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After most recent kernel update (4.15.0-44-generic) my tablet freezes whenever plugged into docking station

I performed the most recent kernel update on my Dell 5290 2-in-1 earlier today. But moments after I plug it into its docking station, the screen flickers, blanks and freezes. The only item left on the screen is the mouse pointer, and it is stuck.…
Ryan Budney
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How to charge my Ubuntu phone's battery off my Ubuntu laptop's battery?

When I plug my BQ Aquaris Ubuntu phone into my laptop running 14.04.3 LTS and shut down the laptop while the phone is charging the phone keeps charging... Once I unplug the phone however, it doesn't charge any more after I plug it back into any of…
Fabby
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How do I set battery full alert tone in ubuntu 18.04 to save battery wear out?

My battery has gone faulty for the third time now. Now I want to set an alarm when my battery charge reaches 90%, so that I can disconnect it. Can someone help me in setting that up?
Kethan Chauhan
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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 battery status from the terminal with the udevadm…
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Ubuntu 21.10 - My battery icon doesn't show my battery charging when plugged in

When my battery is low, I'll plug in my charger and hear the sound it makes to let me know it's charging, but the icon still shows a red low battery icon. I can get the icon to show it's charging by closing the lid on my laptop and making it…
Zaku
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Overheating and not charging problem when I installed Ubuntu 20.04

After Installing Ubuntu 20.04 I am having an overheating problem and my charging stops because of it even in the idle state of the processors. But with windows neither my charging stops nor my laptop overheats. I was using Ubuntu 19.04 before 20.04…
Gaurav Lodhi
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How can I limit battery charging to 60% capacity?

I have an Asus ROG GL503 laptop, which came pre-installed with Asus Battery Health Charging software. This software gives me the option to limit my battery charging level to 60% to prolong the overall battery lifespan. Whenever I boot using…
Terrarium
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AC power adapter wattage and type cannot be determined - battery won't charge

I am currently living in Japan but using a Dell XPS 13 bought in the U.S but with a Swedish charger, I thus have to use a power converter in order to fit my charger into the Japanese plugs. In the beginning I had no problems with this at all, but…
Nekroz
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How to make udev update battery status more often?

Ubuntu battery icon uses about 1-2 minutes before recognizing charger being plugged in or out. How to make the battery status update more often so that it recognizes the charger immediately. The problem was not present in Ubuntu 14.10. The problem…
Håvard Pettersen
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Battery charging status not showing

I've just installed Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS which was working fine but after the update the charging status is not showing. The battery status shows Not Charging though its connected and charging. The health is frozen at 99% while the power is connected.…
Abir Tasrif Anto
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Plugged power but pending-charge anyway ASUS ROG 20.04.3 LTS

I alwais have a not charging icon in the top bar. This is the output of upower -d when laptop is plugged in: Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/line_power_AC0 native-path: AC0 power supply: yes updated: mar…
Chals Rubio
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Power calibration - battery level drops suddenly in ubuntu 20.04

I shifted to ubuntu 20.04 from windows 8 . Now I have some problems with my battery. When it is around 20% it immediately drops to 5-6% and then shut down I charged it to 100% but as soon as I remove the plug it goes to 91-92% I had tried…
Parag Katoch
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Any linux OS shuts down once the AC adapter is plugged in

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on a 250 g4 Hp laptop, the OS runs perfectly when the charger isn't plugged in, once i connect the charger to the laptop, it shuts down. The same thing even happened when i was installing it several times until i removed…
Mahmoud Mansour
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System hangs when plugging in or unplugging charger

When I plug-in or unplug my charger on my MSI PE607Rd, Ubuntu freezes. How should I proceed?
NEEL KANTH SHARMA
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Laptop shutdown when I plug charger

I have Lenovo G50-45 and using Ubuntu 16.04.01 LTS but from the last 4-5 days I am facing some issue while charging sometime. When I plug the charging cord into laptop for system crash/shutdown without showing any error message. I have contacted…
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