Re: Re: Smart Battery System driver

[Rich Townsend <rhdt-OBnUx95tOyn10jlvfTC4gA@public.gmane.org>]

ultrakorne wrote:
> Rich Townsend wrote:
> 
>> OK, it seems like I've drifted toward doing a nightly build of the SBS 
>> driver -- and tonight is no different! The latest version of the code,
>>
>> http://shayol.bartol.udel.edu/~rhdt/download/acpi_sbs-20050119.tar.gz
>>
> 
> this works fine (no more interrupting the charge).
> at every boot, with ac ever plugged i lost 1% of the charge, the led in 
> front of the laptop is green ( full charge ) but the driver says 97%

That's because the battery won't switch the charger on until the charge 
level drops below a certain value. Also, once the battery is fully 
charged, it begins slowly to discharge again. This is because the 
battery's internal circuitry requires a small amount of power.

cheers,

Rich


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