From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Brian Kendig Subject: ACPI doesn't sense one of my batteries after I reinsert it Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2004 10:15:35 -0400 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <40C1D587.3000206@enchanter.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org I have a Dell Latitude CPi D266XT laptop. It has two batteries in it, and ACPI senses them both, but if I remove the left one then ACPI will never detect it again even if I reinsert it. The left battery is BAT0. The right battery is BAT1 (its slot can also be used for an internal floppy or cdrom). I should be able to remove and reinsert either or both batteries (removing both at the same time requires that I have AC power, of course), and generally this works, except that once I pull out BAT0 the system never sees it again even after I reinsert it. It still draws power from that battery; if I pull out both batteries and reinsert the left one then /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state says "present: no" and the Gnome battery charge monitor says I'm at 0%, but the laptop will continue to use its charge and keep running. This has happened on several kernels I've tried, but most recently on 2.6.7-rc2. I'd like to log this as a bug; where's the correct place for me to do so, and what additional information should I include? ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the new InstallShield X. >>From Windows to Linux, servers to mobile, InstallShield X is the one installation-authoring solution that does it all. Learn more and evaluate today! http://www.installshield.com/Dev2Dev/0504