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["Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx>]

toddh, as per http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/model-
home.pl?mdl=VPCEB13FX&template_id=1&region_id=1&tab=download#/downloadTab
an update is available for your BIOS (R0300Y8). If you update to this,
does it change anything?

If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date

Thank you for your understanding.

** Tags removed: kernel-bug-exists-upstream
** Tags added: bios-outdated-r0300y8 kernel-bug-exists-upstream-v3.9-rc7 needs-upstream-testing regression-potential

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

** Summary changed:

- Battery charging at zero rate - will never fully charge
+ [SONY VAIO VPCEB13FX] Battery charging at zero rate - will never fully charge

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Title:
  [SONY VAIO VPCEB13FX] Battery charging at zero rate - will never fully
  charge

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  :~$ acpi -abi
  Battery 0: Charging, 9%, charging at zero rate - will never fully charge.
  Battery 0: design capacity 42180 mWh, last full capacity 29050 mWh = 68%
  Adapter 0: on-line

  Similar to Question #210041, I could charge my battery with Windows 7,
  and cannot charge my battery with Linux.  I wiped the Windows
  partition for more HD space, and hope posting this bug will lead to a
  simple strategy to charge my battery.  What am I missing to charge it
  again?  Information to help the process is listed below.

  :~$ dmesg | grep Sony
  DMI: Sony Corporation VPCEB13FX/VAIO, BIOS R0230Y8 01/26/2010

  Also, would someone post the steps to update the BIOS from an .exe?   (this may improve fan performance, while not solving the battery charging issue in linux)
  http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/swu-download.pl?mdl=VPCEB13FX&upd_id=5961&os_group_id=6

  :~$ lsb_release -a 
  Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
  Description:	Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
  Release:	12.04
  Codename:	precise

  :~$ uname -a
  Linux toddh 3.9.0-030900rc6-generic #201304080035 SMP Mon Apr 8 04:36:25 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

  Trouble-shooting included using an upstream kernel from: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.9-rc6-raring/
  Afterwards, /proc/acpi/ was different, and is reflected in an attached tarball (/proc/acpi/event/ directory busy during copy and not included).  

  :~$ upower --monitor-detail:
    battery
      present:             yes
      rechargeable:        yes
      state:               charging
      energy:              2.9 Wh
      energy-empty:        0 Wh
      energy-full:         29.05 Wh
      energy-full-design:  42.18 Wh
      energy-rate:         0 W
      percentage:          9.98279%
      capacity:            68.8715%
      technology:          lithium-ion
    History (charge):
      1366139198	9.983	charging
      1366139198	0.000	unknown
    History (rate):
      1366139198	0.000	unknown

  After dpkg (via synaptic) to remove the mainline kernels, and sudo update-grub:
  :~$ uname -a
  Linux toddh 3.2.0-40-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 25 21:22:10 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

  I'd expect the battery to start recharging again when the issue is
  resolved.

  
  Finally, could any of these bugs be related?
  Battery charging status is not recognized
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpi/+bug/1027798
  acpi reports battery state incorrectly
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpi/+bug/971061
  Wrong values for battery charge rate and design capacity
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/820295

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: linux-image-3.2.0-40-generic 3.2.0-40.64
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-40.64-generic 3.2.40
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-40-generic x86_64
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
  Architecture: amd64
  ArecordDevices:
   **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
   card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
     Subdevices: 1/1
     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  todd       2379 F.... pulseaudio
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf6000000 irq 44'
     Mixer name	: 'Intel IbexPeak HDMI'
     Components	: 'HDA:10ec0269,104d4600,00100004 HDA:80862804,104d4600,00100000'
     Controls      : 24
     Simple ctrls  : 11
  CurrentDmesg: [   40.443109] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
  Date: Tue Apr 16 14:51:23 2013
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=d901bc0d-a953-4557-8bc0-80915c834c5e
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
   Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
   Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0c45:6409 Microdia Webcam
  MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCEB13FX
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-40-generic root=UUID=b354f427-b510-4fc8-9cbb-3cb36bb39c5b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-40-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-40-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.79.1
  SourcePackage: linux
  StagingDrivers: mei
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 01/26/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: R0230Y8
  dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
  dmi.board.name: VAIO
  dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
  dmi.board.version: N/A
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR0230Y8:bd01/26/2010:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCEB13FX:pvrC6044WQW:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: VPCEB13FX
  dmi.product.version: C6044WQW
  dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

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