I'm using Linux Mint 8 Helena (and loving it) in a HP Pavilion dv5040us.
Discharging: It starts with 100%, falls in seconds to 99.0% and after a 1:30h falls directly to 5% and then 0%.
Charging: It starts with 3%, after 20min 4%, and then after a long time jumps to 100%.
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"devkit-power -d" output;
Device: /org/freedesktop/DeviceKit/Power/devices/battery_BAT1
native-path: /sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A03:00/device:0c/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT1
vendor: Hewlett-Packard
model: Primary
power supply: yes
updated: Sun Jan 31 12:56:27 2010 (3 seconds ago)
has history: yes
has statistics: yes
battery
present: yes
rechargeable: yes
state: charging
energy: 2.8512 Wh
energy-empty: 0 Wh
energy-full: 71.28 Wh
energy-full-design: 71.28 Wh
energy-rate: 0 W
voltage: 10.8 V
percentage: 4%
capacity: 100%
technology: lithium-ion
Device: /org/freedesktop/DeviceKit/Power/devices/line_power_ACAD
native-path: /sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A03:00/device:0c/ACPI0003:00/power_supply/ACAD
power supply: yes
updated: Sun Jan 31 12:20:51 2010 (2139 seconds ago)
has history: no
has statistics: no
line-power
online: yes
Daemon:
daemon-version: 011
can-suspend: yes
can-hibernate yes
on-battery: no
on-low-battery: no
lid-is-closed: no
lid-is-present: yes
Battery charge is completely wrong displayed.
I'm using Linux Mint 8 Helena (and loving it) in a HP Pavilion dv5040us.
Discharging: It starts with 100%, falls in seconds to 99.0% and after a 1:30h falls directly to 5% and then 0%.
Charging: It starts with 3%, after 20min 4%, and then after a long time jumps to 100%.
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"devkit-power -d" output;
Device: /org/freedeskto p/DeviceKit/ Power/devices/ battery_ BAT1 LNXSYSTM: 00/device: 00/PNP0A03: 00/device: 0c/PNP0C0A: 00/power_ supply/ BAT1 full-design: 71.28 Wh
native-path: /sys/devices/
vendor: Hewlett-Packard
model: Primary
power supply: yes
updated: Sun Jan 31 12:56:27 2010 (3 seconds ago)
has history: yes
has statistics: yes
battery
present: yes
rechargeable: yes
state: charging
energy: 2.8512 Wh
energy-empty: 0 Wh
energy-full: 71.28 Wh
energy-
energy-rate: 0 W
voltage: 10.8 V
percentage: 4%
capacity: 100%
technology: lithium-ion
Device: /org/freedeskto p/DeviceKit/ Power/devices/ line_power_ ACAD LNXSYSTM: 00/device: 00/PNP0A03: 00/device: 0c/ACPI0003: 00/power_ supply/ ACAD
native-path: /sys/devices/
power supply: yes
updated: Sun Jan 31 12:20:51 2010 (2139 seconds ago)
has history: no
has statistics: no
line-power
online: yes
Daemon:
daemon-version: 011
can-suspend: yes
can-hibernate yes
on-battery: no
on-low-battery: no
lid-is-closed: no
lid-is-present: yes