[gpm] Battery failing to charge?????

[Peter Dzwig <pdzwig summaventures com>]

I am running Ubuntu 11.04 on an HP Pavilion dv2000. (FWIW I have got
gnome compatibility mode set).

My old battery was severely the worse for wear. I replaced it and the
new one failed to charge properly. I sent that one back and got another.
This one too appears to charge poorly. The first one I could understand
is might be faulty, but two??

To be specific, it appears not to take charge when coupled to a power
source via is AC adapter.

At the present Indicator Applet 0.4.12 says "Battery charged" yet when I
click on where is says "Laptop Battery charged" and go to percentage it
says that it is only 4.7% charged. This is confirmed (??) if I pull out
the AC coupler when it says that the battery is discharging and only has
5% power left.

Installation was via Synaptic

Dbus: 1.4.6-1ubuntu6.1
Kernel 2.6.35um-0ubuntu-1
GPM version 2.32.0-2ubuntu2.1

Raw kernel info and gconftool as per attached

Help??


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/sys/class/power_supply/ADP1/device
/sys/class/power_supply/ADP1/online
1
/sys/class/power_supply/ADP1/power
/sys/class/power_supply/ADP1/subsystem
/sys/class/power_supply/ADP1/type
Mains
/sys/class/power_supply/ADP1/uevent
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=ADP1
POWER_SUPPLY_ONLINE=1
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/alarm
0
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/charge_full
11104000
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/charge_full_design
8800000
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/charge_now
523000
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/current_now
0
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/cycle_count
0
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/device
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/manufacturer
GW
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/model_name
ATL32b
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/power
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/present
1
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/serial_number
22274
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/status
Unknown
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/subsystem
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/technology
Li-ion
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/type
Battery
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/uevent
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT0
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=11100000
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=10754000
POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=8800000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=11104000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=523000
POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=ATL32b
POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=GW
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=22274
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/voltage_min_design
11100000
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/voltage_now
10754000

 /apps/gnome-power-manager/notify:
  perhaps_recall = true
  sleep_failed = true
  sleep_failed_uri = 
  fully_charged = false
  low_capacity = true
  discharging = true
  low_power = true
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/lock:
  suspend = true
  blank_screen = false
  use_screensaver_settings = false
  hibernate = true
  gnome_keyring_hibernate = true
  gnome_keyring_suspend = false
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/ui:
  icon_policy = charge
  enable_sound = true
  show_actions = true
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/actions:
  low_ups = suspend
  sleep_type_ac = suspend
  critical_battery = hibernate
  event_when_closed_battery = true
  sleep_type_battery = suspend
  critical_ups = shutdown
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/disks:
  spindown_timeout_battery = 60
  spindown_enable_ac = false
  spindown_timeout_ac = 600
  spindown_enable_battery = true
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/thresholds:
  time_low = 1200
  time_action = 120
  percentage_critical = 3
  percentage_low = 10
  percentage_action = 2
  time_critical = 300
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/statistics:
  show_axis_labels = true
  show_events = true
  graph_type = power
  smooth_data = true
  data_max_time = 21600
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/info:
  stats_graph_points = false
  history_time = 86400
  stats_graph_smooth = false
  history_type = charge
  stats_type = discharge-accuracy
  last_device = /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
  page_number = 0
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/buttons:
  suspend = suspend
  lid_ac = suspend
  lid_battery = suspend
  hibernate = hibernate
  power = interactive
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/general:
  use_profile_time = true
  check_type_cpu = false
  installed_schema = 3
  use_time_for_policy = true
  network_sleep = false
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/timeout:
  sleep_computer_ac = 0
  sleep_display_ac = 900
  sleep_display_ups = 600
  sleep_computer_battery = 1800
  sleep_computer_ups = 1800
  sleep_display_battery = 600
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/backlight:
  idle_dim_battery = true
  dpms_method_battery = off
  idle_dim_time = 10
  enable = true
  idle_dim_ac = false
  battery_reduce = true
  brightness_ac = 100
  dpms_method_ac = off
  brightness_dim_battery = 50
  idle_brightness = 30