From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ken Hughes Subject: Re: Presario R3120US not updating present rate Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:48:17 -0700 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <40D1D961.7050504@pacific.edu> References: <20040614215520.GA17906@dominikbrodowski.de> <40CE5F69.7030500@pacific.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <40CE5F69.7030500-s7p20SfEDVaVc3sceRu5cw@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Ken Hughes Cc: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.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 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by The 2004 JavaOne(SM) Conference Learn from the experts at JavaOne(SM), Sun's Worldwide Java Developer Conference, June 28 - July 1 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA REGISTER AND SAVE! http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf Priority Code NWMGYKND