Dell inspiron 9100
suse 8.2 pro

problem with acpi..
after enabling acpi and rebuilding the kernel...i can now see when the powersource state on my task bar (the little pictures that is) ...
acpid detects my battery...that's about it doesnt report anything to my info file which looks like this :
/proc/acpi/battery/info

present: yes
design capacity: 0 mWh
last full capacity: 0 mWh
battery technology: non-rechargeable
design voltage: 0 mV
design capacity warning: 0 mWh
design capacity low: 0 mWh
capacity granularity 1: 0 mWh
capacity granularity 2: 0 mWh
model number:
serial number:
battery type:
OEM info:

and therefore it never charges...
i downloaded the custom dsdt for dell laptops...and the inetl comiler...i compiled the dsdt but don't know what to do with it

i am newbie...desperate for help
thanks all