Re: Presario R3120US not updating present rate

[Ken Hughes <khughes-s7p20SfEDVaVc3sceRu5cw@public.gmane.org>]

Ken Hughes wrote:
> I noticed that I alway get "present rate: 0 mA" when I
> cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/state .  Running acpi -ab
> gives the following:
> 
>  35 budgie: ./acpi -ab
>      Battery 1: charging, 88%, charging at zero rate - will never fully 
> charge.
>    AC Adapter 1: on-line
>  36 budgie: ./acpi -ab
>      Battery 1: discharging, 88%, charging at zero rate - will never 
> fully charge.
>    AC Adapter 1: off-line

Discovered that one field read from the embedded controller actually
returns the precentage of charge remaining in the battery.

In any case, is there a way thru software to determine the type of
embedded controller?  I'd rather not take the screwdriver to my
laptop to find out.

Thanks -- Ken


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