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Problem with checking battery status

2005-11-10T08:51:33Z

24.80.111.11:

R31 laptops have a problem were checking the battery status causes the mouse to jerk around the screen clicking on things. Also sometimes repeating keypresses are generated.

===Causes===
Apparently a BIOS bug. Seems to happen with both ACPI or APM.

===Workarounds===
Don't query the battery. Remove any battery applets from your panel.

===Undiagnosed problems===
The problem seems to have returned to my system every since I upgraded to gnome 2.12 and starting running hal/dbus. Perhaps one of those components is querying my battery. If anyway one has any suggestions, please post!

===References===
* http://kruemel.rnbhq.org/r31.html#bug_batteryquery
* http://webrum.uni-mannheim.de/math/froeser/r31_linux.html
* http://forum.kanotix.net/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-6424.html
* http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/archive/25/2005/04/2/308437

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Problem with checking battery status

2005-11-10T08:48:42Z

24.80.111.11: added more info

Problem with checking battery status

2005-11-10T08:38:03Z

24.80.111.11: initial creation

R31 laptops have a problem were checking the battery status causes the mouse to jerk around the screen clicking on things. Also sometimes repeating keypresses are generated.

References:

Known Problems

2005-11-10T08:36:35Z

24.80.111.11: added R31 battery/mouse problem link /* Power Management, AC-adapter or Battery Problems */

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Information on known problems with certain ThinkPad models.
|}
==Display Problems==
*[[Problem with unusable console | Console unusable]] <tt>(T22)</tt>
*[[Problem with Pixel Error | Dead pixels on TFT displays]] <tt>(all models)</tt>
*[[Problem with DVI throughput | DVI throughput on port replicators and docks]] <tt>(models from 2000-2004)</tt>
*[[Problems with fglrx | fglrx problems]] <tt>(ATI Radeon models)</tt>
*[[Problem with garbled screen | Garbled Screen]] <tt>(T-series)</tt>
*[[Problem with key and trackpoint markings on the display | Key and Trackpoint markings on display]]
*[[Problem with red display shadow | Red shadow on display]] <tt>(TP T41p)</tt>
*[[Problem with red tinted display | Red tinted display]] <tt>(TP 23)</tt>
*[[Problem with black X | Unmovable square black X in X]] <tt>(TP T2x)</tt>
*[[Problem with video related system lockup | System Lockups related to video adapter]] <tt>(TP T2x)</tt>
*[http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2000 X/Radeon makes Fn+F7 not function] <tt>(Xorg-X11 bug report)</tt>
*[https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2187 Radeon 7500 "DynamicClocks" randomly hangs] <tt>(TP T4x, Xorg-X11 bug report)</tt>

==Network Problems==
*[[Problem with 3Com 10/100 Ethernet card not being recognized|3Com 10/100 Ethernet card not recognized]] <tt>(models with that card)</tt>
*[[Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b]] fails to work with certain firmware versions

==Power Management, AC-adapter or Battery Problems==
*[[Problem with Thinkpad 600 batteries | 600 series Battery dying prematurely]] <tt>(TP 600/E/X)</tt>
*[[Damage in 56W AC-Adapter, plastic housing melted |AC-Adapter damaged, plastic housing melted]] <tt>(240, 390, i and s models)</tt>
*[[Problem with display remaining black after resume|Blank display after resume]] <tt>(various models)</tt>
*[[Problem with fan noise | Fan noise]] <tt>(TP T4x/p, TP R5x/p)</tt>
*[[Problem with high power drain in ACPI sleep | High power drain in ACPI sleep]] <tt>(various models)</tt>
*[[Problem with LCD backlight remaining on during ACPI sleep | LCD backlight remaining on during ACPI sleep]] <tt>(various models)</tt>
*[[Problem with checking battery status | Checking battery status causes mouse to jerk around]] <tt>(R31)</tt>

==Sound Problems==
*[[Problem with broken sound on ThinkPad 600 | Broken sound on ThinkPad 600/E]] <tt>(TP 600/E/X, 770Z)</tt>

==Misc Problems==
*[[Problem with Bending / Twisting|Casing malformed by bending/twising]] <tt>(X41)</tt>
*[[Problem with Dock USB Ports | Dock USB Ports]] <tt>(T30)</tt>
*[[Problem with hard drive clicking | Clicking Hard Drive]] <tt>(models with Hitachi's 5k80 hard drive)</tt>
*[[Problem with high pitch noises | High pitch noises]] <tt>(several models)</tt>
*[[Problem with lm-sensors | lm_sensors kills ThinkPads]] <tt>(TP 570E, 770X/Z, 600E/X, 240, X20)</tt>
*[[Problem with USB 2.0 | USB 2.0 problems]] <tt>(T4x)</tt>
*[[Problems with SATA and Linux|SATA and Linux]] <tt>(T43, X41, R52, Z60)</tt>
*[[Problem with non-ThinkPad hard disks|Non-ThinkPad hard disks]] <tt>(T43, X41, R52)</tt>

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