[Bug 34811] -1 minutes of battery power remaining

[Phil Worrall]

Public bug reported:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/34811

Affects: gnome-applets (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed

Description:
Hi.

Im testing my HPZE2355EA on Ubuntu Dapper Flight 5 ~x86 edition ,
2.6.10-6-686

When my battery is low I receieve a warning from the power-manager but
the amount of time remaining is reported wrongly, see the screenshot
below.

http://tinyurl.com/opuub


Steps to reproduce.

1. Unplug AC power and wait until battery power falls to around 15%.
2. observe a -1 minutes of battery remaining message.

Expected output.
"You have 5 minutes of power remaining, etc.."

thanks