Date: Sat, 01 May 2004 23:50:22 +0200 From: "The MiP RvL" <the_mip_rvl@myrealbox.com> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re: Laptop ACPI question Message-ID: <1083448222.af59a71cthe_mip_rvl@myrealbox.com>
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>I will have to try Linux or Windows if I can't get FreeBSD ACPI working an=
d
>see if it gets me any more battery life I guess! Such a shame, it doesn't
>seem that bad of a laptop for what I want... but if I have to use it on
mains it's not as useful as it could be!
I have a P1 300mhz, which had no battery life left,
except from running from one power outlet to the other.
What I did, I found an old ibook battery, the cells were just fine, except =
for the electronics.
I got the Li-Ion cells out and soldered them onto the battery electronics o=
f laptop, and Lo and behold, it worked.
Li-ion cells have about 3,6 volts, you need to have the same amount of cell=
s as your old battery though.
I now get about 2,5 to 3 hours of battery life, doing basic stuff.
Regards,
-Roland
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