Bug 411544

Summary:	Battery will not charge when OS suspended
Product:	[Applications] kinfocenter	Reporter:	Chuk Robertson <chuk.robertson>
Component:	Energy Information	Assignee:	Kai Uwe Broulik <kde>
Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Severity:	major	CC:	chuk.robertson, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.15.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Kubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Chuk Robertson 2019-09-03 00:35:39 UTC

SUMMARY

Battery will not charge when OS is suspended

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have low battery
2. plug-in charging cable
3. Suspend laptop

OBSERVED RESULT

Battery does not charge. Battery indicator light flashes amber as if discharging.

EXPECTED RESULT

Battery to charge normally.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.15.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Laptop in question is an HP Probook 4440s, Intel i73360m, 16gb RAM, Intel 240gb SSD, Intel wireless card. I do not have a second laptop to test this on. This bug appeared a little over a week ago (around 8/24/2019) after updating via apt.

Comment 1 Kai Uwe Broulik 2019-09-03 05:24:41 UTC

I don't think this is an issue on our side. Check with your distribution, perhaps a kernel issue.

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2019-09-03 17:07:53 UTC

Yeah, there's nothing in KInfoCenter that affects this. Definitely lower in the stack than anything KDE software does.