i just wanted to report this: in v2.6.24-rc1-497-gb1d08ac the kde battery icon is no longer displayed.
with 2.6.23 shows the battery icon. current config: grep -i acpi .config # Power management options (ACPI, APM) CONFIG_ACPI=y CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP=y # CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS is not set CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT=y CONFIG_ACPI_AC=m CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=m CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=m CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=m CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=m CONFIG_ACPI_DOCK=m CONFIG_ACPI_BAY=m CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=m CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU=y CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=m # CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS is not set # CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA is not set CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR=0 CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG=y # CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG_FUNC_TRACE is not set CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER=m CONFIG_ACPI_SBS=m CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ=m # CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ_PROC_INTF is not set CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_ACPI=m # CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_ACPI_IBM is not set CONFIG_PNPACPI=y # CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI is not set CONFIG_ATA_ACPI=y # CONFIG_PATA_ACPI is not set - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/