Battery not displaying correctly in KDE3

metalaid · 01-20-2004, 12:01 PM

Hi guys!
I am using KDE 3 with Mandrake 9.2.
For some reason, the battery indicator in KDE is not working. It just sits there blank saying there is no battery inserted. I can take the battery out and in again and nothing happens.
Does anyone knows how can I solve this problem? It would be nice if I could know when my battery is almost up so I can plug it into the AC.

Any suggestions.
I have a Sony VAIO NV-200 laptop.

Teo

Pcghost · 01-21-2004, 04:04 PM

Check to see if /proc/acpi exists. If not, you probably need to recompile the kernel to support acpi. I had to do that with RedHat on my HP laptop.

metalaid · 01-21-2004, 06:53 PM

Looks like acpi is not in the proc folder.
How would I recompile the kernel to be able to add that capability?

Thanks so much in advance,
Teo

Pcghost · 01-22-2004, 11:29 AM

Grab one of the many Kernel HOWTOs off Google, download the latest stable kernel from kernel.org and follow the instructions. Don't get frustrated if it takes a couple tries. It is worth the effort.