found 609846 linux-2.6/2.6.32-29 quit Taylor Brown wrote: > I just installed Debian Squeeze on a new Toshiba Satellite L640 > laptop, but acpi doesn't recognize its battery. As a result, neither > the system nor graphical applications can access the battery's state > or charge. Sounds like <http://bugs.debian.org/598104>. Does passing acpi=copy_dsdt on the kernel command line help?