Hi Risto, in /var/log/syslog I see something similar as you, although I have the battery status in the panel:
Jul 31 10:54:25 debian laptop-mode: WARNING: Battery does not report a capacity. Minimum battery Jul 31 10:54:25 debian laptop-mode: charge checking does not work without a design capacity. Jul 31 10:54:25 debian laptop-mode: WARNING: Battery does not report a design capacity. Auto hibernation Jul 31 10:54:25 debian laptop-mode: does not work without a design capacity. Jul 31 10:54:25 debian laptop-mode: Failed to determine battery charge. Battery charge units are not in Jul 31 10:54:25 debian laptop-mode: mWh, uWh, mAh or uAh. Do you have pbbuttonsd running / installed ? My /etc/pbbuttonsd.conf looks like this: # Configuration file for PBButtonsd >= Version 0.5 # for complete list of options please see pbbuttonsd.conf man-page # [SYSTEM] #userallowed = "paranoid" ; user who is allowed to use IPC autorescan = yes ; automatic rescan of event devices CmdTimeout = 8 # [MODULE POWERSAVE] onAC_policy = performance ; nochange, performance, custom or powersave onAC_TimerAction = none ; none, suspend-to-ram, suspend-to-disk, blankscreen onAC_CoverAction = suspend-to-ram onAC_KeyAction = suspend-to-ram ; SleepKey onAC_SuspendTime = 0 ; time in 1/10 seconds onAC_DimTime = 0 ; time in 1/10 seconds onBattery_policy = powersave onBattery_TimerAction = suspend-to-ram ; none, suspend-to-ram, suspend-to-disk, blankscreen onBattery_CoverAction = suspend-to-ram onBattery_KeyAction = suspend-to-ram ; SleepKey onBattery_SuspendTime = 3000 ; time in 1/10 seconds onBattery_DimTime = 600 ; time in 1/10 seconds SleepKey = 116 SleepKeyDelay = 0 ; values > 0 may be dangerous, if the power key is used to trigger sleep BWL_first = 22 ; first battery warnlevel, time in minutes BWL_second = 10 ; second battery warnlevel, time in minutes BWL_last = 3 ; last battery warnlevel, time in minutes Script_PMCS = "/etc/power/pmcs-pbbuttonsd %s %s %s" EmergencyAction = sleep ; action, if battery is critically low HeartbeatBeep = no ; beep, if nothing else showed that the computer lives CPULoad_sleeplock = yes CPULoad_min = 20 ; value in percent CPULoad_period = 20 ; time in seconds NETLoad_sleeplock = yes NETLoad_min = 4096 ; traffic in Bytes/s NETLoad_period = 20 ; time in seconds NETLoad_device = "eth0" # [MODULE DISPLAY] #LCD_Brightness = 75 ; initial LCD brightness level in percent LCD_FadingSpeed = 0 ; 0 = no smooth fading LCD_AutoAdjust = yes ; only on Aluminum PowerBooks LCD_IllumUpKey = 225 LCD_IllumDownKey = 224 LCD_Threshold = 94 LCD_AutoAdjMin_Bat = 2 ; autoadjust parameter LCD_AutoAdjMax_Bat = 7 LCD_AutoAdjMin_AC = 1 LCD_AutoAdjMax_AC = 15 #KBD_Brightness = 0 ; initial keyboard illumination level in percent KBD_OnBrightness = 35 ; initial level in percent if KBD on/off key is pressed KBD_FadingSpeed = 0 ; 0 = no smooth fading KBD_AutoAdjust = yes ; only on Aluminum PowerBooks KBD_IllumUpKey = 230 KBD_IllumDownKey = 229 KBD_IllumOnKey = 228 KBD_Threshold = 28 ; only on Aluminum PowerBooks dev_FrameBuffer = "/dev/fb0" UseFBBlank = no DimFullyDark = no CRT_MirrorKey = 65 + ctrl # [MODULE MIXER] SoundSystem = auto ; none, auto, OSS or ALSA #Volume = 50 ; initial volume level in percent Speakers_muted = no ; mute after startup? VolumeUpKey = 115 VolumeDownKey = 114 MuteKey = 113 OSS_Mixer = "/dev/mixer" ; settings for OSS OSS_Channels = "volume, speaker" ALSA_Card = "default" ; settings for ALSA ALSA_Elements = "Master, 'PC Speaker'" MixerInitDelay = no # [MODULE CDROM] dev_CDROM = "/dev/cdrom" EjectCDKey = 161 EjectCDKeyDelay = 0 # [MODULE PMAC] dev_PMU = "/dev/pmu" dev_ADB = "/dev/adb" TPModeUpKey = 225 + alt TPModeDownKey = 224 + alt TPMode = drag KBDMode = fkeysfirst Batlog = none NoTapTyping = no Hope this helps Jeroen Op 31/7/2011 schreef "Risto Suominen" <[email protected]>: >Now I think I'm beginning to understand. I installed the powerprefs >package, but I don't think that it made any difference. But I found in >the panel preferences a battery meter applet. Unfortunately it doesn't >seem to support my machine (PowerBook G3 Lombard). It pops up a >battery low message box, even when the battery is full. The following >messages appear at boot: > >Enabling laptop mode...cat: >/sys/class/power_supply/PMU_battery_0/alarm: No such file or directory >[: 1038: Illegal number: >[: 1038: Illegal number: >Failed to determine battery charge. Battery charge units are not in >mWh, uWh, mAh or uAh. >done (WARNING: Battery does not report a capacity. Minimum battery >charge checking does not work without a design capacity. >WARNING: Battery does not report a design capacity. Auto hibernation >does not work without a design capacity. >enabled, >active [unchanged]). > >Risto > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] >Archive: >http://lists.debian.org/CACyRQa2dr_J8kvNopCiTra_EDjUphgiC+qH7CLnPOYu=snb...@mail.gmail.com > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
