Re: No battery information - Compaq Evo N800v, 2.4.20pre8, acpi 20021002

[Alexander Hoogerhuis <alexh-rpjHciJLgqZBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>]

1400x1150 or something like that :) Good enough for its intented
purpose: Ghost Recon and Fly!II :)

Bob Lees <bob-l+PWtdWbHAsG2Il/BtU0GPXRex20P6io@public.gmane.org> writes:

> Alexander
> 
> On my 800c running 2.4.19 SUSE 8.1 with 0918 patch and my modified DSDT I get 
> the following:
> 
> present:                 yes
> design capacity:         4114 mAh
> last full capacity:      4114 mAh
> battery technology:      rechargeable
> design voltage:          14800 mV
> design capacity warning: 411 mAh
> design capacity low:     0 mAh
> capacity granularity 1:  100 mAh
> capacity granularity 2:  100 mAh
> model number:            Primary
> serial number:           3
> battery type:            4E4F494C
> OEM info:                 COMPAQ
> 
> with AC plugged in a full battery
> 
> present:                 yes
> capacity state:          ok
> charging state:          unknown
> present rate:            0 mA
> remaining capacity:      4114 mAh
> present voltage:         16633 mV
> 
> with AC removed and a near full battery
> 
> present:                 yes
> capacity state:          ok
> charging state:          discharging
> present rate:            1105 mA
> remaining capacity:      4074 mAh
> present voltage:         16227 mV
> 
> I get 3+ hours out of a full battery.
> 
> I use my laptop similar to you as a portable desk machine, ie it spends most 
> of its time plugged into AC.
> 
> I also have klaptopdaemon working, edited the current acpi proc tree into 
> portable.cpp in the source.
> 
> I have not gone down the 2.4.20 route, but will have to shortly as I need the 
> updated usb support.  I was waiting until it appeared stable, but I guess i 
> will have to bit the bullet and try it.  Since working through the various 
> issues a while back I have a stable acpi install.  About the only area I 
> don't have working is the speedstep switching from P0 to P1; it always 
> reports P0.
> 
> I concur, beefy is a good description, but a lot less weight than a number of 
> the alternatives, and you forgot the 1600x1200 screen - very nice;)
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Bob
> 
> On Friday 03 January 2003 07:59, Alexander Hoogerhuis wrote:
> > Pavel Machek <pavel-+ZI9xUNit7I@public.gmane.org> writes:
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > > present:                 yes
> > > > design capacity:         1918 mAh
> > > > last full capacity:      1918 mAh
> > > > battery technology:      rechargeable
> > > > design voltage:          14800 mV
> > > > design capacity warning: 192 mAh
> > >
> > > 2Ah seems quite low, but as you have 15V
> > > battery its 30Wh, which might be okay for
> > > *small* notebook.
> >
> > Evo n800c is not a *small* notebook, its a pretty beefy thing and the
> > biggest beast Compaq could conjure up this summer :) P4-1.7GHz, 768Mb
> > RAM and a 30Gb disk and a nice ATI Radeon 7500 to boot :)
> >
> > > > And it's been a long time since I've had much physics, but the design
> > > > capacity doesn't seem right to me. I'm able to run about 13-14 mins on
> > > > battery, before the machine dies, from a fully charged battery.
> > >
> > > Perhaps your battery is too old these days?
> >
> > Not even six months, and not many cycles as its used mainly as a
> > portable desktop.
> >
> > > --
> > > 				Pavel
> > > Written on sharp zaurus, because my Velo1 broke. If you have Velo you
> > > don't need...
> 
> 
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