Thanks. I will check dmidecode and report back. On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 1:18 AM, Doron Shikmoni <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Sara, > > A couple comments: > > 1. lshw takes (most of) its data out of DMI, and interprets some of it > based on hardcoded constants. This might translate into incorrect > interpretation for some of the info, in this case, the battery's chemistry > or the number of batteries. Another possibility is that the battery or the > laptop wrongly reports its own attributes, or some similar discrepancy. > > It might be interesting to take the output of dmidecode and compare notes > with lshw. > > 2. The fact that you get a report for more than one battery is orthogonal > and unrelated to the number of cells. The cells (4,6, or 9 of them) are all > part of one battery, and do not represent separate batteries. In other > words, for one 6-cell battery, the correct report should have been one > battery, not 6. > So the fact that you received a report about batteries 0-3 does not > indicate 4 cells, but rather, incorrect counting of battery instances by > lshw (or incorrect DMI reporting by Mr. MoBo). > > Hope this helps, > Doron > > > > > On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 5:29 PM, sara fink <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I ran lshw and found out about the battery of the laptop that it has 4 >> cells. It appears as battery 0, battery 1, battery 2, battery 3. However, >> based on the model of the battery it is supposed to be 6 cells. I was >> wondering which one is correct. >> >> The model of the battery is Samsung AA-PB9NC6B 11.1V, 4400 mAh. On the >> battery it shows it's Li-Ion battery. lshw shows it's nickel cadmium. >> >> *-battery:0 >> description: Nickel Cadmium Battery >> product: Battery Name >> vendor: Battery Manufacturer >> physical id: 1 >> version: 01/01/2012 >> serial: Serial Number >> slot: Location of the battery >> *-battery:1 >> description: Nickel Cadmium Battery >> product: Battery Name >> vendor: Battery Manufacturer >> physical id: 2 >> version: 01/01/2012 >> serial: Serial Number >> slot: Location of the battery >> *-battery:2 >> description: Nickel Cadmium Battery >> product: Battery Name >> vendor: Battery Manufacturer >> physical id: 3 >> version: 01/01/2012 >> serial: Serial Number >> slot: Location of the battery >> *-battery:3 >> description: Nickel Cadmium Battery >> product: Battery Name >> vendor: Battery Manufacturer >> physical id: 4 >> version: 01/01/2012 >> serial: Serial Number >> slot: Location of the battery >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-il mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >> >> >
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