Re: ACPI battery charge strange, %-age decreases even on AC

[Vincent Bernat <bernat@luffy.cx>]

OoO En  cette fin de matinée  radieuse du vendredi 17  juin 2005, vers
11:15, Benedek Frank <linux@celifornia.com> disait:

> I have never noticed it on any of my laptops, but if it is fine, I am happy 
> with it, just I thought my aftermarket battery might be bad. 

Apple laptops have the same behavior, at least.

> Also as I pasted 
> on of my /proc/ files

> present:                 yes
> design capacity:         18850 mWh
> last full capacity:      18850 mWh
> battery technology:      non-rechargeable

> , it says this battery is not-rechargable. What is that mean? Is that a bug in 
> ACPI or my battery is malfunctioning?

I think this is a bug in ACPI.
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