Questions tagged [battery]
Questions about battery usage and issues in Ubuntu.
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Help fix booting error: "Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PCIO], AE_NOT_FOUND" after dual boot (with windows) installing ubuntu 22.04.01
As mentioned in the title, I recently installed ubuntu 22.04.01 in my Lenovo Legion 5 (bios version: H1CN47WW) laptop dual booting with windows 10. From the start there has been an error message while ...
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Ubuntu 22.10 freezes in power management settings
I use Ubuntu 22.10 in dualboot with Windows 11 that came pre-installed with the laptop.
Laptop specs:
MSI GF 76 Katana
I5-12450h
GeForce 3050
Problem:
When I open power management settings, the system ...
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Wrong Battery levels getting shown in Ubuntu 22.10
I have recently shifted from Zorin OS to Ubuntu 22.10. I tend to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu.
Since I have started using Ubuntu, I have noticed that the battery seems to be not discharging (according ...
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Battery saver app like aldente for ubuntu
I have ubuntu dual booted with macos on my macbook pro 2015.
I love how seamlessly everything it runs on ubuntu, but my battery seems to get drained much faster than what it does on macos.
I was ...
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Soundcard, blutooth, battery not detected
I’ve installed Ubuntu 22.10 on my laptop “Samsung Galaxy book S (2020 intel Lakefield)”. There are 3 main problems:
-Soundcard is not detected;
-battery is not detected (can’t find a way to see the ...
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Is there any downside to running Ubuntu 22.04 in "Performance Mode" all the time?
Ubuntu 22.04 introduces a handy way to set the power mode: Performance, Balanced, Battery Saver. Some info here: How does Ubuntu 22.04 handle power modes?
While I get that it makes tweaks to, say, ...
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Battery charge not updating, always whatever it was at startup
After installing 22.10 on a new laptop, the battery charge (indicator) never changes. It is charging just fine though, but upower shows the wrong value.
$ upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/...
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My mac ubuntu is overheating
I changed my operating system on my MacBookPro11,3 to ubuntu and as soon as I did that I started having overheating issues.
As soon as I turn it on even if I just open the terminal and do pretty much ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS GNOME shows wrong battery status and refreshes much later
So I recently got this problem after dealing with Ubuntu as my first unix-based os.
After plugging my charger, battery status in top right corner is not changing, decreasing percentages. I checked my ...
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MSI laptop battery capacity issues
I have an issue with battery capacity on my MSI Modern 15 A11M laptop.
Laptop is not so old, just about a year of using.
And there is an issue with battery capacity.
Each time after laptop reboot, ...
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Battery indicator/upower not working since 22.10 upgrade
Since upgrading from Ubuntu 22.04 to 22.10 a few days ago, the battery indicator doesn't work any more. It's stuck in whatever state it had at startup. Also, there's no warning message any more when ...
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Ubuntu drains battery while laptop is powered down
I have an HP Laptop 15s-eq1xxx with an AMD Athlon Silver and corresponding Raven integrated graphics. I've recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 as the only OS. I left the laptop 2 days ago completely ...
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Battery status always at 100% and a second status in settings with correct level
I've just switched from Windows 11 to Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS and I love it.
I'm learning a lot about Linux and fixed some problems, but there's one I can't find the issue.
I have a Lenovo Ideapad 330-...
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Battery drainage during suspend in Ubuntu 22.04
I am using Lenovo thinkbook i5 11th gen. My Ubuntu 22.04 LTS version drains battery a lot during suspend mode. It drains hundered percent battery overnight around 6-7 hours.
I am using dual boot with ...
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control thinkpad power led to display charging status
Older ThinkPads had a row of dedicated LEDs from which one could tell at a glance status of various subsystems (hdd access, wifi, external power, etc).
I now have a refurbished X1 Carbon 6th Gen which ...
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No sign of battery on new Kubuntu 22.04 (Lenovo MIIX 320-10ICR)
So I recently installed Kubuntu on my Lenovo MIIX 320-10ICR, old Notebook / Tablet hybrid.
After installation, everything seemed to work fine, beside some problems with the monitor orientation, which ...
