Bug 4539

Summary:	acer Netbook loads desktop kernel instead of netbook kernel, no battery reported
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Joe Da Silva <digital>
Component:	Installer	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	djmarian4u
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	i586
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	kernel	CVE:
Status comment:

Description Joe Da Silva 2012-02-16 08:07:21 CET

Description of problem:
When freshly installed from a USB key, the Asus Acer 110 reports battery charge, but after receiving updates, the battery charge is no longer reported in the bottom-right corner of the KDE desktop. On further investigation, I found the update was a desktop kernel, so I added the netbook kernel manually, and had the computer boot from the netbook kernel and not the desktop kernel. This resolved the problem.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Mageia 1

How reproducible:
I haven't been the person that updated it always, but it is twice now that I notice that the missing battery percent-full was missing, and I just forced a manual update with the netbook kernel today, which fixed the battery-indicator problem again.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Do an Update
2. now has desktop kernel
3. manually load netbook kernel and change default boot to point to netbook kernel instead. ...fixed.

I'm guessing that the Acer netbook is classified as a desktop when doing updates, but it should be classified as a netbook to use the netbook kernel instead.

Comment 1 Manuel Hiebel 2012-02-17 17:13:55 CET

what is the output of rpm -qa | kernel ?

Source RPM: (none) => kernel

Comment 2 Joe Da Silva 2012-02-18 22:15:18 CET

# rpm -qa | grep "kernel"
kernel-desktop586-2.6.38.8-10.mga-1-1.mga1
kernel-desktop586-2.6.38.8-8.mga-1-1.mga1
kernel-desktop586-latest-2.6.38.8-10.mga1
kernel-firmware-20110314-2.mga1
kernel-netbook-latest-2.6.38.8-10.mga1
kernel-desktop586-2.6.38.7-1.mga-1-1.mga1
kernel-firmware-extra-20110517-1.1.mga1.nonfree
kernel-netbook-2.6.38.8-10.mga-1-1.mga1

The netbook kernel(s) were selected and loaded manually. I've also removed a couple of the older kernels.

Comment 3 Manuel Hiebel 2012-02-19 08:39:56 CET

I guess the grub script choice as default the desktop for the first entry.

It's work better if you remove kernel-desktop586-latest ? (so you don't get the kernel desktop update)

Comment 4 Joe Da Silva 2012-02-20 00:07:25 CET

I'll remove the desktop latest then.

Would you suspect that there might be something in the scripts that chooses 
between netbook, laptop, desktop? Perhaps a list kept somewhere where it 
branches to.... for brand XYZ choose laptop, for brand ABC choose netbook, 
for brand EFG choose desktop.
It would be odd if after you install a working kernel (from DVD or CDrom), 
that the next update unfortunately undoes what is otherwise a better setup.

I have the same problem with another machine that also showed the battery 
level for the "installed" version but lost the battery level indicator on a 
later update. Should I file a separate bug?

...likewise, I see a couple of bugs where some laptops are using desktop 
kernels too. It may possibly be similar problems...here's a desktop/laptop:
https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1563

Dan Joita 2012-03-07 11:15:42 CET

CC: (none) => djmarian4u
Summary: Acer Netbook loads desktop kernel instead of netbook kernel, no battery reported => acer Netbook loads desktop kernel instead of netbook kernel, no battery reported

Comment 5 Joe Da Silva 2012-04-21 23:47:37 CEST

It appears problem got resolved on a recent update.
Bug 5344 may give some additional/possible clues.

Fixed. Thanks!

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED