Hi there, since a couple of weeks ago I started having problems with gnome-power-manager on my Acer TM2303Wlmi. It stopped updating the battery power level; it updated only on ac connect/disconnect. I traced the problem to the sysfs: it appears the sysfs power measurement is updated only after a read on the procfs, but it doesn't update by himself; here's a short example:
castor:/# cat /proc/version Linux version 2.6.26-1-686 (Debian 2.6.26-13lenny2) (da...@debian.org) (gcc version 4.1.3 20080704 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-25)) #1 SMP Fri Mar 13 18:08:45 UTC 2009 castor:/# cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/energy_now 26210000 castor:/# cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state present: yes capacity state: ok charging state: charging present rate: 38336 mW remaining capacity: 38120 mWh present voltage: 16548 mV castor:/# cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/energy_now 38120000 I googled about the problem and it appears something similar was noticed in the past, but I found no clue about current bugs or fixed in lenny for this problem. The very strange thing is that the problem has come out all of sudden and a couple of weeks ago everything was working fine. Only changes in the system in the recent weeks are security updates, and I don't remember anything power-related. Before I file a bug, I would be grateful if you can give me your opinion! Thanks! Lorenzo Masellis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
