[arch-dev-public] kernel 2.6.21 series hits testing

[Jason Chu]

On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 07:55:09AM +0200, tobias at justdreams.de wrote:
> Quoting Jason Chu <jason at archlinux.org>:
> 
> > >
> > > >From the release logs, IIRC, as of 2.6.21 the acpi stuff moves now from
> > > /proc/acpi to /sys. This is supposed to be work in progress, but the
> > battery
> > > stuff might be already affected. (I'm fishing here, I didn't check the
> > patches)
> > >
> > >    -T
> >
> > Actually, I'm the one who has a problem with xfce, 2.6.21, and the battery
> > monitor.  Using 2.6.20 (with modules) it works but using 2.6.21 (with
> > modules) it doesn't.  The acpi command still works, but the panel battery
> > monitor doesn't.
> >
> > Someone else try it!  Make me not look crazy!
> Hehehe, I doubt you're crazy, I said I'm fishing. I can try it on my testing
> laptop by tomorrow. That the acpi command still works is a hint that
> /proc/acpi/battery still exists and the battery-monitor uses a different method
> to read out information.
> But, glancing over the code, the battery-monitor uses a libacpi.c file reading
> from hard-coded /proc/acpi/...  directory. Can you see if you still have a
> /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0 directory and post the output of cat
> /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/* please?

The /proc/acpi/batter/BAT0 directory exists and the output of cat
/proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/* is this:

[jchu at wingnut ~]$ cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/*
alarm:                   9055 mAh
present:                 yes
design capacity:         7800 mAh
last full capacity:      6798 mAh
battery technology:      rechargeable
design voltage:          11100 mV
design capacity warning: 780 mAh
design capacity low:     236 mAh
capacity granularity 1:  78 mAh
capacity granularity 2:  78 mAh
model number:            DELL YG3106
serial number:           1948
battery type:            LION
OEM info:                SMP
present:                 yes
capacity state:          ok
charging state:          charged
present rate:            1 mA
remaining capacity:      7800 mAh
present voltage:         12585 mV

Jason
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