5.4-REL/KDE3.4 && notebook battery/temperature

[Hajimu UMEMOTO]

Hi,

>>>>> On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 08:23:19 -0700
>>>>> "Kevin Oberman" <oberman at es.net> said:

oberman> No. You need apm_enable even if you are using ACPI. Most of the battery
oberman> tools use the apm interface which may be emulated with ACPI. This
oberman> requires apm_enable="yes" even if you are not actually using APM.

No, you don't need apm_enable="yes" to use APM sim with ACPI.  You can
see battery status in an output of the apm(8) even when APM Management
is Disabled.  The apm(8) doesn't use an API of ACPI but uses an API of
APM.

ume at kasuga:1002% apm
APM version: 1.2
APM Management: Disabled
AC Line status: on-line
Battery Status: charging
Remaining battery life: 93%
Remaining battery time: unknown
Number of batteries: 1
Battery 0:
        Battery Status: charging
        Remaining battery life: 93%
        Remaining battery time: unknown
Resume timer: unknown
Resume on ring indicator: disabled

Sincerely,

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