Just found some more info on this bug...
I ran acpi, and got this output:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ acpi
Battery 1: discharging, 91%, 00:33:08 remaining
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ hal-device | grep battery
battery.remaining_time = 1800 (0x708) (int)
battery.charge_level.percentage = 100 (0x64) (int)
battery.charge_level.rate = 2 (0x2) (int)
battery.charge_level.last_full = 1 (0x1) (int)
battery.charge_level.current = 1 (0x1) (int)
battery.voltage.current = 1 (0x1) (int)
battery.reporting.rate = 2300 (0x8fc) (int)
battery.reporting.current = 1128 (0x468) (int)
battery.charge_level.capacity_state = 'ok' (string)
battery.rechargeable.is_discharging = true (bool)
battery.rechargeable.is_charging = false (bool)
battery.is_rechargeable = true (bool)
battery.charge_level.unit = 'mWh' (string)
battery.charge_level.granularity_2 = 473 (0x1d9) (int)
battery.charge_level.granularity_1 = 473 (0x1d9) (int)
battery.charge_level.low = 740 (0x2e4) (int)
battery.charge_level.warning = 2960 (0xb90) (int)
battery.charge_level.design = 29600 (0x73a0) (int)
battery.voltage.design = 14800 (0x39d0) (int)
battery.voltage.unit = 'mV' (string)
battery.reporting.granularity_2 = 32 (0x20) (int)
battery.reporting.granularity_1 = 32 (0x20) (int)
battery.reporting.low = 50 (0x32) (int)
battery.reporting.warning = 200 (0xc8) (int)
battery.reporting.design = 2000 (0x7d0) (int)
battery.reporting.last_full = 1273 (0x4f9) (int)
battery.reporting.unit = 'mAh' (string)
battery.technology = 'LION' (string)
battery.serial = '50638' (string)
battery.model = '12ZL' (string)
battery.vendor = 'SONY' (string)
battery.present = true (bool)
info.capabilities = { 'battery' } (string list)
info.category = 'battery' (string)
battery.type = 'primary' (string)
linux.acpi_path = '/proc/acpi/battery/BAT1' (string)
Note the second line of the output of hal-device | grep battery. It
lists the power level as 100, while acpi does not. I see similar output
in the KDE and GNOME power-monitors in the tray to hal-device | grep
battey. Thus, the bug is HAL, not gnome-power-manager.
Note to self: buy an asbestos laptop case :)
** Summary changed:
- Gnome and KDE battery monitor broken in edgy
+ HAL battery status, and thus Gnome and KDE battery monitor broken in edgy
** Description changed:
- Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager
+ Binary package hint: hal
In Edgy, the power meter does not report the battery life correctly at
all, in either gnome or kde. It will show plugged/charging and
approximate battery (100/50/33/0), but not exact life, nor accurate
time. If I type acpi in a console, it reports accurate battery life.
My laptop is an Acer Aspire 3003LCi (moblie sempron 754)
** Tags added: hal
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HAL battery status, and thus Gnome and KDE battery monitor broken in edgy
https://launchpad.net/bugs/63997
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