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gentoo_user2003
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 Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 6:42 pm Post subject: how to check ibook battery level? |
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| I have just installed Gentoo on a G4 iBook. How do I check the current battery level? I imagine there is some file in /proc that reports it? |
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mean
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I selected apm emulation in 2.6 kernel |
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gentoo_user2003
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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I have done that, and I have /proc/apm which I think is reporting the battery level (100%), so thank you!
However, the apm program itself does not work - it reports "32-bit APM interface not supported". Any suggestions how to resolve this? |
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mean
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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As long as /proc/apm is there, you can use the app that came with
your window manager to read it
For example kde or xfce |
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rhale314159
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:45 pm Post subject: battery status on iBook G4 |
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Hi!
Check /proc/apm. This file has the battery status.
If you are running KDE there is a program called klaptop
that will use this file to display bat. status on the KDE panel. Check out K->settings->control center->power control->laptio battery |
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scruff
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 7:28 am Post subject: |
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gkrellm2 has a battery meter. Works fine on my iBook.
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