pcar916
April 2nd, 2011, 02:22 PM
My search provided no answers that I can find on this specific topic. Up front I don't know if this is a Ubuntu or a Gnome issue.
The environment:
1. Toshiba Satellite Turion 64x2 (dual processor)
2. Dual-boot with Windows 7 Ultimate
3. 32 bit Maverick Meerkat 10.10 (fully up to date, recently upgraded from Lucid Lynx 10.04)
4. Gnome 2.32
5. New battery and old battery act the same
Fact:
- 10.04 did not have this problem. When clicking on the Power Statistics icon in Lucid Lynx I got a power percentage readout immediately.
The Problem:
- Since installing 10.10 clicking on the icon gives me Power Statistics (estimating)
- Going into the applet I have to go to the second tab to get a graph of my power usage and read the current power level from there.
- Preferences don't allow me to change the display.
The effect:
- When the window pops up to tell me that the power is critically low, it's too late. Even when I have the power cord ready and it's at most a few seconds before plugging back in, the computer shuts down.
- The "red" range on the icon display is too large
Suggestion: Most critical first.
1. Insert a preference that allows the user to choose at which percentage to display the critical power level window and have enough time to plug in the power cable.
2. Put a numeric power percentage readout on the icon one click away and get rid of the "estimating" readout.
3. Make the "red" range on the icon start at 10% rather than so high one has to watch it be red too long to mean anything critical.
Any help here would be appreciated. I like 10.10 and spend most of my time in it rather than Windows.
Thanks in advance.
Ron
The environment:
1. Toshiba Satellite Turion 64x2 (dual processor)
2. Dual-boot with Windows 7 Ultimate
3. 32 bit Maverick Meerkat 10.10 (fully up to date, recently upgraded from Lucid Lynx 10.04)
4. Gnome 2.32
5. New battery and old battery act the same
Fact:
- 10.04 did not have this problem. When clicking on the Power Statistics icon in Lucid Lynx I got a power percentage readout immediately.
The Problem:
- Since installing 10.10 clicking on the icon gives me Power Statistics (estimating)
- Going into the applet I have to go to the second tab to get a graph of my power usage and read the current power level from there.
- Preferences don't allow me to change the display.
The effect:
- When the window pops up to tell me that the power is critically low, it's too late. Even when I have the power cord ready and it's at most a few seconds before plugging back in, the computer shuts down.
- The "red" range on the icon display is too large
Suggestion: Most critical first.
1. Insert a preference that allows the user to choose at which percentage to display the critical power level window and have enough time to plug in the power cable.
2. Put a numeric power percentage readout on the icon one click away and get rid of the "estimating" readout.
3. Make the "red" range on the icon start at 10% rather than so high one has to watch it be red too long to mean anything critical.
Any help here would be appreciated. I like 10.10 and spend most of my time in it rather than Windows.
Thanks in advance.
Ron