[tlinux-users:08124] Re: Li-ion Batteries - Sony in a Toshiba?

On mine, the "OEM info" line is blank .. is there another way to check?

regards,


On 8/25/06, Christopher Kruse <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey pip_squeak -
>
> Best option for finding out OEM info for the battery - open a terminal, and
> type "cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/info".  This will give you information
> such as current charge, when it tells you it's low, the serial number, and
> the OEM manufacturer.
>
> Chris
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> >>> [email protected] 08/25/06 2:26 AM >>>
> Hi all
>
> Does anyone know who makes the Li-ion batteries in our vastly superior
> Toshiba machines?
>
> Toshiba are obviously capable of making the best, including batteries, but
> sometimes lesser-marques components get included, e.g.  my Tablet Port*g*
> has a non-Toshiba HDD. But the Li-ion battery? Mine does not have the
> one-minute charge ability that the latest Toshiba cells are allegedly
> capable of, so it could be 'Sony' (the horror, the horror…)
>
> How do I find out for sure?
>
> Thanks
>
> - Pip Squeak
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