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Re: Battery monitor



On Wed, 2004-08-25 at 22:40, Tony wrote:

> I am using Sarge 'testing' (RC1 installer) on a G3 iBook.
> 
> I am trying to find a batter monitor to use with gnome.  I have 
> pbbuttonsd/powerprefs installed.  When I try to use 'Battery Charge 
> Monitor 2.6.2' it comes up but always shows the battery as empty.
> 
> Is there something missing to use 'Battery Charge Monitor' or is there 
> some other monitor that I could use?
> 
> Thanks,
> Tony

You need to enable apm emulation in the kernel. As root do a :-

# modprobe apm_emu

and then add 'apm_emu' to your /etc/modules file so that it is loaded on
boot.

Michael Hunt



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