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Re: Pybattery - battery statusbar applet with candies

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mentalist Traceur (Post 861778)

Alright. Sorry I was snappy. I'm having my own issue elsewhere on my N900 right now (trying to figure out where the hell to get the 'fiasco-flasher' package to flash the kernel from within the N900...).

Well, my only guess is there might be something broken regarding python, or something went wrong during install. Does your battery icon only not appear in the status menu icon tray, or is it also gone from the pop-up menu as well? Also, can you post what is located inside this file:

/ect/hildon-desktop/status-menu.plugins ?

yes gone from both...

[rtcom-presence-ui.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/rtcom-presence-ui.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=7
X-Status-Menu-Position=7

[connui-bluetooth.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/connui-bluetooth.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=8
X-Status-Menu-Position=6

[location.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/location.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=9
X-Status-Menu-Position=8

[hildon-status-menu-usb.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/hildon-status-menu-usb.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=10
X-Status-Menu-Position=9

[sync-plugin.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/sync-plugin.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=11
X-Status-Menu-Position=12

[as-status-applet.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/as-status-applet.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=12
X-Status-Menu-Position=14

[fmtx.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/fmtx.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=13
X-Status-Menu-Position=15

[bluetooth-headset.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/bluetooth-headset.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=14
X-Status-Menu-Position=16

[connui-bluetooth-transfer.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/connui-bluetooth-transfer.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=15
X-Status-Menu-Position=17

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Re: Pybattery - battery statusbar applet with candies

status-menu.plugins is messed up.
Can you also attach status-menu.plugins.ap?

Re: Pybattery - battery statusbar applet with candies

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mentalist Traceur (Post 845004)

So that's some initial, non-technical documentation on the conflict between BME and bq27x00_battery. Wish I had the know-how to report the techical details of how this occurs.

I have an educated guess for the reason and type of conflict here.

The easiest (and only?) way to read values from BME is through HAL. One could run a `lshal | grep battery.charge_level.percentage´ command on shell for example, and see what BME thinks is the current value.

However, when the bq module is inserted, it also starts to provide a similarly named value to HAL. Indeed, you can repeat the above lshal command when bq driver is active, and it outputs two (different) values for percentage. Apps that read the percentage this way have a good chance to get confused.

Properly selecting what values to read can be done with -u switch to lshal:

Code:

lshal -u /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/bme

lshal -u /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_power_supply_battery_bq27200_0

or by using the hal-device command:

Code:

hal-device bme

hal-device computer_power_supply_battery_bq27200_0

As far as I understand, this is the only kind of conflict there exists between BME and the bq driver.

Re: Pybattery - battery statusbar applet with candies

Can anybody help me here? It was really nice prior to having to reflash knowing apx how much I had left, I hate the default battery candle but that is what I am stuck with now :(

Re: Pybattery - battery statusbar applet with candies

Quote:

Originally Posted by extendedping (Post 862237)

Can anybody help me here? It was really nice prior to having to reflash knowing apx how much I had left, I hate the default battery candle but that is what I am stuck with now :(

Quote:

Originally Posted by 412b (Post 861896)

status-menu.plugins is messed up.
Can you also attach status-menu.plugins.ap?

No additional info, no crystal ball nearby.

Re: Pybattery - battery statusbar applet with candies

Quote:

Originally Posted by 412b (Post 862260)

No additional info, no crystal ball nearby.

sorry I have a few postings on the prior page, basically, installing this app removes my battery icon and seems to do nothing else...I had to reflash everything when I went to pr 1.3, but this app worked for me in pr 1.2 :(

Re: Pybattery - battery statusbar applet with candies

Could this be made to work without requiring a deamon running in the back ground ? At least as an option if someone wanted just the better battery display ?

Re: Pybattery - battery statusbar applet with candies

Quote:

Originally Posted by 412b (Post 861896)

status-menu.plugins is messed up.
Can you also attach status-menu.plugins.ap?

thanks here is is...

[clock-plugin.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/clock-plugin.desktop
X-Status-Area-Permanent-Item=Clock
X-Status-Menu-Position=3

[connui-cellular.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/connui-cellular.desktop
X-Status-Area-Permanent-Item=Special-Item-0

[status-area-applet-battery.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/status-area-applet-battery.desktop
X-Status-Area-Permanent-Item=Special-Item-1
X-Status-Menu-Position=1

[connui-internet.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/connui-internet.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=1
X-Status-Menu-Position=5

[rtcom-notification-ui.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/rtcom-notification-ui.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=2

[sharing-manager-status.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/sharing-manager-status.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=3
X-Status-Menu-Position=13

[ham-notifier.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/ham-notifier.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=4
X-Status-Menu-Position=10

