Thanks for your support. I will look into those issues. Have a great day On Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 15:03 Andrew M.A. Cater <amaca...@einval.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 11:35:25AM +0200, Roberto Catanuto wrote: > > Hi, the truth is I use Chrome OS Flex on TP Edge E530. > > Honestly, this is the output > > > > > > *~$ cat /proc/version *Linux version 6.6.41-03520-gd3d77f15f842 ( > > cros-ker...@chromium.org) (Chromium OS 18.0_pre516547 clang version > 18.0.0 > > (/mnt/host/source/src/third_party/llvm-project > > 28a8f1b901389c1e478407440f7ccf2d41c71b64), LLD 18.0.0) #1 SMP > > PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat, 10 Aug 2024 02:57:26 +0000 > > > > Hi Roberto > > Strictly, this is off topic here. ChromeOS Flex is ChromeOS for > non-Chromebooks. It's a Google product - maybe ask them. > > A quick search for the ThinkPad Edge from Lenovo: the review I found was > from about 2019. It's the cheapest end of the Lenovo range. I see a range > of them available second hand online from about £99 - at this point, it > is not an expensive laptop.. > > If it's about five years old - it might be that the original battery has > reached the end of its life expectancy. If this is a second hand laptop, > then > you don't know its previous history: if you've had it from new, it might > be time to replace the battery. > > Since this is ChromeOS, this list can't really help. Install Debian and > we could perhaps advise. > > > > Even when the good old laptop is connected to the power supply, the > battery > > begins discharging after about one hour. > > > > If I also use an external HDMI monitor, the discharge begins immediately. > > > > Anything in logs? How are you monitoring this? It does suggest either a > dying battery or a laptop with a marginal power regulator giving low > voltage. > > > Do any of you have suggestions about solving this mystery ? > > The charger is fine when used in another laptop. > > > > All the very best, as ever, > > Andrew Cater > (amaca...@debian.org) > > Thank you very much in advance. > > Roberto > >