Package: acpi Version: 1.5-2 I just installed Debian Squeeze on a new Toshiba Satellite L640 laptop, but acpi doesn't recognize its battery. As a result, neither the system nor graphical applications can access the battery's state or charge.
The symptoms are identical to a bug reported to Red Hat's bugzilla (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664533) and discussed on the Fedora message board (http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=256328) by the owner of a similar laptop. $ sudo lshw -C power *-power UNCLAIMED description: OEM_Define1 product: OEM_Define5 vendor: OEM_Define2 physical id: 1 version: OEM_Define6 serial: OEM_Define3 capacity: 75mWh *-battery description: Lithium Ion Battery product: CRB Battery 0 vendor: -Virtual Battery 0- physical id: 2 version: 10/12/2007 serial: Battery 0 slot: Fake $ acpi -V Adapter 0: off-line Cooling 0: LCD 3 of 7 Cooling 1: Processor 0 of 10 Cooling 2: Processor 0 of 10 Cooling 3: Processor 0 of 10 Cooling 4: Processor 0 of 10 $ ls /proc/acpi/battery/ ls: cannot access /proc/acpi/battery/: No such file or directory $ dmesg | grep battery [ 14.318243] ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT1] (battery absent) $ dmesg | grep acpi [ 0.000000] ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x00] enabled) [ 0.000000] ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x02] lapic_id[0x01] enabled) [ 0.000000] ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x03] lapic_id[0x04] enabled) [ 0.000000] ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x04] lapic_id[0x05] enabled) [ 0.000000] ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x05] lapic_id[0x00] disabled) [ 0.000000] ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x06] lapic_id[0x00] disabled) [ 0.000000] ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x07] lapic_id[0x00] disabled) [ 0.000000] ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x08] lapic_id[0x00] disabled) [ 15.981985] acpi device:01: registered as cooling_device4 $ uname -a Linux debian 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Fri Dec 10 15:35:08 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ dpkg -s libc6 | grep ^Version Version: 2.11.2-7 Peace, Taylor -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
