three, before hitting Control-C to stop gnome-power-manager. You should attach /tmp/lshal.log and /tmp/gpm.log to this bug report using its web page. Thanks! ** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- Wrong value of the gnome-power-manager gauge https://launchpad.net/bugs/59913 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs