sometimes there will be a battery level indicator along with the rest of the icons on the left side of the panel, and sometimes there isn't one. i can't find which setting controls what shows up there. im on the latest lmde.
#missing battery icon on panel
topaz lintel
leaden prism
sometimes there will be a battery level indicator along with the rest of the ico...
go to System Settings > Applets and enable power manager
topaz lintel
it seems like that controls the the sun icon in red there, which is just a brightness control
and if i go to power settings via the applet itself it gives me these options as well
topaz lintel
it seems like that controls the the sun icon in red there, which is just a brigh...
yeah this really doesnt make sense. this menu appears to do nothing at all because those options are irrelevant for the brightness widget it's actually controlling
leaden prism
yeah this really doesnt make sense. this menu appears to do nothing at all becau...
are you on a laptop?
topaz lintel
yeah
leaden prism
model?
topaz lintel
damn
leaden prism
it is meant for windows only all surface products
topaz lintel
ah well then
leaden prism
yea don't buy surface if you want to run linux
topaz lintel
it was a hand me down, its not my fault 😿
hopefully this is as bad as the compatibility issues will get then
leaden prism
ah ok
topaz lintel
thank you very much 🫡
leaden prism
hopefully this is as bad as the compatibility issues will get then
i would probably move back to windows tbh cause the webcam also is known to have issues
topaz lintel
ill probably get a new computer in a couple of months anyway
topaz lintel
ok
topaz lintel
i'll give it a look, also how do i set the post to solved ?
leaden prism
edit the tags
leaden prism
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1310636/ubuntu-20-04-cannot-detect-the-battery-i...
if this doesn't work not much else can be done
topaz lintel
@leaden prism that did the trick, thank you 