Comment 4 for bug 20466

It seems I have the same problem with the smart battery of my Acer Aspire 1694
WLMi (1960 Series)

I upgraded the machine to the latest BIOS but I can't get any information about
battery state and the fun is always on.

I use Ubuntu Breezy Preview Updated.

root@astrid:/proc/acpi/battery# ls -R
.:
BAT1 BAT2

./BAT1:
alarm info state

./BAT2:
alarm info state
root@astrid:/proc/acpi/battery# cat BAT1/alarm
alarm: unsupported
root@astrid:/proc/acpi/battery# cat BAT1/info
present: yes
design capacity: 4300 mAh
last full capacity: 3980 mAh
battery technology: rechargeable
design voltage: 14800 mV
design capacity warning: 300 mAh
design capacity low: 132 mAh
capacity granularity 1: 32 mAh
capacity granularity 2: 32 mAh
model number: ZL08
serial number: 1111
battery type: LION
OEM info: SONY
root@astrid:/proc/acpi/battery# cat BAT1/state
present: yes
ERROR: Unable to read battery status
root@astrid:/proc/acpi/battery# cat BAT2/alarm
present: no
root@astrid:/proc/acpi/battery# cat BAT2/info
present: no
root@astrid:/proc/acpi/battery# cat BAT2/state
present: no