The bug seems to be fixed with the latest lucid updates. Closing
** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/641251 Title: gnome-power-manager doesn't display the battery status when running on battery -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs