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wwn

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Registered: 2013-03-25

Posts: 70

[solved] Lenovo battery maintenance for Linux?

Hello all,

Im using thinkpads at work (T510@win) and at home (T420s@arch). The battery on the T510 was completely down. I started the recalibration tool (energy manager...) by Lenovo and it seems, this battery got a 2nd life. Now I ask myself how to perform that with Linux? Is there any similary tool available? AFIK this Lenovo tool uncharges and recharges the battery. I could do it also manually...or not?

Have a nice weekend

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thx demian

Last edited by wwn (2014-05-31 17:37:41)

demian

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From: Frankfurt, Germany

Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 709

Re: [solved] Lenovo battery maintenance for Linux?

tp_smapi allows you to force drain the battery, so yes, you can do it in linux, too.
/sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/force_discharge

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