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Hi Sindi,


--- baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> 
> The 'big' BL3 kernel does not have apm support,
> which you probably need.
> 
> See also Configure.help and CONFIG_PM (which for
> 2.2.26 may be CONFIG_APM 
> instead).  If your kernel is compiled to support
> APM, you should see 
> battery power info in /proc/apm.  (?).
> 
> You can compile the driver as apm.o or built into
> the kernel.
> 
> There is a graphical torsmo program that you can
> compile if you have the 
> right X libraries to compile with - 82K at
> sourceforge for source code.
> It also shows memory usage, kernel, etc.


Thanks for all of that ... but i'm still enough
of a Linux newbie that i have never successfully
compiled any downloaded programs. I've always
gotten new software in the bigger Linuxes by
using the regular package managers. I know that
this is not an option in BL!

 
> A battery indicator seems like a useful tool for BL
> since it is aimed at 
> laptops (but none of my older laptops have
> chargeable batteries).


Considering the great deal that i got on this
Compaq (only US $22 on Ebay, $35 total with
the shipping charges), i was very surprised to
find not only a nicely-loaded install of Win95,
but also a very decent battery! I can actually
use this machine for well over an hour on battery
alone!


-monz