Re: ACPI Battery Problems

Derek Broughton
2003-07-04T20:10:28Z

From: "Ian Chilton" <mailinglist-j6IF9zbmE2e9FHfhHBbuYA@public.gmane.org>
>
> I have a new Dell Inspiron 5100 notebook and I am using 2.4.21 with the
> ACPI patch from http://acpi.sourceforge.net.
>
> I can't get it to show the battery status - all I get is this:
>
> [root@delta:~]# acpi -V
> Thermal 1: ok, 40.0 degrees C
> AC Adapter 1: off-line
...
> ACPI: AC Adapter [ACAD] (off-line)
> ACPI-0352: *** Error: Looking up [Z000] in namespace, AE_NOT_FOUND
> ACPI-1121: *** Error: Method execution failed
> [\_SB_.PCI0.LPC0.BAT1._BIF] (Node c1594a80), AE_NOT_FOUND
>
> Any ideas?

yeah, your DSDT is just as broken as every other Dell DSDT I've heard of. I
never have managed to properly fix mine (Inspiron 2500). And as long as your
battery method is broken it's always going to shut down precipitously when the
battery runs out...