From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Derek Broughton Subject: Re: ACPI Battery Problems Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2003 22:01:10 -0300 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <3F08C656.8060105@netcom.ca> References: <20030704195241.GC7074@roadrunner.ichilton.net> <03f101c34268$501e4960$3746028e@bio.dfo.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: ACPI Development - Sourceforge List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org James H. Cloos Jr. wrote: >>>>>>"Derek" == Derek Broughton writes: > > > 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... > > 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... ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01