[Klug-general] New battery problem

[Michael E. Rentell]

My mate in America has emailed me thus:

'I bought a new laptop battery, and it's already been through a few 
charge/discharge cycles. The battery monitor shows the % of charge 
correctly, but it shows 0:00 hrs:mins remaining (or 0:00 to full charge) 
all the time, and the low battery warning window is always on the 
desktop. If I close it, it reopens. With the old battery, the time 
remaining and the low battery warning worked fine.

How do I get Linux to learn about the new battery, or to reset, or 
whatever is needed?'

He asks if y'all have any helpful ideas?  I think he is running Mint 11.

MikeR
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