Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?)

From	David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?)
Date	2017-03-25 20:40 +0100
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On Sat 25 Mar 2017 at 13:42:11 (-0300), Daniel Bareiro wrote:
> Hi all!
> 
> Last night, when I was going to close my notebook (with Jessie), I
> unplugged the charger cable waiting for the notebook to automatically go
> to sleep mode and surprisingly it turned off. It was a bit late so I
> left the issue to check it out today.
> 
> I re-plugged the charger cable and KDE displays a message saying
> "Charging ..." but the charge level does not exceed 38%.
> 
> Some observations:
> 
> * If I unplug the charger, the notebook turns off. I would expect it to
> not turn off if the battery has a 38% charge.
> 
> * When I plug in the charger, I notice that the battery LED blinks green
> for a few seconds (as if it was charging), then blinks orange for a
> moment (as if the battery is low) and finally it goes out (as if it were
> already loaded).
> 
> * If with the cable plugged in I go to the KDE option to sleep the
> notebook, it works. But as soon as I disconnect the cable, the notebook
> turns off.
> 
> Maybe it's a problem with the battery? Can you think of any other tests
> I can do to identify the source of the problem?

Sounds like the battery has lost one of more of its cells.
A charge of 38% is not bad in itself, but if the voltage
isn't there, the computer won't run.

Do you have a file along the lines of /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/uevent
that has more information in it than just the charge numbers?

Cheers,
David.

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Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Daniel Bareiro <daniel-listas@gmx.net> - 2017-03-25 17:50 +0100
  Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-03-25 20:40 +0100
    Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Daniel Bareiro <daniel-listas@gmx.net> - 2017-03-25 22:00 +0100
  Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2017-03-25 22:40 +0100
    Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Daniel Bareiro <daniel-listas@gmx.net> - 2017-03-25 23:40 +0100
      Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2017-03-26 00:20 +0100
        Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Daniel Bareiro <daniel-listas@gmx.net> - 2017-03-26 04:50 +0200
      Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-26 11:50 +0200
        Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-03-26 12:10 +0200
          Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2017-03-26 13:00 +0200
            Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Daniel Bareiro <daniel-listas@gmx.net> - 2017-03-26 22:10 +0200
              Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-03-27 05:20 +0200
                Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-03-27 10:00 +0200
                Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Daniel Bareiro <daniel-listas@gmx.net> - 2017-03-28 20:50 +0200
                Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-03-28 21:30 +0200
          Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) cbannister@slingshot.co.nz - 2017-04-03 14:20 +0200
        Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Daniel Bareiro <daniel-listas@gmx.net> - 2017-03-26 21:40 +0200
          Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2017-03-26 22:50 +0200
            Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Daniel Bareiro <daniel-listas@gmx.net> - 2017-03-27 20:00 +0200
              Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2017-03-27 21:10 +0200
                Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Daniel Bareiro <daniel-listas@gmx.net> - 2017-03-28 19:20 +0200
                [OT] Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2017-03-28 19:50 +0200
                Re: [OT] Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-03-28 21:40 +0200
                Re: [OT] Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Daniel Bareiro <daniel-listas@gmx.net> - 2017-03-30 22:40 +0200
                Re: [OT] Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-03-31 00:20 +0200
  Re: Issue with notebook (maybe the battery?) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2017-03-27 05:50 +0200

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