The dmesg output you attached is from a 2.6.20 kernel. We'll actually need to output from a Hardy 2.6.24 kernel. Also, this may sound silly but have you tried to add the battery applet back to your panel? Also, can you provide the output of:
* cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info * cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state
The dmesg output you attached is from a 2.6.20 kernel. We'll actually need to output from a Hardy 2.6.24 kernel. Also, this may sound silly but have you tried to add the battery applet back to your panel? Also, can you provide the output of:
* cat /proc/acpi/ battery/ BAT0/info battery/ BAT0/state
* cat /proc/acpi/