Re: ACPI Battery Problems

Derek Broughton
2003-07-07T01:01:10Z

James H. Cloos Jr. wrote:
>>>>>>"Derek" == Derek Broughton <dbroughton-F3m4/jXepmf3fQ9qLvQP4Q@public.gmane.org> writes:
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> Derek> yeah, your DSDT is just as broken as every other Dell DSDT I've
> Derek> heard of. I never have managed to properly fix mine (Inspiron
> Derek> 2500). And as long as your battery method is broken it's
> Derek> always going to shut down precipitously when the battery runs
> Derek> out...
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> FWIW, 2.5.73+ booted w/ acpi_os_name='Microsoft Windows NT' does show
> accurate battery and ac info on an i8100 w/ a14 bios. (they are up
> to a15 for the 8100.)

Thanks. I recall Bruno mentioning this for other machines, and have
always meant to try it...