Re: [Slightly OT] Laptop battery draining in Lenny

[Michael Iatrou <m.iatrou@freemail.gr>]

When the date was Friday 30 of July 2010, Mark wrote:

> I am curious how others on this list manage their laptop batteries while
> using Debian.  From doing some research, there doesn't appear to be many
>  (if any) software solutions for draining a laptop battery completely,
>  before recharging.  So what do people on this list do - just keep
>  running Debian on battery power until the battery totally dies, which
>  sometimes doesn't give you ample time to shut down properly?  Or do you
>  shutdown  when the battery reaches, say, 5%?

Just use a resistor to fully discharge the battery.

	Michael