How can I monitor battery state on a laptop running FreeBSD 8?

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Is there any console tool that can be used to view battery status on a laptop (Dell Vostro A860) ?

voretaq7 · Answer 1 · 2010-03-29 20:41:29Z

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I don't think the apm command has existed for a while now -- try the sysutils/hwstat port (pulls battery info from ACPI).

There are plenty of X11/graphical battery meters in ports but that's the only one I'm aware of that works on the console.

answered Mar 29 '10 at 20:41

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It was certainly there in 7 and the man pages say it's still there in 8. – Cry Havok Mar 29 '10 at 21:35

Yes, it's still there in my 8-STABLE VM (which was installed clean from 8.0-RELEASE). – coneslayer Mar 29 '10 at 22:15

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Cry Havok · Answer 2 · 2010-03-29 20:25:41Z

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You want apm -b.

answered Mar 29 '10 at 20:25

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SaveTheRbtz · Answer 3 · 2010-03-30 22:22:21Z

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I'm using such script in my conky config

sysctl -n hw.acpi.battery.life

answered Mar 30 '10 at 22:22

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Marica Planinc · Answer 4 · 2010-07-16 06:58:42Z

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acpiconf -i 0 ; man acpiconf

answered Jul 16 '10 at 6:58

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