Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:57:34 -0700 From: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> To: Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de> Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Funny battery values (nx6325) Message-ID: <4B9E912E.4000409@root.org> In-Reply-To: <20100315062028.GC52442@uriah.heep.sax.de> References: <20100315062028.GC52442@uriah.heep.sax.de>
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Joerg Wunsch wrote:
> Funny battery configuration with 8-stable:
>
> remi# acpiconf -i 0
> Design capacity: 279 mAh
> Last full capacity: 279 mAh
> When unplugging the AC supply, I get:
>
> State: discharging
> Remaining capacity: 98%
> Remaining time: 0:08
> Present rate: 2064 mA
^^^^^^^
> Voltage: 11870 mV
>
> I'm not sure whether the "remaining time" is realistic or not. In the
> past (FreeBSD 6.x), it used to immediately shut down when unplugging
> AC since the battery state was always unknown. Now, FreeBSD 8.x is
> the first version that actually manages to survive running on
> batteries.
>
> This is an HP/Compaq nx6325.
>
> Any clues how to fix these values?
Fix the query for present rate to not return 2A. Perhaps a problem
reading the EC.
--
Nate
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