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 Post subject: [DSDT W520] Battery cycle count 0
PostPosted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:22 am 
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Hi everyone,

i get my Thinkpad W520 nearly 99% working, but i have a little cosmetic problem. I use AppleSmartBatteryManager.kext and iStats is show me this:

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Looks fine, but the cycle count is all the time "0". I found the problem also in some Linux-Forums, but no solution. Any ideas how to enable the cycle count? I found this on insanelymac: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index. ... pic=264597 but since its a HP-Laptop i can't find the SMBus read and write (SMRD() and SMWR() ) stuff on the ThinkPad. Or anything with SmartBattery Manager? Im no DSDT-Pro but i hope someone can help.

If you need help with your W520 feel free to ask. Here is my Guide (German i know): http://thinkpad-forum.de/threads/126044 ... nkPad-W520

With google translate: http://translate.google.com/translate?s ... 20&act=url

Here is my DSDT: https://rapidshare.com/files/3976779498/dsdt.aml.zip

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 Post subject: Re: [DSDT W520] Battery cycle count 0
PostPosted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:00 pm 
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Hi Goth*;
sorry - i got SAME ISSUE also - but since I also use Linux AND Windows 7x64 on SAME W520 ( 128GB raid0) plus intel 320Series SSD (600GB) for storage/other apps ....

Most things work in OSX for me and things like Battery = dont matter much to me - as I know I can look after that via Win7. AS a side note - not sure which battery you have - but there is a Lenovo BATTERY FIRMWARE UPDATE - from memory i saw that during SYSTEM UPDATE.

sorry not much help -
Cheers

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 Post subject: Re: [DSDT W520] Battery cycle count 0
PostPosted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:29 pm 
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Hi,

thanks for your reply. I have a HDD with Win7, i will try to update the complete system with it later today (6 Cell battery here). I also don't think it will solve the problem, but lets give it a try ;).

EDIT: No Update was shown -> still same error.

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 Cinema Display 27"
 IPhone 4 16GB weiß
,  IPad 2 16GB WiFi weiß
My W520 Guide: http://thinkpad-forum.de/threads/126044-GUIDE-OS-X-10.7.2-auf-ThinkPad-W520


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 Post subject: Re: [DSDT W520] Battery cycle count 0
PostPosted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:32 pm 
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Can you burn a image of your HD Image and upload it? Of course I will pay you for your time. :mrgreen:

I don't have patience to do all that work. :banana: PM me lets talk friend. 8)

thanks!


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 Post subject: Re: [DSDT W520] Battery cycle count 0
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:06 am 
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:P Just follow my guide and be happy. After a Systemupdate for example you need to edit kext(s), .budles... again so... i don't think you will be happy with a HD Copy.

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 Cinema Display 27"
 IPhone 4 16GB weiß
,  IPad 2 16GB WiFi weiß
My W520 Guide: http://thinkpad-forum.de/threads/126044-GUIDE-OS-X-10.7.2-auf-ThinkPad-W520


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 Post subject: Re: [DSDT W520] Battery cycle count 0
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:58 pm 
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Hi Goth*;
................I wll definatly buy u a LARGE Stein of the Bavarian Beer when am in germany next few months ! ... Great work on doco's that you have (pity am not able to read/understand most all of the German language) but I got few few good tip(s).

Excellent excellent work and thanks
(keep u poisted if I find a fix for this pesky Battery issue - bugs me also!) ---- thanks and very much APPRECIATED -----

Mike D

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 Post subject: Re: [DSDT W520] Battery cycle count 0
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:42 pm 
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Nice to hear! Have fun in germany :mrgreen: .

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 Cinema Display 27"
 IPhone 4 16GB weiß
,  IPad 2 16GB WiFi weiß
My W520 Guide: http://thinkpad-forum.de/threads/126044-GUIDE-OS-X-10.7.2-auf-ThinkPad-W520


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 Post subject: Re: [DSDT W520] Battery cycle count 0
PostPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:08 pm 
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http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index. ... pic=273621

English Version i did my best :P

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 Cinema Display 27"
 IPhone 4 16GB weiß
,  IPad 2 16GB WiFi weiß
My W520 Guide: http://thinkpad-forum.de/threads/126044-GUIDE-OS-X-10.7.2-auf-ThinkPad-W520


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 Post subject: Re: [DSDT W520] Battery cycle count 0
PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:35 pm 
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How stable is the system friend? And the battery life on Lion?

Also that wireless card you got is that a lenovo wireless card which came in your W520? :banana:


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 Post subject: Re: [DSDT W520] Battery cycle count 0
PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:49 pm 
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How stable is the system friend?

Almost complete stable, only after reboot (about 1 of 20) i get a KP (don't know why), but i don't reboot OS X very often just standby.

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And the battery life on Lion?

99% in Dockingstations, so i really don't know.

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Also that wireless card you got is that a lenovo wireless card which came in your W520?

No, OS X don't have driver for the Intel Centrino 6300 so I'm using an Atheros 9821 and a BIOS without Whitelist.

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 Cinema Display 27"
 IPhone 4 16GB weiß
,  IPad 2 16GB WiFi weiß
My W520 Guide: http://thinkpad-forum.de/threads/126044-GUIDE-OS-X-10.7.2-auf-ThinkPad-W520


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