Kubuntu logs out and says "checking battery status - OK"

[tigerwriter]

Hi all,

I've tried toying with linux for years and living on Windows XP haven't found anything user-friendly enough to get into. Learning linux takes time I don't seem to have until now; Kubuntu found my ethernet card and wireless card, something Mandriva can't claim, and day 1 I'm really enjoying the experience. So just a heads up that while I know what a terminal is doesn't mean I understand much about it.

My question is that I can't seem to use Kubuntu for more than a few minutes at a time, because the screen goes black with a "checking battery status - OK" message appearing and then goes back to the login screen, and of course nothing from the session is saved. I've browsed threads from others having this issue and either no resolution was given or suggestions came in a very non-newbie format leaving us who are trying to learn linux in a haze. Has anyone else experienced this here? There is no pattern to this happening except for using the system. I can leave it turned on/logged in for hours and do nothing, but as soon as you start opening programs and using files it kills itself. No specific program or files seems to cause it. This is basically Kubuntu 8.10 out of the box as I haven't added anything except FireFox and Pidgin and have changed no configuration settings yet.

If we can get this fixed I think I'll really enjoy Kubuntu and will find it easy enough to figure out that I don't have to go Vista. Please help. Please save me from Vista.

Thanks for any suggestions.

[Snowhog]

Re: Kubuntu logs out and says "checking battery status - OK"

Laptop or desktop PC? Please tell us about your hardware.

[tigerwriter]

Re: Kubuntu logs out and says "checking battery status - OK"

Laptop or desktop PC? Please tell us about your hardware.

*slaps forehead* I guess that would help, huh?

It's a Laptop (Dell Inspiron 700m to be exact). I googled on how to best find hardware specs and - imagine that - a ubuntu page came up talking about "lshw". So I ran that and it's a lot of info, probably overkill, but I'll give it.

josepall-laptop
description: Portable Computer
product: Inspiron 700m
vendor: Dell Inc.
version: -1
serial: GN5RW71
width: 32 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.31 dmi-2.3
configuration: boot=oem-specific chassis=portable uuid=/
*-core
description: Motherboard
product: 0D9595
vendor: DELL SYSTEM
physical id: 0
serial: ..xx.
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
physical id: 1
version: A04 (05/18/05)
size: 108KiB
capacity: 448KiB
capabilities: isa pci pcmcia pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd acpi usb agp smartbattery biosbootspecification
*-cpu
description: CPU
product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.60GHz
vendor: Intel Corp.
physical id: 5
bus info: cpu@0
version: 6.13.6
slot: U1
size: 1600MHz
capacity: 2GHz
width: 32 bits
clock: 100MHz
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss tm pbe up bts est tm2 cpufreq
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 9
slot: L1 Cache
size: 32KiB
capacity: 32KiB
capabilities: asynchronous internal write-back
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: a
slot: L2 Cache
size: 2MiB
capacity: 2MiB
capabilities: burst external write-back unified
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 1b
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 512MiB
capacity: 1GiB
*-bank:0
description: SODIMM DDR Synchronous 333 MHz (3.0 ns)
physical id: 0
slot: M1
size: 256MiB
width: 32 bits
clock: 333MHz (3.0ns)
*-bank:1
description: SODIMM DDR Synchronous 333 MHz (3.0 ns)
physical id: 1
slot: M2
size: 256MiB
width: 32 bits
clock: 333MHz (3.0ns)
*-pci
description: Host bridge
product: 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=agpgart-intel module=intel_agp
*-system:0 UNCLAIMED
description: System peripheral
product: 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.1
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: latency=0
*-system:1 UNCLAIMED
description: System peripheral
product: 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.3
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: latency=0
*-display:0 UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-display:1 UNCLAIMED
description: Display controller
product: 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-usb:0
description: USB Controller
product: 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd
*-usb:1
description: USB Controller
product: 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.1
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd
*-usb:2
description: USB Controller
product: 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.2
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd
*-usb:3
description: USB Controller
product: 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.7
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.7
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm debug bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 module=ehci_hcd
*-pci
description: PCI bridge
product: 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1e
bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0
version: 83
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci bus_master
*-network:0
description: Wireless interface
product: PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:02:01.0
logical name: eth1
version: 05
serial: 00:12:f0:a2:c7:44
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ipw2200 driverversion=1.2.2kmprq firmware=ABG:9.0.2.6 (Mar 22 2005) latency=32 link=no maxlatency=24 mingnt=3

[tigerwriter]

