diff -Nru laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/changelog laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/changelog
--- laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/changelog	2013-01-27 00:11:49.000000000 -0700
+++ laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/changelog	2013-02-27 13:59:01.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+laptop-mode-tools (1.61-2.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * Non-maintainer upload.
+  * Add configuration option to disable checking the battery alarm level.
+
+ -- Mike Roddewig <mike@dietfig.org>  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:58:21 -0700
+
 laptop-mode-tools (1.61-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * [225fd1e] Disable ethernet based on multiple reports of driver failure
diff -Nru laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/patches/alarm-disable.patch laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/patches/alarm-disable.patch
--- laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/patches/alarm-disable.patch	1969-12-31 17:00:00.000000000 -0700
+++ laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/patches/alarm-disable.patch	2013-02-27 14:01:09.000000000 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+--- a/etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf
++++ b/etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf
+@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@
+ #
+ DISABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_CRITICAL_BATTERY_LEVEL=1
+ 
++#
++# Ignore the alarm value reported by your batteries. In some instances a
++# a battery will report an abnormally high alarm value, resulting in data-loss
++# sensitive features being disabled prematurely.
++#
++DISABLE_BATTERY_ALARM_CHECK=0
++
+ 
+ 
+ ###############################################################################
+--- a/usr/sbin/laptop_mode
++++ b/usr/sbin/laptop_mode
+@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@
+                                                 ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
+                                             fi
+  
+-					    if [ "$ALARM_LEVEL" -ne 0 ] ; then
++					    if [ "$ALARM_LEVEL" -ne 0 ] && [ "$DISABLE_BATTERY_ALARM_CHECK" -ne 1 ]; then
+ 						    if [ "$REMAINING" -le "$ALARM_LEVEL" ] ; then				
+ 							    # Restore the state we had before checking this battery, so that
+ 							    # this battery does not count as having enough charge.
diff -Nru laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/patches/debian-changes laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/patches/debian-changes
--- laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/patches/debian-changes	2013-01-27 00:54:27.000000000 -0700
+++ laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/patches/debian-changes	2013-02-27 14:01:28.000000000 -0700
@@ -146,3 +146,30 @@
          ;;        
      esac
  elif [ -x logger ]; then	
+--- laptop-mode-tools-1.61.orig/etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf
++++ laptop-mode-tools-1.61/etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf
+@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ MINIMUM_BATTERY_CHARGE_PERCENT=3
+ #
+ DISABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_CRITICAL_BATTERY_LEVEL=1
+ 
++#
++# Ignore the alarm value reported by your batteries. In some instances a
++# a battery will report an abnormally high alarm value, resulting in data-loss
++# sensitive features being disabled prematurely.
++#
++DISABLE_BATTERY_ALARM_CHECK=0
++
+ 
+ 
+ ###############################################################################
+--- laptop-mode-tools-1.61.orig/usr/sbin/laptop_mode
++++ laptop-mode-tools-1.61/usr/sbin/laptop_mode
+@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ lmt_main_function ()
+                                                 ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
+                                             fi
+  
+-					    if [ "$ALARM_LEVEL" -ne 0 ] ; then
++					    if [ "$ALARM_LEVEL" -ne 0 ] && [ "$DISABLE_BATTERY_ALARM_CHECK" -ne 1 ]; then
+ 						    if [ "$REMAINING" -le "$ALARM_LEVEL" ] ; then				
+ 							    # Restore the state we had before checking this battery, so that
+ 							    # this battery does not count as having enough charge.
diff -Nru laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/patches/series laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/patches/series
--- laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/patches/series	2013-01-27 00:11:49.000000000 -0700
+++ laptop-mode-tools-1.61/debian/patches/series	2013-02-27 13:59:33.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 disable-ethernet-e1000e.patch
 debian-changes
+alarm-disable.patch