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Unable to see battery status of Bluetooth devices under Power Settings in 22.04
Even though I am currently playing music through a Bluetooth speaker using Rhythmbox, in Power settings, I am unable to see its battery status. Some other topics had screenshots which say it is ...
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Toshiba laptop Battery 0% and Acpi problems [NS2P3SZMC4WR]
Most Toshiba laptops have had an issue with battery and power stuff since a long time ago. The issue has started since Ubuntu 16.04 until now. Now I am using Kubuntu 22.04. I tried Ubuntu generic ...
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Soft bricked my laptop with ls-sensors on ubuntu
I was testing out Linux and wanted to be able to control fan speed and was fool enough to follow the answer of this question (How to control fan speed?) without reading carefully the warnings.
After ...
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Twin Battery issues after Ubuntu 22.04 install (ThinkPad)
Lenovo ThinkPad X270, Ubuntu 20.04, everything worked OK.
Then I installed 22.04.
Now (on adapter) the top panel indicator shows battery at about 70%, not charging. In Power settings: built-in battery ...
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How do I disable automatic update checks while on battery power and on metered networks?
Automatic updates are great and all, but they pop up nearly every time I log in (even from standby) - even when I'm on battery and have no intention of installing them until I get to a power outlet.
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Baterry Indicator Not Updating
all!
For some reason my battery indicator won't change. It won't go up/down nor change from charging/not charging. The only way I can get it to update is by rebooting the machine. I've tried using the ...
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How do I disable all keyboards for use on a tablet?
using Ubuntu+MATE-20.xx desktop on a tablet and super happy with it -- almost.
It assumes I have a keyboard so it checks for battery levels of, I am guessing, a BT keyboard. I am forever getting "...
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How to change from KDE to Gnome or suggest solution
I was using Ubuntu 21.04 and it managed my battery very well ( I have battery with 17% health {no I will not change it! there is no original asus battery in my region !}) but recently switched to ...
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Battery Drain with Kubuntu 22.04.1
I recently fresh installed Kubuntu 22.04.1 coming from 20.04. The upgrade is great but I have an Issue with battery and performance. On 20.4 there were no power profiles. The laptop always ran quietly,...
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Laptop charger plugged in, but battery is stuck to a fixed percentage
This morning I noticed that even though I have my charger plugged in my Del (which is pretty new, like 3 months old), the battery remains stuck to a fixed value.
Seems like I can use it to infinity, ...
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The Battery dell inspiron 15 - 3521 do not charge and can not be identified
I bought a new laptop battery but the device does not recognize it and does not charge it.
my device:
laptop dell inspiron 15 3521
bios-release-date:
07/31/2015
os ubuntu:22.04
I tried to update the ...
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Ubuntu scroll and cursor moves to beginning
I am new to ubuntu..(dual booting ubuntu 22.04.1 and windows 11)
I have not opened my laptop(asus tuf gaming fx705dd) for 20 days ...
When I opened it, I first update ubuntu after the update, I am ...
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Laptop charging is not recognized by Ubuntu 22.04
After setting up my Asus laptop after Ubuntu installation; I noticed that in the top panel it is not showing laptop is getting charged! There is a notification LED on my laptop that will blink if I ...
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Is there a way to send battery information to another PC?
I have two desktops (both running Kubuntu 22.04) plugged into a UPS, but the UPS only has one spot for a USB cable, so only one of them can receive the battery status. Is there a way to have both PCs ...
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Battery not charging - Dell Latitude 7480, Lubuntu 20.04 in Italy
upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0 while connected shows
native-path: BAT0
vendor: SMP
model: DELL DM3WC64
serial: 1
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Ubuntu 22.04: How to allow screen blanking only when on battery?
How to prevent screen blanking when on AC?
Corollary:
Do screen blanking (as configured) only when on Battery power.
Means:
I do not need a different screen blanking setting between AC and Battery. ...
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Overheating and battery draining problems on Ubuntu
I had bought a Dell Vostro 3500 laptop (Processor: 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7, Graphics: Mesa Intel® Xe Graphics) and I started to use Ubuntu. In a short time I noticed that the laptop was ...
