Re: ibook 2.2 doesn't use whole battery

2004-12-17 Thread Joerg Sommer
Domingo Fiesta Segura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Once you buy a new one, try to avoid having it full and using AC power. You Does a charge cycle start everytime? I have a Ibook G4 with doesn't start a new cycle it the charge level is about 95%. Is this customizable? BTW: I recognized a faster b

Re: ibook 2.2 doesn't use whole battery

2004-12-17 Thread Joerg Sommer
Michael Schmitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> In battery mode every time the charge percentage reaches >> 35-38 % the level falls to 0% (and pbbuttonsd suspend the machine). >> I've seen the same behaviour in the battery leds (they pass from 2 leds >> to 1 when you check). >> >> Do you think it's a

Re: ibook 2.2 doesn't use whole battery

2004-12-16 Thread ncrfgs
On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 10:15:58PM +0100, Mich Lanners wrote: > By the way, the voltage line is what indicates the shutdown point: the > batteries actually have a lowest permissible discharge voltage. Once > that is reached, the battery's internal controller will shut the battery > output off. But

Re: ibook 2.2 doesn't use whole battery

2004-12-16 Thread Mich Lanners
On 16 Dec, this message from Colin Leroy echoed through cyberspace: >> Do you think it's an hardware problem (bad battery) or a >> configuration error? > > I had this too and had to replace the battery. Before doing so you can > try a few cycles - empty the battery completely (stop pmud or > pbbu

Re: ibook 2.2 doesn't use whole battery

2004-12-16 Thread Colin Leroy
On 16 Dec 2004 at 12h12, Luca Bigliardi - shammash wrote: Hi, > Do you think it's an hardware problem (bad battery) or a configuration > error? I had this too and had to replace the battery. Before doing so you can try a few cycles - empty the battery completely (stop pmud or pbbuttonsd), charg

Re: ibook 2.2 doesn't use whole battery

2004-12-16 Thread Michael Schmitz
> In battery mode every time the charge percentage reaches > 35-38 % the level falls to 0% (and pbbuttonsd suspend the machine). > I've seen the same behaviour in the battery leds (they pass from 2 leds > to 1 when you check). > > Do you think it's an hardware problem (bad battery) or a configurati

Re: ibook 2.2 doesn't use whole battery

2004-12-16 Thread Domingo Fiesta Segura
On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 12:57:58 +0100 Luca Bigliardi - shammash wrote: > Do you think it's an hardware problem (bad battery) or a configuration > error? Your battery is near death now. How old is it? I got exacly the same behaviour with my older iBook 2.2 (wich now is owned by another member of this

ibook 2.2 doesn't use whole battery

2004-12-16 Thread Luca Bigliardi - shammash
hi all, i've a problem with the battery of my ibook 2.2 : In battery mode every time the charge percentage reaches 35-38 % the level falls to 0% (and pbbuttonsd suspend the machine). I've seen the same behaviour in the battery leds (they pass from 2 leds to 1 when you check). Do you think it's an