I'm on saucy 13.10, and the problem seems to still be present! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to upower in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/629258
Title: Battery life estimation never comes around Status in DeviceKit based power management D-Bus backend: Fix Released Status in Gnome Powermanager: Invalid Status in One Hundred Papercuts: Invalid Status in System76: Fix Released Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in Upower: Fix Released Status in “upower” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “upower” source package in Maverick: Won't Fix Bug description: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager When running on battery, the mouse over text for the battery icon (when running on battery) permanently says "Battery life (estimating...)". An estimate never shows up. Computer: HP Envy 14 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: gnome-power-manager 2.31.90-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-19.28-generic-pae 2.6.35.3 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-19-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Sep 3 06:38:47 2010 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-power-manager GConfNonDefault: /apps/gnome-power-manager/lock/blank_screen=false /apps/gnome-power-manager/lock/use_screensaver_settings=false /apps/gnome-power-manager/notify/sleep_failed_uri= /apps/gnome-power-manager/ui/icon_policy=charge GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No GnomeSessionInhibitors: None GnomeSessionSuspendInhibited: No InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta i386 (20100901.1) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ENVY 14 Notebook PC ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-19-generic-pae root=UUID=76ae939d-2ce2-466e-88d5-98b11aad6098 ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANG=en_DK.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-power-manager dmi.bios.date: 07/21/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: F.12 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 1436 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 59.20 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU0274F2B dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.12:bd07/21/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPENVY14NotebookPC:pvr0492100000241910000620000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1436:rvr59.20:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: HP ENVY 14 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 0492100000241910000620000 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard See also bug #629257 (one lower) for previous (lukewarm) discussions on the implications of showing "(estimating...)" via the user interface. This two bugs might want re-splitting/sorting again based on those that relate to the chrono estimate not being known, and those that relate to the pointless display of that unknown data for long periods of time to the user. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/devicekit-power/+bug/629258/+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