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charger disconnects and reconnects at 100%
I have recently installed ubuntu (22.04) on an Asus ExpertBook B5. Overall things work great. However, when the laptop reaches 100% charge, the charger acts as though it has been unpluggged, making ...
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Something is going wrong during suspend and battery is dying
I have a Dell XPS 13 9380 with 22.04 installed.
Recently, sometimes (but only sometimes) when suspending, the computer appears to suspend correctly (i.e., the screen shuts off) but after a few hours ...
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Battery issue ubuntu
The battery doesnt seem to charge. It is stack to 18%. It shows charging but does not:
Using
upower -e
I get the following output:
/org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/line_power_ADP1
/org/freedesktop/...
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Lubuntu laptop smart/custom charging
I want to make a home server out of my Asus 11.6" laptop with Lubuntu installed.
I don't know how charging process happens on this device with Lubuntu, however I am pretty sure how it should be ...
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How to force-enable Performance mode in Ubuntu 22.04?
I followed the following Ask Ubuntu solution to display the options for enabling Performance mode in Ubuntu 22.04. However, in the Settings, Ubuntu tells me "Performance mode temporarily disabled ...
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Kubuntu 22.04 looses all battery power over-night even while in sleep
This problem seems to have started after i upgraded to Kubuntu 22.04
Machine is: Acer Swift 3 (SF314-59-524M)
The Problem
Every night i turn off the mains supply (laptop is at 100% battery power), and ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 is draining battery on Dell XPS - CPU core idle state not scaling frequency
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 with the latest updates on a Dell XPS 9510 and battery performance is really bad. With light usage (only web browsing on simple websites) I have maximum about 1h30 of battery ...
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No internet when charging in Ubuntu 20.04 - Dual booted Windows 11 no issues
Whenever I plug in my charger, I lose internet connection. I do not lose wifi connection, the wifi signal stays strong. I just can't get any data or very little data through it when my charger is ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 sleep-inactive-battery-type hibernate not working
I am trying to make my laptop go to hibernate after some inactivity but it does not work.
Hibernate (and suspend-then-hibernate, implentend via this) are working for themselves, tried via "sudo ...
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Ubuntu 18 battery is charging but not increasing
I am using ubuntu 18 on a Razor Blade 15 laptop.
Yesterday I used the laptop without AC, and the battery was used up and the laptop shut down.
After I plugged in the AC charger, I could boot the ...
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AMD Ryzen Laptop ignores max CPU frequency set by tlp
This is on Kubuntu 22.04 LTS.
To extend battery life of an Ryzen 9 5900HX laptop, I installed the tlp service and configured it in /etc/tlp.conf as follows (all configurations not mentioned here are ...
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uptime/tuptime Query
Because my umpc handles suspend/hibernation poorly, I've had to script a shutdown after timed idle.
The main script:
#!/bin/bash
idletime=$((15*60*1000)) # 15 min in milliseconds
#idletime=$((5*20*...
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How can I stop speed throttling and ignore battery 'empty' 0% status? hardware mod, new battery not worth it
I have an old laptop, the battery's bms (circuitry to report status) broke, I replaced it, but wasnt able to get one that reports the % to the smbus on the laptop. I still get 3+ hours out of the ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 constantly displays 0% battery
I'm having an issue where Ubuntu on my HP Spectre laptop seems to believe my battery is constantly at 0%, even if I've kept it plugged in for a long time. I know this is an issue with Ubuntu 20.04 ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 - Notebook doesnt boot up when running on battery
I have this problem for a long while after the installation of Ubuntu 22.04 in my notebook. If I’m working on it, plugged to electricity, and unplug it to emulate an outage, I can keep working ...
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Laptop Lenovo T15p Gen 2 with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS consumes battery very fast
I just got a new laptop Lenovo T15p Gen 2 and remove the Windows 10 and installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The problem is that the battery gets drained very fast. I installed the last bios version and check ...
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HP Zbook 15 G2 battery not charging with Ubuntu 22.04
On my HP Zbook 15 G2 I've switched from windows to Ubuntu 22.04. This works except that the battery is no longer charging. It's stuck at 0% with the charging symbol on, stating it's "estimating&...
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