On Wed, 2003-08-13 at 14:10, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > *** Jack Coates 13 Aug 2003 10:13:26 -0700 : > > > On Wed, 2003-08-13 at 07:22, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > > ... > > > BTW: I recognized one more related thing: gkrellm shows > > > battery-status either as 0% or -1%, totally independent of the real > > > situation. It even shows 0% when the battery pack is out and I use > > > the power cord only. > > > > > > wobo > > > > > > > gkacpi > > Is there a RPM or a source? Did not find it.
http://www.google.com/search?q=gkacpi&btnG=Google+Search&num=10 > > I just installed a small applet in GNOME, a battery meter in the task > bar which shows my battery with 0%. It says "Battery 0% (Full)" and an > exclamation mark tells me that "System runs on Battery" which is wrong. > Battery is not even inside the laptop. I put it out and the laptop is > currently running on a/c power. > > > don't forget acpi=on for your kernel -- you really do want it with > > that laptop. > > Doesn't work. I get an error message during boot: > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > kernel: ACPI-1121: *** Error: Method execution > failed[\_SB_.PCI0.SBRG.EC0_._Q1E] (Node c12fef60), AE_AML_REGION_LIMIT > ------------All in one line----------------------------------------- > > wobo That doesn't look good. I've deleted your earlier messages, what kind of laptop is this again? I assume an ACPI-only model if you've got IRQ-routing problems and APM can't see the batteries. -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
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