[ltp] Battery charging control ?

[Tasmanian D]

Hi,
Yes, just checked with 1.30 driver on T42 and I can confirm that there 
is such
functionality as changing charge thresholds & maximum charge value
(defaults are 96% & 100%).
.
I'm not sure however how this is done. Through SMAPI?
$strings batinfex.dll |grep -i sm_
	SM_GetSMAPIInfo
	SM_IsOptionalFunctionSupported
	SM_IsSmartBatteryInstalled
	SM_GetSmartBatteryStatus
	SM_IsPowerModeChanged
	SM_IsBatteryStatusChanged
	_SM_UpdateCalcCounter@4
	SM_CheckResumeStatus
	SM_CheckDischargePossibility
	SM_StartDischarging
	SM_StopDischarging
	SM_GetACDischargeStatus
	SM_GetBatteryHealthStatus
	SM_GetBatteryCondition
	SM_GetInhibitChargeStatus
	SM_SetInhibitChargeStatus
	SM_GetChargeCapacityThreshold
	SM_SetChargeCapacityThreshold
	SM_GetDischargeStatus
	SM_SetDischargeStatus
.
BRGDS,
Eriks


Jerome Poggi wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Paul RIVIER wrote:
> [...]
> 
>>Someone told me that windows can do this, but I don't have windows to 
>>check by myself.
> 
> 
> I can confirm, but the last version of the windows driver is not
> available on IBM site. The version, that can do this deep discharge, is
> verion 0.30 and I can find only version 0.26.
> 
> I try the program (integrated in power manager driver) and it can do
> some deep charge and discharge, but on the old battery, that I would
> "regenerate" I didn't see any progress, it still only 5 minutes of
> battery :-(
> 
> 
>>Do you know if it is possible and how please ? should I inspect ecdumps ?
>>My laptop is a T42.
> 
> 
> I think, that the power supply hardware is manageable, but i never see
> it on IBM site.
> 
> Jerome.
> 
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