Comment 67 for bug 531190

I've just done something really bad. I tried to uninstall upower and install
this patched and my system broke. I can't get the Xs up. :S I'm gonna have
to reinstall Ubuntu. Is there any instructions of how to install this
patched version?...

2011/2/3 tlindvall <email address hidden>

>
> Here is patched .deb package for lucid version of upower (0.9.1-1). It
> adds a sanity check of data and small delay for machines with bios not
> updating uevent data instantly. I can't take any responsibility of the
> quality or correctness, but if someone having this bug is willing to give it
> a try that would be helpful. Also if someone not having this bug could give
> it a try would be helpful (should not have any effect if correct). I have
> tested this only on hp2133 running 10.04.
>
> thanks,
>
> ** Attachment added: ".deb of patched upower 0.9.1-1"
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upower/+bug/531190/+attachment/1827099/+files/upower_0.9.1-1.2_i386.deb
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/531190
>
> Title:
> upower (devkit-power) reporting bad data when AC cable is unplugged
>
> Status in DeviceKit based power management D-Bus backend:
> Confirmed
> Status in “upower” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
> Status in “upower” package in Debian:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: upower
>
> upower reports enormous energy-rate for first time after cord is
> unplugged.
> GPM reacts on this first event not checking subsequent events.
>
> This bug is started because I found no ways to collect data for bug
> #473552.
> I have no devkit-power package.
>
> === EFFECTS ===
>
> This is the underlying cause to gnome-power-manager immediately
> reporting critical battery after unplug even while charge is good. It
> is not a gnome-power-manager problem, the root is here in upower.
> Please do not report bugs against gnome-power-manager for this!
>
> To workaround the effects execute:
>
> gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/gnome-power-
> manager/general/use_time_for_policy false
>
> (from <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-
> manager/+bug/572541/comments/1>)
>
> === apport information ===
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Wed Mar 3 11:15:13 2010
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/upower/upowerd
> InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha 3 i386 (20100225)
> Package: upower 0.9.0+git20100216.b9bb78-0ubuntu1
> ProcEnviron:
>
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-15.22-generic
> SourcePackage: upower
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-15-generic i686
> ---
> Architecture: i386
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha 3 i386 (20100225)
> Package: upower 0.9.0+git20100216.b9bb78-0ubuntu1
> PackageArchitecture: i386
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-15.22-generic
> Tags: lucid
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-15-generic i686
> UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
>
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