As this is happening to me too right now I'm attaching what requested. To be precise, my laptop was discharging, I plugged power and the battery indicator is still "red", while laptop led is orange (charging)
** Attachment added: "upower --dump" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-power/+bug/1048041/+attachment/3899268/+files/upower-dump.log ** Changed in: indicator-power (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to indicator-power in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1048041 Title: battery icon doesn't show it is charging when it's plugged in Status in “indicator-power” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: have just upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10 I've noticed that when I have my power plugged in to be charging the icon doesn't show that it is in fact charging. When you unplug it, it does notice that is is discharging. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: indicator-power 12.10.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.15-generic 3.5.3 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Sep 8 23:36:34 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) SourcePackage: indicator-power UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-09-08 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-power/+bug/1048041/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp