hey guys just wondering if you can help me getting the battery monitor going on my laptop under redhat 9... its a advent 7003 running redhat 9 2.4.20-8, kde

I have an older laptop with APM. So I just use the wmapm slit app. I don't know if your uses apm or acpi. But just compile the respective power management module into the kernel, like for me; APM. Now visit www.dockapps.org and serach for something that'll display your battery level. There are quite a few on there that display the "monitor" using ACPI and a few that use APM. You can really use any program that'll montiro battery usage though. If you have acpi and compiled support into your kernel you should just look for an battery monitor with acpi support, and it should read it automatically. Same with apm. You have to have the /proc file system though. All these program really do is just make the output from the /proc/apm more readable.. (and /proc/acpi?? I haven't had experience with acpi)

thanks alot ill have a look

right i downloaded one from the site you provided and i managed to compile it but when i come to run in the terminal it says No ACPI support in kernel

what do i do from here ?

DONE IT re configured the kernal with a patch just got to reboot ! hope everything works !

what kind of patch did you use
i have downloaded wmthrottle and i have the same response No ACPI Support in kernel

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ok, i have found ACPI4LINUX patches, but i use the RH9 with 2.4.20-8 kernel and i see no patch for my kernel... does it mean that i need to update my krenel ?

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The kernel has had acpi support for quite some time. Just recompile it.

Hi I just installed this and everything seemed to install correctly except that it says No APM support in kernel. I am running a Dell Inspiron 1100. I am brand new to Linux can someone help me in a very lucid manner?
Thanks,
Chris

Should I use a different battery monitor?