Messages in this thread | | | From | Dmitry Torokhov <> | Subject | Re: Synaptics PS/2 driver and 2.6.0-test11 | Date | Sun, 30 Nov 2003 18:26:52 -0500 |
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On Sunday 30 November 2003 05:39 pm, Lukas Hejtmanek wrote: > On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 05:28:10PM -0500, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > > Are you using ACPI? Does it work without ACPI? Do you have an > > application that periodically polls battery state or temperature? > > From what I've seen many laptops spend considerable amount of time in > > BIOS when checking battery state... > > I'm using ACPI both in 2.4.22 and 2.6.0. I'm using battery_applet > (gnome applet) for testing battery state. > > I will try it. Is acpi=off at boot time enough for that?
How often does battery_applet poll the battery? Start with polling the battery less often, let's say every 3 minutes and see if the problem goes away.
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