[ltp] Optimal tp_smapi battery parameter values (T400)

[Petr Praus]

Thanks for tip, I must admit I didn't even know it could be done this way :-D
P.

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 13:19, Christian Fromme <kaner@strace.org> wrote:
> On 07.01. 12:14, Petr Praus wrote:
>> I would advise against this value of start_charge_thresh - it's very
>> deep discharge and can, contrary to your intentions, shorten your
>> battery life. I've set it to 50 on my R61 which is OK in my opinion.
>> Concerning problem with forgotten settings on each reboot - that's
>> normal, just add "echo <n> > /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/..." to
>> /etc/rc.local (for Debian-based distros) or whatever similar file in
>> your distribution.
>
> I would advice the usage of sysfsutils in Debian, which is more handy.
> Just set up the config /etc/sysfs.conf like so (adapt to your needs):
>
>        devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/start_charge_thresh=30
>        devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/stop_charge_thresh=80
>
> And settings will be set at each boot.
>
> HTH,
> Christian
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