[ham-updates.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/ham-updates.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=5
X-Status-Menu-Position=11

[volume.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/volume.desktop
X-Status-Menu-Position=2

[status-area-applet-profiles.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/status-area-applet-profiles.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=6
X-Status-Menu-Position=4

[rtcom-presence-ui.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/rtcom-presence-ui.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=7
X-Status-Menu-Position=7

[connui-bluetooth.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/connui-bluetooth.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=8
X-Status-Menu-Position=6

[location.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/location.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=9
X-Status-Menu-Position=8

[hildon-status-menu-usb.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/hildon-status-menu-usb.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=10
X-Status-Menu-Position=9

[sync-plugin.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/sync-plugin.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=11
X-Status-Menu-Position=12

[as-status-applet.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/as-status-applet.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=12
X-Status-Menu-Position=14

[fmtx.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/fmtx.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=13
X-Status-Menu-Position=15

[bluetooth-headset.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/bluetooth-headset.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=14
X-Status-Menu-Position=16

[connui-bluetooth-transfer.desktop]
X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/connui-bluetooth-transfer.desktop
X-Status-Area-Position=15
X-Status-Menu-Position=17

Re: Pybattery - battery statusbar applet with candies

Okay, basically, it looks like you had an Advanced Monitor install glitch. This is what my status-menu.pluging looks like:

Code:

[clock-plugin.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/clock-plugin.desktop

X-Status-Area-Permanent-Item=Clock

X-Status-Menu-Position=3



[connui-cellular.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/connui-cellular.desktop

X-Status-Area-Permanent-Item=Special-Item-0



[advanced-power.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/advanced-power.desktop

X-Status-Area-Permanent-Item=Special-Item-1

X-Status-Menu-Position=1



[status_area_cpumem_applet.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/status_area_cpumem_applet.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=1



[wifi-signal-applet.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/wifi-signal-applet.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=2



[connui-internet.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/connui-internet.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=4

X-Status-Menu-Position=5



[rtcom-notification-ui.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/rtcom-notification-ui.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=5



[sharing-manager-status.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/sharing-manager-status.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=6

X-Status-Menu-Position=13



[ham-notifier.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/ham-notifier.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=7

X-Status-Menu-Position=10



[ham-updates.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/ham-updates.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=8

X-Status-Menu-Position=11



[volume.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/volume.desktop

X-Status-Menu-Position=2



[status-area-applet-profiles.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/status-area-applet-profiles.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=9

X-Status-Menu-Position=4



[rtcom-presence-ui.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/rtcom-presence-ui.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=10

X-Status-Menu-Position=7



[advanced-interface-switcher.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/advanced-interface-switcher.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=3

X-Status-Menu-Position=6



[location.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/location.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=11

X-Status-Menu-Position=8



[hildon-status-menu-usb.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/hildon-status-menu-usb.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=12

X-Status-Menu-Position=9



[sync-plugin.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/sync-plugin.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=13

X-Status-Menu-Position=12



[as-status-applet.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/as-status-applet.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=14

X-Status-Menu-Position=14



[fmtx.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/fmtx.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=15

X-Status-Menu-Position=15



[bluetooth-headset.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/bluetooth-headset.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=16

X-Status-Menu-Position=16



[connui-bluetooth-transfer.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/connui-bluetooth-transfer.desktop

X-Status-Area-Position=17

X-Status-Menu-Position=17

Keep in mind when you look through the above that I added two things, and moved the order of stuff around (by changing the position numbers). However, in general, it's useful. Namely this part:

Code:

[advanced-power.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/advanced-power.desktop

X-Status-Area-Permanent-Item=Special-Item-1

X-Status-Menu-Position=1

What you can do is, as root, copy your status-menu.plugins.ap as status-menu.plugins, and then replace the part that says:

Code:

[status-area-applet-battery.desktop]

X-Desktop-File=/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu/status-area-applet-battery.desktop

X-Status-Area-Permanent-Item=Special-Item-1

X-Status-Menu-Position=1

with the above chunk (the one you're replacing tells hildon to use the original battery, one you're replacing it with tells hildon to use the Adv. Power one).

Or you can try uninstalling and reinstalling advanced power. The status menu getting messed up is probably a one-time glitch.

tomchiverton: I don't think it's possible. The advanced power battery display is 'better' than the stock mainly because of what the daemon does. I wouldn't worry about it influencing performance or battery. The N900 firmware has a bunch of daemons in it already.

Re: Pybattery - battery statusbar applet with candies

thanks I wll check this out when I have ssh access. sure hope I don't end up having to do a total reflash (already has one this week).

a restart does not help.

so the process would be install the app and after it does not show up then edit the config correct?