From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ultrakorne Subject: Re: Smart batteries and Acer: list of affected models needed Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:07:39 +0100 Message-ID: <41A3A69B.7030507@paranoici.org> References: <20041123194307.GB14444@hell.org.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20041123194307.GB14444-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org> Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org 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 Karol Kozimor wrote: > Hi, > It's likely that I'll get my employer's backing for writing the smart > battery driver. However, I need the hardware to begin with, and since Acer > Poland is playing hard to get, I need a possibly complete list of all Acer > laptops affected in case they have at least one of them to spare for a > month or two. Here's those I know of already: > Travelmate 4001WLMi (being phased out, they won't let us have it) > Travelmate 8005LMi (supposedly the same as above) > Travelmate 4501WCi > Travelmate 292 (Extensa 2920) (AFAIK phased out) > Extensa 3001 (N/A) > > I'm not sure how much longer we'll be able to bug Acer, so I need a couple > of models that are 100% sure to contain a smart battery. I'd be a shame to > finally manage to get a notebook only to send it back just after. > > Alternatively, I'd appreciate a contact address to one of Acer's engineers > or anyone capable of providing any useful information. > Best regards, > mine has a smart battery, it's an acer travelmate 4501LCi i buy this laptop yesterday ^^ if you starts writing this drivers i can test it, and try to help coding (have some c/c++ experience) but i need to learn all the rest, gathering information and study some stuffs.. i'll try.. i really want this so called "smart" battery works ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/