No shutdown option for critically low battery [SOLVED]

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No shutdown option for critically low battery [SOLVED]

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In Cinnamon (17.2 Rafaela), I would like to set Power Manager to "shutdown" when the battery is critically low. However, I have no such option in its settings.

So I've tried using dconf and ploughed my way to org - cinnamon - settings-daemon - plugins - power.
There I set critical-battery-action to "shutdown". This doesn't register in the settings GUI for Power Manager, though.... It simply throws up a blank then, for the "critically low battery" setting.

What can I try next? Any thoughts, suggestions or inklings (however vague) are welcome. :)
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Re: Power Manager: no shutdown option for critically low bat

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Out of reasons discussed on another place I use 17.2 only in a VM, where this matter is not applicable. So I am not able to see, which options you have at all in the GUI. Do you please tell me?

A shot in the dark: On Github a found a confirmed bug (most likely regarding Cinnamon 2.4), which applied only on higher versions of the kernel. It is only a wild guess (but at now the only one which comes to my mind), but perhaps this is the case here? So: Do you use the the recommended kernel or another (newer) one?
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This is a screenshot of the settings GUI, after I've used dconf-editor to set it to "shutdown" (click on the image to enlarge it):
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The only other option except blank, is "Do nothing" (there also used to be the option "Hibernate", but I've disabled hibernation on that machine).

The kernel is the recommended one for Mint 17.2:

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pjotr@Aspire-E3-111 ~ $ uname -r
3.16.0-38-generic
The GitHub bug report doesn't look related....
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I did not say, that it is related. My dark shot was, that this culprit could be also apply here.
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*bump*

Anyone else with ideas or inklings about this?
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Re: Power Manager: no shutdown option for critically low bat

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For some reasons the option to shutdown computer on battery critically low is missing.
Currently the code is

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sed -n '/ \{4\}critical_options =/,+3p' /usr/lib/cinnamon-settings/modules/cs_power.py
Command returns
critical_options = [
("hibernate", _("Hibernate")),
("nothing", _("Do nothing"))
]
A temporary fix to add shutdown option, use copy and paste to avoid a mistake.

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sudo sed -i '/critical_options =/,+1 {s/("hibernate", _("Hibernate")),/&\n        ("shutdown", _("Shutdown immediately")),/}' /usr/lib/cinnamon-settings/modules/cs_power.py
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sed -n '/ \{4\}critical_options =/,+4p' /usr/lib/cinnamon-settings/modules/cs_power.py
Command should return
critical_options = [
("hibernate", _("Hibernate")),
("shutdown", _("Shutdown immediately")),
("nothing", _("Do nothing"))
]
Try it, should work now.
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Re: No shutdown option for critically low battery [SOLVED]

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@Laurent85: merveilleux! Merci beaucoup. :)
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Re: No shutdown option for critically low battery [SOLVED]

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Merci Pjotr :)
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Re: No shutdown option for critically low battery [SOLVED]

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Same bug 17.3 and the above code doesn't work...
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Re: No shutdown option for critically low battery [SOLVED]

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Command allowing immediate shutdown option for LM 17.3:

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sudo sed -i '/critical_options =/,+1 {s/("hibernate", _("Hibernate")),/&\n        ("shutdown", _("Shutdown immediately")),/}' /usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/modules/cs_power.py
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Re: No shutdown option for critically low battery [SOLVED]

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Thanks Laurent85! Worked a treat.
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Re: No shutdown option for critically low battery [SOLVED]

Post by sverx »

Sorry to 'revive' an old and solved topic, but I feel my point belongs here anyway.

To add "Ask what to do" to the list of possible options for when the battery is at critical level, can I simply edit cs_power.py adding

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("interactive", _("Ask what to do")),
to critical_options so that it becomes

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critical_options = [
("hibernate", _("Hibernate")),
("interactive", _("Ask what to do")),
("nothing", _("Do nothing"))
]
correct?

Will it simply suffice this edit (and of course to open the power options panel and set the desired entry)?

That would be wonderful, as I'm searching for a solution to both notify I didn't pay enough attention (!!!) and to leave me the option to either save and turn off, or to run for the charger... after all I should anyway have a few minutes left, right? :roll:
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Re: No shutdown option for critically low battery [SOLVED]

Post by Moem »

Please start a new thread. It'll get you more eyeballs too. Link to this one for reference, if you feel the need.
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If your issue is solved, kindly indicate that by editing the first post in the topic, and adding [SOLVED] to the title. Thanks!
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