I am running LMDE xfce4 on a netbook (aspire one). and everything runs super, except for one little nuisance:
when I start Mint the battery is not detected (no matter if the ac-line is connected or not):
the command 'acpitool -B' gives:
harry@lmde-xfce /proc/acpi $ acpitool -B
Battery status : <not available>
Also the /proc/acpi shows no battery directory.
When I plug/unplug the ac-line, the problem is "solved", and the 'acpitool -B' gives:
harry@lmde-xfce /proc/acpi $ acpitool -B
Battery #1 : present
Remaining capacity : unknown, 75.19%, 01:48:21
Design capacity : 6600 mA
Last full capacity : 6567 mA, 99.50% of design capacity
Capacity loss : 0.5000%
Present rate : 902 mA
Charging state : Charging
Battery type : Li-ion
Model number : UM08A73
Serial number : 4246
And a battery directory is created instantly in /proc/acpi.
How can I resolve this issue ? Because at the moment I have no indication as to how much juice my device has left, unless I have a power cable nearby, which kind of defeats the purpose of knowing how much power I have left altogether
I tried to search different forums for the answer, but I am at a loss for search terms, and I don't really know if this is a debian issue, mint issue or xfce4 issue.
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Re: battery not detected until ac-line is connected
update:
suspending the machine also helps. Surely there must be an easy fix/command to run at boot, so the battery gets recognized immediately? Does anybody have an idea ?
suspending the machine also helps. Surely there must be an easy fix/command to run at boot, so the battery gets recognized immediately? Does anybody have an idea ?
Re: battery not detected until ac-line is connected
Has it worked like it should with other OS's or versions of Mint?
Is it brand new (looks like it from the printout...)
Is it brand new (looks like it from the printout...)
Re: battery not detected until ac-line is connected
Yes it has worked fine with other versions of linux (including other mint and debian based distros) and win7. I replaced my old battery with the current one almost a year ago (shipped in from China and surpasses all expectations). I came across this issue before but never really tried to fix it. I am quite pleased with lmde though so I am trying to iron out the kinks...
Somehow I suspect the solution isn't that hard, if suspend/resume does the trick already...
Somehow I suspect the solution isn't that hard, if suspend/resume does the trick already...
Re: battery not detected until ac-line is connected
Did you experience this problem with your old battery?harryharryharry wrote:I replaced my old battery with the current one almost a year ago...
0.5% capacity loss after a year?!harryharryharry wrote: harry@lmde-xfce /proc/acpi $ acpitool -B
Battery #1 : present
Remaining capacity : unknown, 75.19%, 01:48:21
Design capacity : 6600 mA
Last full capacity : 6567 mA, 99.50% of design capacity
Capacity loss : 0.5000%
I've looked around and couldn't find anything close to what you're describing.
Re: battery not detected until ac-line is connected
@dagon
Not that I can recallDid you experience this problem with your old battery?
The "capacity loss" acpitool displays is apparently based on design capacity, when I bought the battery the capacity was however somewhere between 6700-6800 mA. so it's closer to 3% capacity loss after almost a year. Still very very acceptable though .0.5% capacity loss after a year?!
Re: battery not detected until ac-line is connected
@NealBracken
I don't really know what you are on about, is this the correct thread you are posting in ?
I don't really know what you are on about, is this the correct thread you are posting in ?