[ltp] Strange Accu behaviour with tp_smapi and T61

[Markus Grunwald]

Hello,

since using tp_smapi version 0.36 with kernel 2.6.24.2 I have some
strange symptoms:

1) The gnome-power-manager shows two laptop batteries while only one is
installed.
2) When on ac power, both of these batteries shows 45% load and 10
Minutes until charged

I configured the battery loading like this:

devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/start_charge_thresh=40
devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/stop_charge_thresh=90
devices/platform/smapi/BAT1/start_charge_thresh=40
devices/platform/smapi/BAT1/stop_charge_thresh=90


The thinkpad-smapi.sh that I got from
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Code/thinkpad-smapi.sh shows this:

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
=========================

PCI power savings on boot: [unavailable]
AC adapter status: connected

BATTERY 0 INFORMATION
=====================

Battery slot:
  Battery present: yes
  Battery state: idle

Embedded info:
  FRU P/N: 92P1139
  Barcoding: 1ZAW178723K
  Serial number: 2296
  OEM Manufacturer: Panasonic
  Chemistry: LION
  Manufacture date: 2007-08-07
  Design capacity & voltage: 56160 mWh, 10800 mV

Battery health:
  First use date: 2007-09-27
  Cycle count: 17
  Last full capacity: 57350 mWh
  Average current / power (past 1 minute): 0 mA, 0 mW

Battery status:
  Remaining capacity: 28070 mWh (49 %)
  Remaining running time: [not discharging]
  Running current & power: 0 mA, 0 mW
  Temperature: 29000 mC
  Voltage: 11497 mV
  Remaining charging time: [not charging]

Battery charging control:
  Start charging at: 40 %
  Stop charging at: 90 %
  Prevent charging for: 0 min
  Force battery discharge: no

BATTERY 1 INFORMATION
=====================

Battery slot:
  Battery present: no
  Battery state: none

Battery charging control:
  Start charging at: 40 %
  Stop charging at: 90 %
  Prevent charging for: 0 min
  Force battery discharge: no

Now I fear that something is wrecking my battery ... What could I do ?

-- 
Markus Grunwald

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