#8010 HIGH 8.2.1: joyride-2301: My Battery (status in frame) fails to update after auto-suspend. (was: joyride-2301: My Battery (status in frame) rarely updates when discharging, then falls off cliff.)

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#8010: joyride-2301:  My Battery (status in frame) fails to update after auto-
suspend.
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   Reporter:  thomaswamm    |       Owner:  cjb                              
       Type:  defect        |      Status:  new                              
   Priority:  high          |   Milestone:  8.2.1                            
  Component:  not assigned  |     Version:  Development build as of this date
 Resolution:                |    Keywords:  blocks-:8.2.0                    
Next_action:  reproduce     |    Verified:  0                                
  Blockedby:                |    Blocking:                                   
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Changes (by thomaswamm):

  * next_action:  diagnose => reproduce


Comment:

 After days of experimenting I '''can now reproduce the symptoms on
 demand''':

 Run joyride-2301. Checkmark "Advanced Power Management" in Control Panel.
 Keep hands off XO at least one minute until auto-suspend happens
 (backlight dims & power LED flashes). Wake up XO by using touchpad or
 keyboard.  From then on, My battery status no longer updates.

 This bug happens with or without the mains power adapter attached (my
 previous descriptions or speculations were incorrect). I have seen it hide
 the fact that my battery is nearly charged or nearly empty.  Right now, it
 has been showing 95% charged for 85 minutes.  But when I press the Power
 button... twice (to suspend/resume)... then wait a minute or two until the
 next 1% event comes thru...  voila!  Now My Battery shows 50%, which is
 reasonable.  It is a nuisance to lose WiFi (temporarily), but I myself can
 live with this bug.

 I suppose I should just uncheck Advanced Power Management, since it
 doesn't do much for me.

 Now, I am curious:  '''does this bug affect all XO's running
 joyride-2301?'''  Or is my XO special?  How many users will be affected if
 this bug is not fixed?

 Does anyone know how to fix this bug, or '''is more diagnosis needed?'''

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/8010#comment:12>
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