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Fritx
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power management [solved]

#1 Post by Fritx »

I have problems with power management since today.
The battery is discharging and I get the message: “Waiting for charging.”
My a month older Livestick works fine.

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Snapshot created on: 20250517_1430
System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-38-amd64 [6.1.147-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-38-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.0 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.38 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.20.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: MX-23.6_x64 Libretto October 15  2023 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 20Q1S43P21 v: ThinkPad X390 serial: <superuser required>
    Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: LENOVO model: 20Q1S43P21 v: SDK0J40697 WIN serial: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO
    v: N2JET83W (1.61 ) date: 11/22/2019
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 42.3 Wh (100.0%) condition: 42.3/48.0 Wh (88.2%) volts: 12.5 min: 11.5
    model: SMP 02DL017 type: Li-poly serial: <filter> status: discharging cycles: 257
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-8365U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Comet/Whiskey Lake note: check
    gen: core 8 level: v3 note: check built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0x8E (142)
    stepping: 0xC (12) microcode: 0x100
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache: L1: 256 KiB
    desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 499 high: 800 min/max: 400/4100 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 400 2: 400 3: 799 4: 400 5: 400 6: 400 7: 800 8: 400
    bogomips: 30399
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling mitigation: Microcode
  Type: indirect_target_selection mitigation: Aligned branch/return thunks
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed mitigation: Enhanced IBRS
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB: conditional; PBRSB-eIBRS: SW
    sequence; BHI: SW loop, KVM: SW loop
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsa status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort mitigation: TSX disabled
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel WhiskeyLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics 620] vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel
    arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports: active: DP-1 off: eDP-1
    empty: DP-2,HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3ea0 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: IMC Networks Integrated Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-8:4
    chip-ID: 13d3:5415 class-ID: 0e02
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.20.0 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 509x286mm (20.04x11.26") s-diag: 584mm (22.99")
  Monitor-1: DP-1 pos: primary model: Medion MD 20333 serial: <filter> built: 2011 res: 1920x1080
    hz: 60 dpi: 96 gamma: 1.2 size: 510x287mm (20.08x11.3") diag: 585mm (23") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  Monitor-2: eDP-1 note: disabled model: AU Optronics 0x108f built: 2019 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 166
    gamma: 1.2 size: 293x165mm (11.54x6.5") diag: 336mm (13.2") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 620 (WHL GT2)
    direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Cannon Point-LP High Definition Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:9dc8
    class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-38-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Cannon Point-LP CNVi [Wireless-AC] driver: iwlwifi v: kernel modules: wl
    bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:9df0 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Ethernet I219-LM vendor: Lenovo driver: e1000e v: kernel port: N/A
    bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15bd class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth 9460/9560 Jefferson Peak (JfP) type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
    bus-ID: 1-10:6 chip-ID: 8087:0aaa class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: down bt-service: N/A rfk-block: hardware: no
    software: no address: <filter>
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:4 sco-mtu: 96:6 link-policy: rswitch sniff link-mode: peripheral accept
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 238.47 GiB used: 32.25 GiB (13.5%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: MZNLN256HAJQ-000L7 size: 238.47 GiB
    block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 5L6Q
    scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 48.83 GiB size: 47.76 GiB (97.81%) used: 16.8 GiB (35.2%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 100 MiB size: 98.4 MiB (98.42%) used: 274 KiB (0.3%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 4 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 34.0 C pch: 36.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): fan-1: 0
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2192 libs: 1103 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/protonvpn-stable.sources
    1: deb https://repo.protonvpn.com/debian stable main
Info:
  Processes: 256 Uptime: 0m wakeups: 10 Memory: 15.4 GiB used: 1.17 GiB (7.6%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFI
Last edited by Fritx on Sun Aug 31, 2025 2:24 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: power management

#2 Post by j2mcgreg »

@Fritx wrote:
The battery is discharging and I get the message: “Waiting for charging.”
My a month older Livestick works fine.
Are you saying that this battery drain only occurs when you boot your installed system? That would indicate an electrical problem with your Samsung HDD as it is singularly not initially in play in a live session.
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Re: power management

#3 Post by Fritx »

The problem first occurred when booting the installed system. In the meantime, I charged the battery in live mode and was then able to reboot from the installed system without any problems. When I connect the power cable after a while, recharging works without any problems. Is there a way I can narrow down the problem further?
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Re: power management

#4 Post by j2mcgreg »

Fritx wrote: Sat Aug 30, 2025 6:16 am The problem first occurred when booting the installed system. In the meantime, I charged the battery in live mode and was then able to reboot from the installed system without any problems. When I connect the power cable after a while, recharging works without any problems. Is there a way I can narrow down the problem further?
That it works in a live session but not with the installed system might be coincidental. There are reports here:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-X ... -p/5028045

and here:
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=421903
of similar battery problems with that laptop and neither report mentions a live session.
HP 15; ryzen 3 5300U APU; 500 Gb SSD; 8GB ram
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Re: power management

#5 Post by Fritx »

If it's the chip in the battery, as described in the Lenovo forum, I'll probably have to keep the Livestick handy in the future. At least a workaround I could live with.
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Re: power management

#6 Post by Fritx »

Everything is going well again at the moment. So I'll close the thread for now.
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