HP Compaq 8710W Battery status problems

[Old Fart]

   Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 2:31 PM
   From: "Anthony Jenkins" <Anthony.B.Jenkins at att.net>
   To: "Ron Freidel" <flyfisheroregon at mail.com>, freebsd-acpi at freebsd.org
   Subject: Re: HP Compaq 8710W Battery status problems
   <snip>
   > Plugged in and fully charged....
   > acpiconf -i batt
   Isn't this supposed to be 'acpiconf -i 0' and 'acpiconf -i 1'?

   On my machine the two commands (-i 0 & -i batt) deliver identical
   information, when I posted originally I was tired and bleary
   eyed/headed...
   <snip>
   [ajenkins at ajenkins-hplaptop /usr/src/sys]$ acpiconf -i 1
   acpiconf: get battery info (1) failed: Device not configured


   Here's the output of acpiconf-i 1

   [ronf at mobile] ~% acpiconf -i 1
   Design capacity:        0 mWh
   Last full capacity:     0 mWh
   Technology:             primary (non-rechargeable)
   Design voltage:         0 mV
   Capacity (warn):        0 mWh
   Capacity (low):         0 mWh
   Low/warn granularity:   0 mWh
   Warn/full granularity:  0 mWh
   Model number:
   Serial number:
   Type:
   OEM info:
   State:                  not present
   Present voltage:        unknown


   Just for giggles I did run acpiconf -i 0 & -i 1 without the battery
   installed, saw this...

   [ronf at mobile] ~% acpiconf -i 0
   Design capacity:        unknown
   Last full capacity:     unknown
   Technology:             secondary (rechargeable)
   Design voltage:         unknown
   Capacity (warn):        0 mWh
   Capacity (low):         0 mWh
   Low/warn granularity:   0 mWh
   Warn/full granularity:  0 mWh
   Model number:
   Serial number:
   Type:
   OEM info:
   State:                  not present
   Present voltage:        unknown
   [ronf at mobile] ~% acpiconf -i 1
   Design capacity:        0 mWh
   Last full capacity:     0 mWh
   Technology:             primary (non-rechargeable)
   Design voltage:         0 mV
   Capacity (warn):        0 mWh
   Capacity (low):         0 mWh
   Low/warn granularity:   0 mWh
   Warn/full granularity:  0 mWh
   Model number:
   Serial number:
   Type:
   OEM info:
   State:                  not present
   Present voltage:        unknown



   Apparently if my sysapses are firing correctly, the os is seeing the
   laptops main battery as secondary and a non existant battery as
   primary.