[ltp] tp_smapi 0.09 (dual battery, extended status support)

[Shem Multinymous]

On 12/13/05, Paul RIVIER <paul.rivier@eleve.emn.fr> wrote:
> On my T42, I have 2 batteries, the normal one plus the ultrabay one.
> Considering that the default (hardware ?) policy is to completely
> discharge the ultrabay first then the normal battery, my ltrabay battery
> is totaly discharged very often. As discussed many times on this forums,
> that arms it and it's lifetime went from 25Wh to 19 Wh in 4 months.

Yes, that's pretty silly of them, isn't it? Also, one use of the
Ultrabay battery could have been as backup when hotswapping the system
battery.


> That is why I tried to find a way to switch the normal battery to power
> the laptop as soon as the ultrabay runs short, lets say 10% remaining.
> As I never need the full battery life (more than 5h now thanks to
> lowering voltages), this policy would prevent both batteries from
> getting totaly empty.
>
> Can SMAPI give me this choice ?

Probably yes. But I haven't figured out the relevant interfaces, and I
won't be able to do so without an Ultrabay battery.

  Shem