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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:19:44 +0000low_threshold for battery crashes i3https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/when adding a low_threshold to the battery for i3status, my i3 crashes. according to the user guide this should work. any idea? note1: had to change the battery module to battery 1 (not zero) in my config so that it would show up. These are the relevant pieces of the config: order += "battery 1" .... battery 1 { format = "%status %percentage %remaining" low_threshold = "10" } (I also tried low_threshold = 10 (without the ""). note2: the same applies to the `threshold_type` parameter Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:36:09 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/Comment by fab for when adding a low_threshold to the battery for i3status, my i3 crashes. according to the user guide this should work. any idea? note1: had to change the battery module to battery 1 (not zero) in my config so that it would show up. These are the relevant pieces of the config: <pre><code>order += "battery 1" .... battery 1 { format = "%status %percentage %remaining" low_threshold = "10" } </code></pre> (I also tried low_threshold = 10 (without the ""). note2: the same applies to the <code>threshold_type</code> parameter https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/?comment=1390#comment-1390I am sorry, my question is inaccurate. The problem is not that i3 crashes, but the i3status bar disappears. Not sure how I can debug this?Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:37:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/?comment=1390#comment-1390Answer by sur5r for when adding a low_threshold to the battery for i3status, my i3 crashes. according to the user guide this should work. any idea? note1: had to change the battery module to battery 1 (not zero) in my config so that it would show up. These are the relevant pieces of the config: <pre><code>order += "battery 1" .... battery 1 { format = "%status %percentage %remaining" low_threshold = "10" } </code></pre> (I also tried low_threshold = 10 (without the ""). note2: the same applies to the <code>threshold_type</code> parameter https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/?answer=1389#post-id-1389I can't reproduce this with i3status 2.7. Which version are you using? Also, can you provide a backtrace?Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:56:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/?answer=1389#post-id-1389Comment by fab for I can't reproduce this with i3status 2.7. Which version are you using? Also, can you provide a backtrace? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/?comment=1391#comment-1391Sorry, please read my comment on my question. It's not i3 crashing but i3status disappears. my i3status version is 2.5.1 (From a fresh install of ubuntu 12.10 via their repositories).Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:38:50 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/?comment=1391#comment-1391Answer by Michael for when adding a low_threshold to the battery for i3status, my i3 crashes. according to the user guide this should work. any idea? note1: had to change the battery module to battery 1 (not zero) in my config so that it would show up. These are the relevant pieces of the config: <pre><code>order += "battery 1" .... battery 1 { format = "%status %percentage %remaining" low_threshold = "10" } </code></pre> (I also tried low_threshold = 10 (without the ""). note2: the same applies to the <code>threshold_type</code> parameter https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/?answer=1394#post-id-1394Your i3status version is too old. Upgrade first. To debug, run i3status in a terminal and you’ll see the error message.Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:54:22 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/?answer=1394#post-id-1394Comment by sur5r for Your i3status version is too old. Upgrade first. To debug, run i3status in a terminal and you’ll see the error message. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/?comment=1398#comment-1398To update, see the instructions at http://www.i3wm.org/docs/repositories.html Section 2.1.Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:41:25 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/?comment=1398#comment-1398Comment by fab for Your i3status version is too old. Upgrade first. To debug, run i3status in a terminal and you’ll see the error message. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/?comment=1440#comment-1440Upgrading did in fact resolve the issue. Thanks!Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:19:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/?comment=1440#comment-1440Comment by fab for Your i3status version is too old. Upgrade first. To debug, run i3status in a terminal and you’ll see the error message. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/?comment=1397#comment-1397Not sure how to do that. Even on the i3 download page the version of i3status for the ubuntu package is 2.5.1. BTW, i3status on the commandline tells me ".i3status.conf:29: no such option 'low_threshold'"Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:34:36 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1388/low_threshold-for-battery-crashes-i3/?comment=1397#comment-1397