Version: 1.3 (using KDE KDE 3.1.2) Installed from: Gentoo Packages Compiler: gcc 3.2.3-r1 OS: Linux I have an HP ze1115 which basically had no bios and must use acpi to function properly in linux. For some reason my computer will not return a present rate of change for the battery discharging so klaptop can calculate the number of minutes left, therefore I get the error box shown in the title of this bug. Here is some of my output: root@laptop ctford0 # cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info present: yes design capacity: 4016 mAh last full capacity: 4011 mAh battery technology: rechargeable design voltage: 9600 mV design capacity warning: 602 mAh design capacity low: 401 mAh capacity granularity 1: 201 mAh capacity granularity 2: 3409 mAh model number: QT07 serial number: battery type: LION OEM info: SANYO root@laptop ctford0 # cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state present: yes capacity state: ok charging state: discharging present rate: unknown remaining capacity: 762 mAh present voltage: 9600 mV Now I know that I am not the only user who has this problem. Is there anyway that klaptop could be changed so that it calculates the rate on its own? Or perhaps even go on a percentage of battery remaining instead of remaining time for users such as I? The rate itself would be easy to calculate if it could poll the state file once a minute or something, it could then calculate the rate and I would not see that warning. Also I might be able to use the sleep ablities of klaptop then also. A fix for this or maybe a hint for a work around would be great. Thanks chris
This still applys to CVS HEAD.
Subject: kdeutils/klaptopdaemon CVS commit by vkrause: Use -1 instead of 0 as a default value for the remaining battery time. This will result in falling back to remaining time interpolation based on the battery percentage if we can't provide useful values e.g. based on the ACPI discharging rate. CCMAIL 62297-done@bugs.kde.org