2009/8/21 James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj@xxxxxxx>:> Dotan Cohen wrote:>>>> When the battery of my Dell Inspiron gets low, the Battery Monitor>> Plasmoid is not giving the warnings that it is configured to give. Can>> anyone else confirm this situation? KDE 4.3, Kubuntu 9.04.>>> This issue can be somewhat complicated and it is probable that the problem> is not with KDE. This, and other things like CPU temperature are read by> "lm_sensors". So, two questions (1) do you have it installed (2) can you> monitor other such motherboard things?>
It looks like I do and I can:jaunty2@laptop:~$ sensorsacpitz-virtual-0Adapter: Virtual devicetemp1: +44.5°C (crit = +126.0°C)
Furthermore:jaunty2@laptop:~$ cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/infopresent: yesdesign capacity: 4400 mAhlast full capacity: 4400 mAhbattery technology: rechargeabledesign voltage: 10800 mVdesign capacity warning: 440 mAhdesign capacity low: 133 mAhcapacity granularity 1: 44 mAhcapacity granularity 2: 44 mAhmodel number: DELL00serial number: 27battery type: LIONOEM info: MSLjaunty2@laptop:~$ cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/statepresent: yescapacity state: okcharging state: chargingpresent rate: 1 mAremaining capacity: 1547 mAhpresent voltage: 12433 mVjaunty2@laptop:~$ cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/alarmalarm: 440 mAhjaunty2@laptop:~$
Therefore it looks like all the relevant info is available, in standard places.
> I have always had problems with that application and I don't have it fully> working. I understand that it might require some configuration which I have> not done since I upgraded the Kernel.>> It is necessary that a Kernel hardware driver exist and be installed as a> module for the specific type of IC that is used on your motherboard. This is> not an easy thing to determine -- to find out what type of IC is being used> to manage your battery.>> Another thing, is "Battery Charge" listed in the "Sensor" tree in KSysGuard?> I seem to have this under: "Advanced Power Management" despite the fact> that I do not have a laptop. :-| This indicates that I have 0 charge which> may be logical since I don't have a battery, or it may indicate that this is> the default.>> I would think that having it show up in KSysGuard would be a necessary> condition for the widget to function but perhaps not.>
Is that what is now called System Monitor? That is what I get when Irun the command ksysguard in Konsole (KDE 4.3). It does not have an"Advanced Power Management" tab or option, and I cannot find a SensorTree nor Battery Charge anywhere. I suspect that these have not beenported over from KDE 3.x.
-- Dotan Cohen
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