i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 29 Aug 2013 01:47:27 +0000i3status battery status problemhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/1790/i3status-battery-status-problem/i3status' battery %status option only shows BAT even when the laptop is charging. I know this is not the end of the world, but if anyone knows how to fix it I would be grateful. PS: Didn't really know what other information to provide, so just tell me what you need in the comments and I'll try my best to give it to you.Sat, 11 May 2013 23:18:07 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1790/i3status-battery-status-problem/Comment by Havoc for <p>i3status' battery %status option only shows BAT even when the laptop is charging. I know this is not the end of the world, but if anyone knows how to fix it I would be grateful.</p> <p>PS: Didn't really know what other information to provide, so just tell me what you need in the comments and I'll try my best to give it to you.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1790/i3status-battery-status-problem/?comment=2452#comment-2452Same problem here.Thu, 29 Aug 2013 01:47:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1790/i3status-battery-status-problem/?comment=2452#comment-2452Answer by Michael for <p>i3status' battery %status option only shows BAT even when the laptop is charging. I know this is not the end of the world, but if anyone knows how to fix it I would be grateful.</p> <p>PS: Didn't really know what other information to provide, so just tell me what you need in the comments and I'll try my best to give it to you.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1790/i3status-battery-status-problem/?answer=1797#post-id-1797Most likely your battery is in a different path than the default in i3status.conf. See http://i3wm.org/i3status/manpage.html#_battery and check in /sysSun, 12 May 2013 17:55:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1790/i3status-battery-status-problem/?answer=1797#post-id-1797Comment by bakeren for <p>Most likely your battery is in a different path than the default in i3status.conf. See <a href="http://i3wm.org/i3status/manpage.html#_battery">http://i3wm.org/i3status/manpage.html...</a> and check in /sys</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1790/i3status-battery-status-problem/?comment=1802#comment-1802I already fixed that. It's not a "no battery"-problem. The percentage works fine, it's just the %status that doesn't update correctly. It shows Bat even when charging and battery is full.Sun, 12 May 2013 22:44:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1790/i3status-battery-status-problem/?comment=1802#comment-1802