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dunix

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Registered: 2004-08-13

Posts: 35

Acpi

So i  got a Laptop

I was wondering if there was a Acpi patch that works with Gnome in X? So i can see how much power is left?

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Kalidor

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Registered: 2004-06-18

Posts: 80

Re: Acpi

There's no such thing as an ACPI patch for "Gnome + X". In fact, if you're using Kernel 2.6, you don't need to apply any patch at all.

Try something like

cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/state

to see the charge state of your battery.

If that works, search for a battery monitoring program on freshmeat.net. I can't give you any suggestions on that, because I don't use Gnome.

wdemoss

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From: WV - USA

Registered: 2004-01-18

Posts: 222

Re: Acpi

you can use the battery monitoring applet in gnome, for it to work though you need to install acpid and add acpid to the daemons line of rc.conf

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Kalidor

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Registered: 2004-06-18

Posts: 80

Re: Acpi

Sorry, but what's ACPID got to do with battery monitoring?
You just need that if you want to process certain events (lid close, power button, ...).

phrakture

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From: behind you

Registered: 2003-10-29

Posts: 7,879

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Re: Acpi

Sorry, but what's ACPID got to do with battery monitoring?
You just need that if you want to process certain events (lid close, power button, ...).

Well, the original poster did ask about ACPI and then more specifically about seeing "how much power is left".

and it is always possible that the gnome applet depends on acpid (it may send events or something to that effect), though I've never used it so I don't know...

either way, I would suggest isntalling acpid as well.

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