Torsmo and ACPI path

Forum: Apps
Topic: Torsmo and ACPI path
started by: mksql

Posted by mksql on July 23 2006,05:04

(Linux noob warning, but learning!)

On my Compaq Armada, the battery state appears to be stored in /proc/acpi/battery/C0D5.

However in .torsmorc, when I put the dir name or full path in the $battery parameter, Torsmo instead reports that it cannot open the path /proc/acpu/battery/BAT1074929595/state

What am I missing?

Posted by teitoku on Aug. 09 2006,03:11

I'm also interested in this. Earlier today, I edited .torsmorc and added the bit "BAT1" to the $battery section. Can't remember specifics. Torsmo complains that there's no battery at "/proc/acpi/battery/BAT12458345268" or some crap. Why does it do this?

Posted by andrewb on May 10 2007,01:19

You need the newer version of torsmo 0.18. It allows for different battery path names. You can get this from sourceforge, or I have a copy that I can send (I'll try & remember to submit it to the repositry).

Posted by lucky13 on May 10 2007,11:56

Create a symlink between torsmo's battery path and your battery path. Works for me.

Posted by mksql on June 03 2007,04:46

Quote (lucky13 @ May 10 2007,07:56)

Create a symlink between torsmo's battery path and your battery path. Works for me.

I am unable to create a symlink to /proc/acpi/battery/C0D5 as /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0 ("No such file or directory")

How did you do this?

Posted by Juanito on June 03 2007,06:48

Does this work:

Code Sample

# ln -s /proc/acpi/battery/C0D5 /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0

Posted by mksql on June 03 2007,16:44

Quote (Juanito @ June 03 2007,02:48)

Does this work:

Code Sample

# ln -s /proc/acpi/battery/C0D5 /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0

No, that is where I get the "No such file or directory" error. I did a little research, and it seems that maybe symlinks in /proc are not supported.

I solved the issue with Torsmo by installing v0.18 from source, as it has a change for other battery names. Thanks to andrewb who suggested it.