From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pedro Venda Subject: Re: Smart batteries and Acer: list of affected models needed Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:26:59 +0000 Message-ID: <41B36103.1070502@mega.ist.utl.pt> References: <20041123194307.GB14444@hell.org.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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: Karol Kozimor Cc: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, ultrakorne , "Li, Shaohua" , Johannes Schanda , =?ISO-8859-1?Q?David_G=F3mez?= , Stefan Seyfried , =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fran=E7ois_Valenduc?= , Johannes Kuhlmann , Christian Axelsson 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 A= cer > Poland is playing hard to get, I need a possibly complete list of all A= cer > 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) >=20 > I'm not sure how much longer we'll be able to bug Acer, so I need a cou= ple > 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. >=20 > Alternatively, I'd appreciate a contact address to one of Acer's engine= ers > or anyone capable of providing any useful information. > Best regards, >=20 is there a good method to find out if one has a smartbattery? it could help people in the forums and in the mailing lists to find out i= f they=20 have one or not. a deterministic method to find it out would be very useful. I can't write one, but if I would try, I'd start by trying to ask for the= device=20 presence to the ACPI layer. Is it possible to do this from userland? is t= here a=20 better way? regards, pedro venda. --=20 Pedro Jo=E3o Lopes Venda email: pjlv-aHmAgkVUFT6Joy8PIJZ9VA@public.gmane.org http://arrakis.dhis.org ------------------------------------------------------- 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/