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aaron8x

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Registered: 2012-12-18

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[SOLVED]Battery settings are stored in system or the battery firmware?

I am dual-booting on a Thinkpad T410 with Windows7 and Manjaro with a 55++ battery.
In Windows, I switch between "Always fully charge" and "Automatically optimize for battery lifespan" in Power Manager > Battery > Battery Maintenance, i rebooted in Linux and i think the settings are affecting Linux too.
So the question is: this settings are stored in system or the battery firmware?

Last edited by aaron8x (2012-12-23 09:07:55)

teateawhy

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Registered: 2012-03-05

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Re: [SOLVED]Battery settings are stored in system or the battery firmware?

The settings are stored in firmware, and your observation is correct, the settings are affecting both operating systems. If you want to set the thresholds with linux only (i recommend you to do so) use tpacpi-bat.
When it comes to supporting other os like manjaro this forum is not ideal.
AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=54293
github: https://github.com/teleshoes/tpacpi-bat
Necessary information:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Tp_smapi

Last edited by teateawhy (2012-12-18 19:23:41)

aaron8x

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Registered: 2012-12-18

Posts: 2

Re: [SOLVED]Battery settings are stored in system or the battery firmware?

thank you