Re: Kubuntu logs out and says "checking battery status - OK"

continued_

module=ipw2200 multicast=yes wireless=unassociated
*-pcmcia:0
description: CardBus bridge
product: PCI7420 CardBus Controller
vendor: Texas Instruments
physical id: 4
bus info: pci@0000:02:04.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pcmcia bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=yenta_cardbus latency=176 maxlatency=5 mingnt=192 module=yenta_socket
*-pcmcia:1
description: CardBus bridge
product: PCI7420 CardBus Controller
vendor: Texas Instruments
physical id: 4.1
bus info: pci@0000:02:04.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pcmcia bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=yenta_cardbus latency=176 maxlatency=5 mingnt=192 module=yenta_socket
*-firewire
description: FireWire (IEEE 1394)
product: PCI7x20 1394a-2000 OHCI Two-Port PHY/Link-Layer Controller
vendor: Texas Instruments
physical id: 4.2
bus info: pci@0000:02:04.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ohci1394 latency=32 maxlatency=4 mingnt=2 module=ohci1394
*-storage
description: Mass storage controller
product: PCI7420/7620 Combo CardBus, 1394a-2000 OHCI and SD/MS-Pro Controller
vendor: Texas Instruments
physical id: 4.3
bus info: pci@0000:02:04.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: storage pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=tifm_7xx1 latency=32 maxlatency=4 mingnt=7 module=tifm_7xx1
*-network:1
description: Ethernet interface
product: BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 5
bus info: pci@0000:02:05.0
logical name: eth0
version: 02
serial: 00:12:3f:80:d7:27
size: 10MB/s
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=b44 driverversion=2.0 duplex=half latency=32 link=no module=ssb multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=10MB/s
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master
configuration: latency=0
*-ide
description: IDE interface
product: 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.1
logical name: scsi0
logical name: scsi1
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: ide bus_master emulated
configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0 module=ata_piix
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: TOSHIBA MK6026GA
vendor: Toshiba
physical id: 0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
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serial: 65QD2494T
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configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=d0f4738c
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description: Windows FAT volume
vendor: Dell 4.1
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sda1
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configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat label=DellUtility
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*-medium
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vendor: Intel Corporation
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version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: latency=0
*-multimedia
description: Multimedia audio controller
product: 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
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bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.5
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=Intel ICH latency=0 module=snd_intel8x0
*-communication UNCLAIMED
description: Modem
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vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.6
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.6
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm cap_list
configuration: latency=0
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vendor: ZCSMP-PA22
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logical name: pan0
serial: ca:c1:19:00:dc:24
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes

[pblanton]

Re: Kubuntu logs out and says "checking battery status - OK"

I also have the same problem. In my case it seems to be caused by Amarok. I have posted a question here...

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3100056.0

about it. In my case it is on my eleven year-old daughter's AMD-based Compaq Presario V2000 laptop.

Please help or make any relevant suggestions you may think of for me to try to isolate the issue.

Thanks!

[tigerwriter]

Re: Kubuntu logs out and says "checking battery status - OK"

Well, I pulled a Typical Windows User. I thought "Hey, maybe somebody else has had this problem and it's already been fixed in an update." So I downloaded the 123 recommended updates with Adept, and we'll see if there's a difference - but I'm not holding my breath.

[pblanton]

Re: Kubuntu logs out and says "checking battery status - OK"

I already ran all the updates and her system is current. Same thing.

[tigerwriter]

Re: Kubuntu logs out and says "checking battery status - OK"

This is reported at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/301601

Apparently it's a new bug and there's no solution yet.

[type3]

Re: Kubuntu logs out and says "checking battery status - OK"

I got the "checking battery status" on boot up after upgrading!

The message just flashed over and over.
I pressed Alt + F2 to get a command prompt
Logged in
Copied an older *.xorg.conf file over xorg.conf file

That seems to have worked although it took a few goes to get a file that worked (the backup version didn't..)

I haven't tried to get my nVidia cards working yet and am a bit reluctant to.

So far 8.10 + KDE4 seems bit of a train wreck. Still can't get my wifi to work. Where's Kwifimanager gone? Why change something that worked? Mini rant over.

[flarson]

Re: Kubuntu logs out and says "checking battery status - OK"

Have you tried disabling the battery monitor, or at least telling it not to do anything?
System Settings->Advanced->Power Management->Generel Settings
Then select Advanced Battery Settings at the bottom.
In When battery remaining is critical there is a "Do Nothing" option. I have not had this problem so can not test this possible solution but it looks worth trying.