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edschulz
09-26-2002, 02:52 PM
I'm using a new Palm m130 with rechargable Li-ion battery. When it's in the cradle, the battery icon shows a lighning bolt to indicate that it's charging. Out of the cradle, it looks like a hollow battery. Always. No matter what. It never changes, even if I leave it on all day. Isn't the icon supposed to show the battery voltage, or charge, or life, or something? I can find nothing in the product documentation that says so.

I tried a few of the battery hacks, but none seems to be compatible with the m130 and PalmOS 4.1.

Am I simply supposed to use the PDA until the display fails to light? Or is it supposed to live in its cradle while I'm at my desk, since I can't tell how much time I have left? There must be something simple that I'm missing, but I can't find it. Help!

edschulz
09-26-2002, 04:01 PM
It seems the only way I find things is to beg for them first. This hack seems to work:http://djajic.com/download/BatteryLevel.zip
It tells me voltage, %, and time of day.

Found this by searching groups.google.com.