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Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 01:54:52 -0500 (EST)
From: Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com>
To: George Patterson <george@visp.com.au>
Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: hw.acpi.battery.units not accurate
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On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, George Patterson wrote:

> I have a Toshiba Satellite 1800 laptop (Mostly Acer subsystems). While
> the battery.time is incorrect (negative number), the
> hw.acpi.battery.units sysctl doesn't change when I swap out the battery.
>
> Batter Installed
> > sysctl hw.acpi.battery
> hw.acpi.battery.life: 99
> hw.acpi.battery.time: -1
> hw.acpi.battery.state: 2
> hw.acpi.battery.units: 1
> hw.acpi.battery.info_expire: 5
> Battery Removed
> > sysctl hw.acpi.battery
> hw.acpi.battery.life: -1
> hw.acpi.battery.time: -1
> hw.acpi.battery.state: 7
> hw.acpi.battery.units: 1
> hw.acpi.battery.info_expire: 5
>
> The battery time was being reported correct by apm under FreeBSD 4.7

-1 is the value that you get if you get the sysctl sample when the unit is
plugged in. Make sure that you disconnect the AC line when you sample...

Regards,

> Andre Guibert de Bruet | Enterprise Software Consultant >
> Silicon Landmark, LLC. | http://siliconlandmark.com/    >



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