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Date:      Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:47:23 -0700
From:      Michel Hoche-Mong <hoche@grok.com>
To:        Josh Elsasser <jre@vineyard.net>
Cc:        Jim Mock <mij@soupnazi.org>, mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: apm not finding battery
Message-ID:  <20010829214723.B24228@grok.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010829231146.L93819-100000@jade.elsasser.org>; from jre@vineyard.net on Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 11:15:11PM -0400
References:  <20010829194045.D84755@helios.soupnazi.org> <20010829231146.L93819-100000@jade.elsasser.org>

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i have exactly the same problem with a viao FX-220.  "device apm0" in
the kernel, apm enabled in rc.conf, and i get exactly the same output.

-michel


On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 11:15:11PM -0400, Josh Elsasser wrote:
> If I issue an "apm -e enable" then it says enabled:
> 
> APM version: 1.2
> APM Managment: Enabled
> AC Line status: on-line
> Battery status: unknown
> Remaining battery life: unknown
> Remaining battery time: unknown
> Number of batteries: 0
> Resume timer: disabled
> Resume on ring indicator: disabled
> APM Capacities:
>         global standby state
>         global suspend state
>         resume timer from standby
>         resume timer from suspend
> 
> I can attach my kernel config and a dmesg if you think you would find it
> useful, but my apm line is just "device apm0", straight from LINT
> 
> On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Jim Mock wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 at 22:36:38 -0400, Josh Elsasser wrote:
> > > I 've tried unplugging the AC, I've tried building apm debugging into the
> > > kernel, I've tried rebooting with the bios pnp-os option on, but all I get
> > > is:
> > >
> > > APM version: 1.2
> > > APM Managment: Disabled
> >
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ there's the difference between mine.  My apm
> > output says it's enabled.  Did you remove the "disable" keyword from the
> > apm line in your kernel config?
> >
> > - jim
> >
> > --
> > jim mock <mij@soupnazi.org>              tech writer | iXsystems, Inc.
> > http://soupnazi.org/         work: jim@ixsystems.net | jim@FreeBSD.org
> >
> >
> 
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