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  From: Lars G. T. Joergensen <larsj@diku.dk>
  To  : <craigm@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov>
  Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 01:00:36 +0100 (MET)

Re: Problems

On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Craig Markwardt wrote:

> 
> Lars G. T. Joergensen writes:
>  > I get the following information with apm --debug
>  > 
>  > APM BIOS 1.2 (kernel driver 1.9)
>  > AC on-line
>  > Using device 0x0a86, 1.9: 1.2
>  > APM Flags =      0x03; AC Line Status = 0x01
>  > Battery Status = 0xff; Battery Flags =  0x10
>  > Battery %age   =   -1; Battery Time   =   -1, use_mins=0
>  > 
>  > I'm working on a QT batterymeter if anyone want to contribute.
> 
> Some batteries are not as smart as others.  Of my two laptops, one
> reports a lot of statistics to APM, while the other doesn't.  It only
> reports a "battery low" condition.
> 
> If you can run Windows, do you get more information? 
> 
> Craig
> 
Well, the most strange thing is that I got information _sometimes_. Then
after a while I'm back to -1% -1


> 
> 

/Lars
Student at Department of Computer Science 
University of Copenhagen
http://www.diku.dk/students/larsj/