I just read this, thought I would share http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1663642&tstart=30
here is what is says Hello one and all, I haven't been here in a while (glad to see I'm still a top member though :D), I've been very busy with school. Anyway, I just got a new keyboard and battery in my old 500MHz Pismo in preparation for uni, and being considerably fed up with Tiger telling me it's 'Calculating' how long my battery will last, I did some searching and discovered a cure. If this has already been posted, sorry, please ignore, but I searched and didn't find anything resembling an answer. I posted a query about this some months ago but got no answer. However, some digging around on the net revealed the simple hack to get Tiger to tell you how long it thinks your battery will last. All you need is to downgrade slightly - you need to replace a file in the depths of Tiger with one from Panther or Jaguar. The file is 'PowerManagement.bundle,' located in Hard Drive: System: Library: System Configuration. Tiger won't let you access this folder without a fight, so I used OS9 (must be native), backed up the old file and replaced it with a copy of Leopard's Power Management bundle. When you reboot in Tiger, the time remaining should be right there. Mine worked right off the mark - apparantly, my brand new battery will take just over 4 hours to fully charge. Now how's that for progress? You may need to repair permissions, but it should work. Remember - back up in case something goes wrong! For those who haven't got access to Panther or Jaguar, PM me and I'll send you a copy of my file - the problem I came across when searching for this solution was that the links to the files were dead. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
