Hello !! For a while, I’ve been experiencing some annoying problems with my Razer Blade 15.
To begin, the original battery swelled, and at the time, I was running Windows. The second battery I was using was on Garuda Dragonized (gaming edition), and I had the same problem. I replaced the battery, and it lasted for one week.
So, my PC, without any battery, only runs on the AC charger. Everything was okay, but it started to shut down as if I had unplugged the charger every time the system had to perform a demanding task. There was no message, nothing, just a shutdown, and it would only start again after 5 minutes and a few presses on the power button. I thought it might be the charger ? Maybe it was the one that destroyed all the other batteries and kept crashing my system ?
I replaced the charger, and later, I performed a complete revision of my PC, like new thermal paste (Kryonaut one), complete fan cleaning, and checking every system component. Everything was okay !!
So, I underclocked the CPU, and it was more stable, but the problem persisted, this time less frequently, now in tasks that didn’t consume much power, like playing Garry’s Mod at 200FPS+ and no crash, but when changing the icon of Plasma via the settings, it would crash, but not every time I did it. I tested on the Linux kernel, Linux LTS kernel, Linux nitrous, Linux hardened, Linux xanmod LTS, Linux xanmod clang V3, Linux cachyos-bore, and the Linux mainline kernel.
And yeah, it was time to put in a new battery from iFixit, great !! The joy was short-lived, as the battery wouldn’t charge, oh, it would charge and stop charging every 5 seconds for 100ms at a glance. It’s like when the PC detects the battery, it wants only the battery, not the AC, even if it’s plugged in.
The battery seems okay, the ACPI command detects it, and so does the system, it shows the serial number, capacity, temperature, etc… But it doesn’t charge, and now the battery is at zero, so the PC doesn’t even turn on when it’s connected, so I can’t say if it’s the OS or the battery ?
I even tried multiple kernels but nothing. What’s strange is that even when the PC is turned off, the same problem occurs.
How do I know this ? Well, by the sound of the charger and the sound of the battery (I removed the back cover and plugged in the charger when the battery was installed, and kept my ear close, and I knew by the sound that it was the same problem, and at the same interval as the charger, for more precision, I tested with the new charger and the old one, same problem).
I’m starting to lose my mind, I don’t know what the problem is, I may suspect a bad ACPI table configuration, but I can’t test it, the battery is at zero %.
If anyone knows how to repair this mind-loosing issue, it would be really incredible
(this PC is for school, and an IA testing platform, image/text/sound model generation and editing/training, so without the complete power and the battery working, I can’t do what I’m supposed to do, for school and myself).
To addition, there’s no sound anymore. even the keyboard shorcut don’t work.
I know my description is not very clear, and sorry for that.
Thank you for your answers and have a great day !!
Here is the garuda-inxi output, I’ve reformatted it to be more readable :
System:
Kernel: 6.11.5-arch1-1 arch: x86_64
bits: 64
compiler: gcc
v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc
avail: acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux
root=UUID=5ee2a622-2967-4f2e-af8d-542ffec4b73a rw rootflags=subvol=@
resume=UUID=6f3014c7-0268-4039-9f3d-ee3a44e771b1 acpi=on loglevel=3
splash quiet ibt=off
Desktop:
KDE Plasma
v: 6.2.2
tk: Qt
v: N/A
info: frameworks v: 6.7.0
wm: kwin_wayland with: krunner
vt: 1
dm: SDDM
Distro: Garuda
base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop
System: Razer
product: Blade v: 1.04
serial: <superuser required>
Chassis: type: 10
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Razer
model: DANA_MB
serial: <superuser required>
part-nu: RZ09-02705F76
uuid: <superuser required>
UEFI: Razer v: 01.02
date: 05/21/2019
CPU:
Info:
model: Intel Core i7-8750H
bits: 64
type: MT MCP
arch: Coffee Lake
gen: core 8
level: v3
note: check built: 2018
process: Intel 14nm
family: 6
model-id: 0x9E (158)
stepping: 0xA (10)
microcode: 0xF8
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 6 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2
smt: enabled
cache: L1: 384 KiB
desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB
desc: 6x256 KiB L3: 9 MiB desc: 1x9 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 867 min/max: 800/4100
scaling: driver: intel_pstate
governor: powersave cores: 1: 867 2: 867 3: 867 4: 867 5: 867 6: 867 7: 867
8: 867 9: 867 10: 867 11: 867 12: 867
bogomips: 52815
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics 630]
vendor: Razer USA
driver: i915 v:
kernel arch: Gen-9.5
process: Intel 14nm
built: 2016-20
ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3e9b
class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GP106M [GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile]
vendor: Razer USA
driver: N/A
alternate: nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia non-free: 550.xx+
status: current (as of 2024-09; EOL~2026-12-xx)
arch: Pascal code: GP10x
process: TSMC 16nm built: 2016-2021
pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1c20 class-ID: 0300
Device-3: IMC Networks USB Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-7:4 chip-ID: 13d3:56bd
