Battery not charging Zorin OS 15.3 and 16

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#1

First, sorry for my poor english (spanish is my original lang)...

My PC is a Lenovo Ideapad Slim 1-14AST-05, and when i plugg the charger it doesn't recognized by Zorin. And the worst part is when i unplugg the charger: the battery "starts to charge", even showing the charging battery icon. I've tried with other distros, but it's all the same... Only Windows 10 works correctly, but i don't want to use win 10 for programming.

= List of distros i've tried =

  • Zorin 14, 15.3, 16 (Lite versions)
  • Lubuntu 20.4
  • Peppermint (newest version)
  • Porteus (this one works, but it doesn't exist an installable version)
  • Xubuntu, Kubuntu
  • LXLE
  • Linux Lite, Linux Mint
  • Q4OS
  • AntiX
  • Bodhi Linux, etc.
#2

Is the battery actually charging but the indicator is wrong. i.e. if charger left connected does the PC actually die when battery meter says low battery and charger disconnected?

EDIT: Maybe something here:
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=326283

what does

upower -i

reveal.

Also. Old but maybe useful info here:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2016-July/286155.html

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#3

Yes... I mean, seeking in "power management" it shows the charging working correctly, but the battery doesn't starts to charge. If i unplugg it, the power management still shows the charger connected and the battery "starts" to charge... It's as you typed, the battery functioning is inverted somehow:

#4

Yes that is what is "indicated", but what is happening to the battery itself. i.e. if charger plugged in, does the battery eventually die, or does it infact remain charged?

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#5

When charger is connected, the battery doesn't discharge but neither charges... If i unplug, the battery shows the charging icon but start to discharge as expected. I've added a link with a video showing the problem:

#6

Difficult one this and not something I have seen myself on any operating system. So all I can do is do websearches and see what comes up.
Have you had a look at the two links in my post #2 above, to see if there is anything there that could help you? Otherwise I am at a loss and have no magic solution for you.

#7

The battery has a sensor that relays information on the battery to the system. Some manufacturers (not many) do not encode their battery sensor in a way that works with Linux.
Not sure if this applies here... but figured I'd mention it.

#8

@zabadabadoo I've read it looking for answers but it wasn't too much helpful; thanks anyway for try to help me.

#9

@Aravisian it could be the reason, this PC is oriented to common secondary/university student, it is not for complex use.

#10

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