GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 126921
Icon does not change when power source changes
Last modified: 2004-12-22 21:47:04 UTC
Description of Problem: * When the computer's power source is changed, the battstat applet never changes the displayed power source icon, nor is the tooltip changed. Steps to reproduce the problem: 1. Add battstat-applet-2 to GNOME panel 2. Check "Show power connection status" in applet preferences 3. Change power source (e.g. plug/unplug computer) Actual Results: * Power source icon does not change Expected Results: * Power source icon should change next time applet display refreshes. How often does this happen? * Every time I change the power source on my laptop. Additional Information: * Although the power source icon does not change when I unplug the computer, the battery level is still updated regularly. * I'm running debian unstable on an HP Pavilion ze1230 laptop, with a 2.4.22 kernel. Power management is via ACPI. acpid socket is /var/run/acpid.socket. The battstat applet is from the gnome-applets-2.4.0-2 package.
i got the same error. using Debian Sid with Kernel 2.4.23-rc1 if i restart /etc/init.d/acpid restart then the icon changes and show the right value (battery or cable) i saw that when i close the applet and add it new to the panel, it show the updated configuration
There's a Debian bug report about this at "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=219580" that has a workaround patch.
If you guys can, please try the patch from 129167 and see if that fixes the problem- it definitely sounds like the bug you're having. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 129167 ***