From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rich Townsend Subject: Re: Re: Smart Battery System driver Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:54:49 -0500 Message-ID: <41F5D119.1000701@bartol.udel.edu> References: <41E81C2C.8010809@bartol.udel.edu> <1105747983.7368.3.camel@tyrosine> <47e0449d05011419037877f931@mail.gmail.com> <41EA2C1D.3030909@bartol.udel.edu> <41EC7C7D.1070003@bartol.udel.edu> <41EC9316.80109@bartol.udel.edu> <41EDE2EA.7090404@bartol.udel.edu> <41F04D5A.8060304@paranoici.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <41F04D5A.8060304-XtQPfPCVGG7srOwW+9ziJQ@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: ultrakorne Cc: Acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.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 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl