how do hal works?

[Andrwe Lord Weber]

Danny Kukawka schrieb:
> On Montag, 23. März 2009, Andrwe Lord Weber wrote:
>   
>> Hi all,
>>
>> how do HAL get the values it offers?
>>     
>
> From sysfs or proc, depending on your system and kernel/hal configuration.
>
>   
In my kernel sysfs is active.
>> I'm asking because it sets a wrong value as present-rate of my battery:
>>
>> battery.charge_level.rate = 1889
>> battery.reporting.rate = 1889
>>
>> This I get as present rate from HAL that is why HAL also calculate a
>> wrong charge/discharge time.
>>
>> What can be wrong?
>>     
>
> It shouldn't but it can be, e.g. if the kernel or the battery reports wrong 
> values. You should check the info in sysfs/proc to see if something is wrong.
>
> Danny
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I've checked both sysfs and procfs. In procfs all value are correct, 
there is also a correct looking entry for present rate but I can't find 
an entry of present rate in the sysfs files.

Regards,
Andrwe