Re: [ACPI-sppt] ACPI is now ok - but how about status ?

I've found this problem to be the case as well.  If anyone has any
solutiuons, i'd love to hear them.

On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Fernando Caprio Jr wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> 	I've took some days working on my ACPI battery support for a
> Compaq 1700T, I finally figured out a way to get it working (built my
> own DSDT) and also sent to sourceforge ACPI dsdt database.
>
> 	But there is something I've been trying to do:
>
> 	All softwares I tried show my battery status as none or
> incorrectly
> 	The ones that show as none I figured out they are made for APM
> 	The ones that show incorrectly I'm pretty sure they are intended
> for acpi
>
> 	The GNOME 2.2 tray battery, wont work
> 	Gkrellm acpi support shows battery at 46% when it's full
> 	The kde panel ACPI support show the time but not the battery %
> (this is odd)
> 	and window maker acpi applet shows nothing.
>
> 	acpi -b (wont list nothing)
>
> 	my /proc/acpi/battery/CMB0/state is:
>
>
> maddog@puppy:/proc/acpi/battery/CMB0$ cat state
> present:                 yes
> capacity state:          ok
> charging state:          discharging
> present rate:            1534 mW
> remaining capacity:      2295 mWh
> present voltage:         15515 mV
> maddog@puppy:/proc/acpi/battery/CMB0$
>
>
> maddog@puppy:/proc/acpi/battery/CMB0$ cat info
> present:                 yes
> design capacity:         unknown
> last full capacity:      unknown
> battery technology:      rechargeable
> design voltage:          unknown
> design capacity warning: 800 mWh
> design capacity low:     16 mWh
> capacity granularity 1:  100 mWh
> capacity granularity 2:  100 mWh
> model number:            BAT1
> serial number:           0000
> battery type:            LION
> OEM info:                COMPAQ
> maddog@puppy:/proc/acpi/battery/CMB0$
>
> 	What could I do ? Is there any software I could use ? I tried
> OSPMD once, but it was with a huge font I couldent even try to use.
>
> Thanks
>
> Fernando Jr
>
>
>
>
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