How to get % of batteries?
 

How to get information about how many % of battery is charged?

And is it possiable to know how many mAh battery has for real?

Thank you

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

Launch the X-terminal and type:

lshal | grep bat

command will list a bunch of battery related information.

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

I tried this a time ago, but looks like I tryped wrong :)

Thank you, perfect :)

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

But please note that the percentage field seems to be irrelevant when charging. It seems to me that it displays the value before charging started.

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

for strictly battery percentage

lshal | grep percen

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

Thank you all, at this oportunity I would like to ask you if you guys have any list of commands for X terminal? I do not know any.

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

mihapodb: To get started, you could have a look in here: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=35606

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

to get a list of coomands, type in X terminal:
1. For general commands:
2. Additional general commands needed before /usr
is available to system (don't worry about that):
3. Commands for super user, but might have general use:
4. super user commands needed before /usr mount:
For information about each of these commands, google is your friend.

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

WOW. Will read when I will have time :) Just one question more:
What I get if I use Rootsh 1.5
http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/rootsh/

What means root access? and SSH? What is it needed for? Sorry for newbie questions, but eventually I will be good in knowing maemo like I get pretty good at symbian.

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

I'm sorry guys but when you type lshal | grep percen
How do i type | on my N900? Sorry for the noobie questions as well :(

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

I have tried to get the ishal grep bat

but i get a not found message what am i doing wrong apart for being an idiot

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

It is Lower case "L", not lower case "I"

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

Blue arrow on far left of 2nd kb row, then "Sym" on far left of top kb row.

A soft KB pops up on the screen with "|" on the far right of the top row.

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

Please use search on this site and on google. This gets asked over and over and over. It does not have a simple answer.

Root access allows a lot of direct control of a computer, which brings risk of damage.

ssh allows terminal access across a network from another computer.

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

Thank you to all in this thread. My first ever venture into X-terminal - I got the information I wanted and I don;t think I harmed My Mo in the slightest.

*Feeling very proud of myself*

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

I recently installed an application named "Advanced Power". It displays lots of information including the battery percentage you are loking for.

I think it's a good alternative for newbie users. But to install it you have to include maemo Extras repository (http://repository.maemo.org/extras/) at application manager.

The only problem is that after I installed Advanced Power, my tablet takes a little longer to load Maemo (about 10 seconds).

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

Congratulations.

For many tasks, terminal commands are the fastest and easiest ways to get the job done. Although it is trivially easy to do damage with a terminal command, it is really not that hard to use it without adverse effect.

On the other hand, I am in constant fear of messing something up with a slip of the finger in maemo 5. I think GUIs are great, and maemo 5 pretty good. But I think it is far too easy in maemo 5 to tell the n900 to do the wrong thing, even when I've remembered the right invisible obscure gesture to make, but don't quite execute it correctly.

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

Where is the app? And which one did you install:

extras-devel-fremantle.instal
extras-devel.install
extras.install

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

For guide about detailed battery information, see
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=421349

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

It is on the on_screen keyboard, couldn't find it on the slide out keyboard, select the character select button that isn't letters and isn't numbers.

Re: How to get % of batteries?
 

fn arrow and ctrl dont worry took me 3 weeks to figure that one out