A VERY GOOD alternative for now, for me that is, is to use the battery-status applet as indicator to get a proper read on what's going on with my battery and on my cpu governor status...
maybe we could just merge that as a replacement? On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Sergio Zanchetta <prime...@ubuntu.com>wrote: > @Mohegan, Andy > > The double reporting of battery status was already present before that. > It happens when the system resume from suspending, i opened a bug > about that, bug #764055 > > -- > Sergio Zanchetta > https://launchpad.net/~primes2h > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (758441). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/629258 > > Title: > Battery life estimation never comes around > > Status in DeviceKit based power management D-Bus backend: > In Progress > Status in Gnome Powermanager: > Invalid > Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: > Invalid > Status in NULL Project: > Invalid > Status in System76: > Confirmed > Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in Upower: > New > Status in “upower” package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > Status in “upower” source package in Maverick: > Triaged > > 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 > -- *TND*esigns | Graphic & Industrial Design Solutions Inc. 514 . 583 . 7386 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (38795). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/629258 Title: Battery life estimation never comes around To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/devicekit-power/+bug/629258/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
