I Just did it and it is working!
On Nov 15, 3:13 pm, mmfphotodude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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.
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