> take a look at the acpi command line utility > (http://grahame.azale.net/acpi.shtml) it does exactely what you're > looking for, except it misses a UI.
except it doesn't recoginze my batteries: $ acpi -s Battery 1: slot empty Battery 2: slot empty $ grep present /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/info present: yes $ grep present /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/state present: yes Well, not quite accurate: when i unplug my AC the battery is recognized. Battery 2: discharging, 100%, 02:17:58 remaining But there is a big difference: as acpi ist not querying every second it doesn't need to care about avoiding unnecessary polling of "info". Gruss, Erich Schubert -- erich@(mucl.de|debian.org) -- GPG Key ID: 4B3A135C A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows what he doesn't know. Die kürzeste Verbindung zwischen zwei Menschen ist ein Lächeln. Für jedes Problem gibt es eine Lösung, die einfach, klar und falsch ist.