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Sokac

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Asus Zenbook UX31E - dies after unplugging power source

This becomes very irritating lately. Whenever I unplug the power source, laptop shuts down immediately. Any help would be useful.

Model: Asus Zenbook UX31E

lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation QS67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
03:00.0 USB controller: Fresco Logic FL1009 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 02)

# kernel and initrd grub entry
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda7 ro i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 vga=0x037e
initrd /initramfs-linux.img

systemctl --list-utils: http://pastebin.com/PwMjCe91

Laptop doesn't shut down before starting complete system (following kernel line)
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda7 ro i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 vga=0x037e init=/bin/zsh

Tried to stop cpupower.service and laptop-mode.service, the same thing happened - laptop shut down.

Any other thoughts? Does/did anyone else have the same problem?

Last edited by Sokac (2013-07-20 16:34:14)

ewaller

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Re: Asus Zenbook UX31E - dies after unplugging power source

Are you running a desktop environment such as KDE or Gnome?  My guess would be that something that is capable of shutting down the system thinks that your battery is empty.

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Sokac

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Re: Asus Zenbook UX31E - dies after unplugging power source

I ended up wiping everything out as system was 2y old and I have changed couple of DE in that period of time. It looked to me as finding a needle in a haystack. The problem was definitely in some setting. Fresh install with awesome "fixed" the problem. Note laptop was turning off even if battery was fully charged.

Thanks anyways, I appreciate your help.