Bluetooth mouse battery status

[Chris Bredesen]

Hi list,

I reported this issue on the UPower GitLab issue tracker but I don't hold
much hope it'll get the required visibility.

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/upower/upower/issues/100

I just had my Satechi M1 mouse quit working unceremoniously ... due to a
dead battery. All along, GNOME's power settings have told me that it was at
99%. As per `upower -d`, this device in fact has no battery:

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/unknown_dev_CF_A9_BC_C1_9F_FD
  native-path:          /org/bluez/hci0/dev_CF_A9_BC_C1_9F_FD
  model:                Satechi M1 Mouse
  serial:               CF:A9:BC:C1:9F:FD
  power supply:         no
  updated:              Wed 31 Dec 1969 07:00:00 PM EST (1567004080 seconds
ago)
  has history:          yes
  has statistics:       no
  unknown
    warning-level:       none
    icon-name:          'battery-missing-symbolic'

Is this a UPower problem? A device problem? A GNOME problem?

Thanks!

-CB

[Fred Smith]

On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 10:55:29AM -0400, Chris Bredesen wrote:
> Hi list,
>    I reported this issue on the UPower GitLab issue tracker but I don't
>    hold much hope it'll get the required visibility.
>    [1]https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/upower/upower/issues/100
>    I just had my Satechi M1 mouse quit working unceremoniously ... due to
>    a dead battery. All along, GNOME's power settings have told me that it
>    was at 99%. As per `upower -d`, this device in fact has no battery:
>    Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/unknown_dev_CF_A9_BC_C1_9F_FD
>      native-path:          /org/bluez/hci0/dev_CF_A9_BC_C1_9F_FD
>      model:                Satechi M1 Mouse
>      serial:               CF:A9:BC:C1:9F:FD
>      power supply:         no
>      updated:              Wed 31 Dec 1969 07:00:00 PM EST (1567004080
>    seconds ago)
>      has history:          yes
>      has statistics:       no
>      unknown
>        warning-level:       none
>        icon-name:          'battery-missing-symbolic'
>    Is this a UPower problem? A device problem? A GNOME problem?
>    Thanks!
>    -CB
>
> References
> https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/upower/upower/issues/100

FWIW, on my Centos box with Gnome installed but actually running MATE,
the battery indicator in the top panel has ALWAYS said mouse at 70%.
even if tyhe green light on the mouse is blinking red (which means the
battery is very low) it still says 70%.

I take it that something is wrong at a deeper level, but have never
felt like pursuing it.

Fred
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