low power actions?

[pgf at laptop.org]

smith wrote:
 > pgf at laptop.org wrote:
 > > a thread on irc from last evening prompts me to ask:  where can i
 > > find a description of how the laptop behaves (LED behavior, powerdown
 > > behavior, etc) as the battery gets low?
 >
 > EC wise:  The EC turns on the red led when it thinks the battery is
 > empty. This is by an SOC % dropping < 15%.  If the battery voltage
 > depletes further to a level where cell damage will occur it turns the
 > system off.
 >

my interest was piqued by someone on irc asking about automatic
clean shutdowns for low power.  i was wondering whether we do
that, and whether we do earlier user warnings ("your battery
should be charged now in order to keep it healthy"), or perhaps
forced suspends.

paul
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 paul fox, pgf at laptop.org