Re: T480s, battery state jumping from fully-charged to charging while plugged in, battery LED doesn't change

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This issue has sadly returned. I would appreciate any recommendations.
Thanks.

On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 at 14:06, Rubin Abdi <[email protected]> wrote:

> I finagled an upgrade to 5.18.0 and things seem to be working fine now.
> I'm not exactly sure why linux-image-amd64 got stuck at 5.16 during
> upgrade, but an apt-get install worked. Thanks for reading.
>
> On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 at 12:55, Rubin Abdi <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hello.
>>
>> I'm running Debian Sid 5.16.0-4-amd64 from the repo. I just did a long
>> needed aptitude safe-upgrade (I don't believe my kernel got upgraded).
>> After reboot I am seeing upower -i
>> /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0 report the state of the
>> battery going from fully-charged to charging every few seconds (which is
>> throwing up notifications in KDE every few seconds). The charging indicator
>> LED on the machine is maintaining white for fully charged (yes I know this
>> is subjective). Battery percent is maintained at 99%.
>>
>> Additionally about a month ago I replaced the battery in this machine to
>> a new generic one off of Amazon, after install and discharge/recharging the
>> thing a couple of times upower reported about a 94% battery capacity (which
>> I feel like is typical of generic replacement batteries). Today it's at
>> 93.1404%.
>>
>> I looked through the "Battery recalibration" thread from April, I could
>> have sworn linux these days (along with the bios) manage recalibration on
>> their own, but I suppose I'm mistaken.
>>
>> So at this point I don't know if the issue is something got tweaked on
>> this last apt upgrade, or a recalibration needs to happen. Any advice would
>> be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> --
>> Rubin (he/him <https://pronoun.is/he/him>)
>> [email protected]
>>
>
>
> --
> Rubin (he/him <https://pronoun.is/he/him>)
> [email protected]
>


-- 
Rubin (he/him <https://pronoun.is/he/him>)
[email protected]

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<div dir=3D"ltr">This issue has sadly returned. I would appreciate any reco=
mmendations. Thanks.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" c=
lass=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 at 14:06, Rubin Abdi &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><block=
quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1=
px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I finagled an =
upgrade to 5.18.0 and things seem to be working fine now. I&#39;m not exact=
ly sure why linux-image-amd64 got stuck at 5.16 during upgrade, but an apt-=
get install worked. Thanks for reading.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 at 12:55, Rubin =
Abdi &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">rubin@stars=
et.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left=
:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hello.<div><br></div><div>I&#39;m running Debian Sid=
=C2=A05.16.0-4-amd64 from the repo. I just did a long needed aptitude safe-=
upgrade (I don&#39;t believe my kernel got upgraded). After reboot I am see=
ing=C2=A0upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0 report the =
state of the battery going from fully-charged to charging every few seconds=
 (which is throwing up notifications in KDE every few seconds). The chargin=
g indicator LED on the machine is maintaining white for fully charged (yes =
I know this is subjective). Battery percent is maintained at 99%.</div><div=
><br></div><div>Additionally about a month ago I replaced the battery in th=
is machine to a new generic one off of Amazon, after install and discharge/=
recharging the thing a couple of times upower reported about a 94% battery =
capacity (which I feel like is typical of generic replacement batteries). T=
oday it&#39;s at 93.1404%.</div><div><br></div><div>I looked through the &q=
uot;Battery recalibration&quot; thread from April, I could have sworn linux=
 these days (along with the bios) manage recalibration on their own, but I =
suppose I&#39;m mistaken.</div><div><br></div><div>So at this point I don&#=
39;t know if the issue is something got tweaked on this last apt upgrade, o=
r a recalibration needs to happen. Any advice would be appreciated.</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>Thanks.</div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr">=
<div dir=3D"ltr">Rubin (<a href=3D"https://pronoun.is/he/him" target=3D"_bl=
ank">he/him</a>)<br><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">=
[email protected]</a><br></div></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><div dir=3D"ltr">Rubin (<a href=3D"https://pronoun.is/he/him" target=3D"_b=
lank">he/him</a>)<br><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank"=
>[email protected]</a><br></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Rubin (<a href=3D"https://prono=
un.is/he/him" target=3D"_blank">he/him</a>)<br><a href=3D"mailto:rubin@star=
set.net" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br></div></div>

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