I'm interested in how laptop batteries report their charge and discharge. I'd
like to collect some data, so I'm asking for your assistance.
I've written a script that uses the "acpi" program to collect some information.
I'd like you to run my script, unplug your laptop, let it run until it needs a
charge and then plug it in. When your laptop has charged, email me the log
file.
Likely you'll already have the dependencies but just in case:
aptitude install acpi xz-utils
Get my logger script from:
http://lookmumnohands.net/laptop-battery-discharge.tar.gz
Download, open a shell, extract (tar xfz ...), chdir, and execute ./viagra
(yes, we are interested in "how long we can keep it up", with apologies to the
trademark owner :-) Unplug the cable, let your laptop discharge as much as you
can, then let the unit charge back up. Type Ctrl-C into the shell, and it will
then compress the logfile and print a message where to email the compressed
log. (It does create a random ID for your system - but otherwise there is no
personally identifiable data - review the log before you send.)
I'll report back with the results to anyone interested. Thanks - and long live
Debian!
--
Paul.
