Re: [Mactel-linux-devel] Battery indicator problem

[Nicolas B. <ni...@bo...>]

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Scott L. Price wrote:
> On my MacBook Pro 2,2 I am still having problems with the battery
> indicator.  What happens is after a number of hours (less than 24
> usually) my battery indicator goes to mostly 0:
> 
> crazyharry BAT0 # cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info
> present:                 yes
> design capacity:         0 mWh
> last full capacity:      0 mWh
> battery technology:      rechargeable
> design voltage:          0 mV
> design capacity warning: 250 mWh
> design capacity low:     100 mWh
> capacity granularity 1:  10 mWh
> capacity granularity 2:  10 mWh
> model number:
> serial number:
> battery type:
> OEM info:
> 
> crazyharry BAT0 # cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state
> present:                 yes
> capacity state:          ok
> charging state:          charging
> present rate:            0 mW
> remaining capacity:      0 mWh
> present voltage:         0 mV
> 
> It stays there until I either reboot into MacOS, or reset the battery
> controller (remove battery and ac adapter and hold the power button down
> for 5 seconds).
> 
> I have seen this problem mentioned on the list before, but I was
> wondering if anyone has figured out what is going on to cause this problem.

Interesting, if it happens with the latest kernel version, I think you
should file a bug in http://bugzilla.kernel.org/ .

Best regards,

Nicolas
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