Thomas B. wrote: > Hi! > > On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 06:48:41AM +1000, Lorn Potter wrote: >> Kevin Dean wrote: >>> Plugging a Freerunner up via USB to a Debian system while running this >>> image doesn't appear to charge. Is this a purely visual thing, or is >>> Qtopia unable to charge a Freerunner? I'm assuming that since the >>> other software can, this is a Qtopia thing? >> actually, it is an apm thing. apm battery status on the freerunner does >> not work correctly. >> I guess I need to back port a workaround from the 4.4. branch for at >> least showing when it is charging. > > I have a slightly different problem: The battery does get charged, but > the screen doesn't dim or get switched off, although I told it to do > that in the settings. That's a bit annoying, and it's probably not very > healthy for the display, too. > > Is this also an apm problem, and can it be worked around?
I haven't seen this problem. Although, because apm is broken, qtopia cannot tell if the power is plugged in or on battery. > >> If anyone knows how to get a real battery status on the freerunner I can >> fix this up. > > I only know of > /sys/devices/platform/bq27000-battery.0/power_supply/bat/status. > Maybe that helps? not on my devices: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# cat /sys/devices/platform/bq27000-battery.0/power_supply/bat/status cat: read error: Timer expired -- Lorn 'ljp' Potter Software Engineer, Systems Group, Trolltech, a Nokia company _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community