class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.3
compositor: kwin_wayland
driver: X: loaded: intel unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,vesa
dri: i965 gpu: i915
display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: eDP-1
res: 1920x1080 size: N/A
modes: N/A
API: EGL v: 1.5
hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0
drv: nvidia device: 1 drv: iris device: 2 drv: swrast gbm: drv: iris
surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland: drv: iris x11: drv: iris
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0
compat-v: 4.5
vendor: intel mesa v: 24.2.5-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL
GT2)
device-ID: 8086:3e9b
memory: 15.26 GiB unified: yes
display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.295
layers: 14 device: 0
type: integrated-gpu
name: Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2)
driver: mesa intel v: 24.2.5-arch1.1
device-ID: 8086:3e9b
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1
type: discrete-gpu
name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design
driver: nvidia v: 560.35.03
device-ID: 10de:1c20
surfaces: xcb,xlib
device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 18.1.8 256 bits)
driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 24.2.5-arch1.1 (LLVM 18.1.8)
device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Razer USA
driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_skl, snd_soc_avs, snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl
bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a348 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GP106 High Definition
Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel pcie:
speed: Unknown
lanes: 63 link-max: gen: 6 speed: 64 GT/s
bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f1 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.11.5-arch1-1 status: kernel-api
tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.2.6
status: off with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber
status: off 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Razer USA driver: r8169
v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 5 Wireless-AC 9x6x [Thunder Peak]
driver: iwlwifi
v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0
chip-ID: 8086:2526 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel Wireless-AC 9260 Bluetooth Adapter
driver: btusb v: 0.8
type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1
mode: 1.1
bus-ID: 1-5:3
chip-ID: 8087:0025
class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0
state: down bt-service: enabled,running
rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes address: <filter> bt-v: 5.1 lmp-v: 10
status: discoverable: no pairing: no
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.36 TiB used: 971.5 GiB (69.5%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0
vendor: Kingston
model: SA2000M8500G
size: 465.76 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B
speed: 31.6 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: S5Z42105 temp: 24.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0
vendor: Western Digital
model: WD10JPVX-22JC3T0
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
logical: 512 B
speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: HDD
rpm: 5400
serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 1A01 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: /
raw-size: 431.1 GiB
size: 431.1 GiB (100.00%)
used: 283.38 GiB (65.7%)
fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot/efi
raw-size: 300 MiB
size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 584 KiB (0.2%)
fs: vfat
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home
raw-size: 431.1 GiB
size: 431.1 GiB (100.00%)
used: 283.38 GiB (65.7%)
fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log
raw-size: 431.1 GiB
size: 431.1 GiB (100.00%)
used: 283.38 GiB (65.7%)
fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
maj-min: 259:2
ID-5: /var/tmp
raw-size: 431.1 GiB
size: 431.1 GiB (100.00%)
used: 283.38 GiB (65.7%)
fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60)
cache-pressure: 100 (default)
zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1
type: partition
size: 34.37 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3
maj-min: 259:3
ID-2: swap-2
type: zram
size: 31.25 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: 100
comp: zstd
avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842
max-streams: 12
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures:
cpu: 43.0 C
pch: 46.0 C
mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory:
total: 32 GiB
available: 31.25 GiB
used: 4.77 GiB (15.3%)
Processes: 327
Power:
uptime: 15m
states: freeze,mem,disk
suspend: deep
avail: s2idle
wakeups: 0
hibernate: platform
avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 12.43 GiB
services:
org_kde_powerdevil,upowerd
Init: systemd
v: 256
default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: 2151
pm: pacman
pkgs: 2145
libs: 612
tools: octopi,paru
pm: flatpak
pkgs: 6
Compilers: clang: 18.1.8
gcc: 14.2.1
Shell: garuda-inxi
default: fish v: 3.7.1
running-in: konsole
inxi: 3.3.36
Garuda (2.6.26-1):
System install date: 2024-03-26
Last full system update: 2024-10-28
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot: No/Undetected
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