You will probably be using acpi instead of apm. Install 'powersave' or just type 'acpitool'.
$ powersave -b Battery: 100 % AC is online. $ acpitool Battery #1 : charged, 100.0%, -462:00:00 AC adapter : on-line Thermal zone 1 : ok, 63 C $ acpitool -b Battery #1 : charged, 100.0%, -462:00:00 --pancake On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:49:17 -0700 Amit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys, > > I've tried modifying the .xinitrc to contain the battery percentage > level from apm but I cannot seem to get it. What is the proper way to > do this? I am sure many of you have this on your status bar. Any hints > or suggestions on how to approach this issue? > > Thanks, > Amit >