From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 11 13:40:10 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62720106564A for ; Fri, 11 May 2012 13:40:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 401F78FC12 for ; Fri, 11 May 2012 13:40:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q4BDe9JB018794 for ; Fri, 11 May 2012 13:40:09 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q4BDe9YZ018791; Fri, 11 May 2012 13:40:09 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 13:40:09 GMT Message-Id: <201205111340.q4BDe9YZ018791@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: Sean Bruno Cc: Subject: Re: bin/167575: mfiutil(8) claims battery is OK even though it is worn out and wb cache is disabled X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Sean Bruno List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 13:40:10 -0000 The following reply was made to PR bin/167575; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Sean Bruno To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, emaste@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: bin/167575: mfiutil(8) claims battery is OK even though it is worn out and wb cache is disabled Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 06:26:25 -0700 I would be more suspcious of the hardware you're using. My Dell boxes with mfi(4) seem to do just fine with failed batteries: bash-4.2$ sudo mfiutil show battery mfi0: Battery State: Manufacture Date: 9/22/2007 Serial Number: 2015 Manufacturer: SANYO Model: DLU8735 Chemistry: LION Design Capacity: 1900 mAh Full Charge Capacity: 369 mAh Current Capacity: 349 mAh Charge Cycles: 42 Current Charge: 95% Design Voltage: 3700 mV Current Voltage: 4014 mV Temperature: 22 C Status: normal State of Health: bad