Howdy!
Old laptop hp nx9020 with i386 8.0.
Original battery was 371785-001, 11.1 V and 4400 mAH.
New one says it is f4809 at 14.8 V. I also lost precise
measurement of remain battery time:
hw.acpi.battery.life: 97
hw.acpi.battery.time: 267
then again:
hw.acpi.battery.life: 97
hw.acpi.battery.time: 388
I'd like to hear any opinion on this subject. Could I
damage laptop? Also, what I could do to regain "life"
option?
Best regards
Zoran
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 04:11:22PM +0100, Zoran Kolic wrote:> Howdy! > Old laptop hp nx9020 with i386 8.0. > Original battery was 371785-001, 11.1 V and 4400 mAH. > New one says it is f4809 at 14.8 V. I also lost precise > measurement of remain battery time: > > hw.acpi.battery.life: 97 > hw.acpi.battery.time: 267 > > then again: > > hw.acpi.battery.life: 97 > hw.acpi.battery.time: 388 > > I'd like to hear any opinion on this subject. Could I > damage laptop? Also, what I could do to regain "life" > option?surely there might be a mistake in how data are parsed, but remember that the "remaining time" is computed based on remaining capacity and recent average current. So, if for any reason (cpu/disk/network load decreases, screensaver, etc.) the current decreases, the reported time goes up. It happens all the time with 'acpiconf -i batt' even on 7.x. cheers luigi
Howdy!> surely there might be a mistake in how data are parsed, > but remember that the "remaining time" is computed based > on remaining capacity and recent average current. > So, if for any reason (cpu/disk/network load decreases, screensaver, > etc.) the current decreases, the reported time goes up. > It happens all the time with 'acpiconf -i batt' even on 7.x.My worry is could I damage the laptop with discrepance 11.1 V -> 14.8 V. I could live with no "life" in acpi. At least, it worked correctly on all previous versions and also on 8.0 with old batery. Thanks for answering! Best regards Zoran