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sellectuwa

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Registered: 2022-05-29

Posts: 4

[SOLVED] ACPI: battery absent

Hi, I have problem with my laptop. Every time when i install any linux distro, my battery stops working and when i install Windows back, it starts to work. How can i fix that? It is important to me to fix that, because i prefer to use linux than windows.

System:
  Kernel: 5.18.0-arch1-1 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    compiler: gcc v: 12.1.0 Desktop: i3 v: 4.20.1
    Distro: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Dell product: G3 3579
    v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: 05K0D2 v: A00
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Dell
    v: 1.4.0 date: 09/05/2018

❯ sudo dmesg | grep -i battery             
[    0.504495] ACPI: battery: Slot [BAT0] (battery absent)

Last edited by sellectuwa (2022-06-14 12:42:15)

JoeyCorleone

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Registered: 2022-01-22

Posts: 88

Re: [SOLVED] ACPI: battery absent

You should update your BIOS. The newest available version provides a fix for this:

- Fixed the issue where the system does not detect the battery.

sellectuwa

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Registered: 2022-05-29

Posts: 4

Re: [SOLVED] ACPI: battery absent

You should update your BIOS. The newest available version provides a fix for this:

- Fixed the issue where the system does not detect the battery.

I updated BIOS and now i have problem with keyboard. I have to hold button to enter key, and it outputs multiple keys.

sellectuwa

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Registered: 2022-05-29

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Re: [SOLVED] ACPI: battery absent

And also touchpad doesn't work

sellectuwa

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Registered: 2022-05-29

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Re: [SOLVED] ACPI: battery absent

Ok, nevermind. Thank you for help, it all works

2ManyDogs

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Re: [SOLVED] ACPI: battery absent

Please remember to mark your thread [SOLVED] (edit the title of your first post).