i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:11:19 +0000i3bar battery percenthttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/2408/i3bar-battery-percent/So I followed the two steps from a question on here sorry I can't post links It shows Bat when it's not charging and has a time remaining. The percent though shows inf% and does not change. I tried to add the integer line from the faq, but everywhere I put it when I restart i3 there is no bar at the bottom.Thu, 22 Aug 2013 01:10:26 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2408/i3bar-battery-percent/Answer by brocktice for <p>So I followed the two steps from a question on here sorry I can't post links</p> <p>It shows Bat when it's not charging and has a time remaining. The percent though shows inf% and does not change. I tried to add the integer line from the faq, but everywhere I put it when I restart i3 there is no bar at the bottom.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2408/i3bar-battery-percent/?answer=3401#post-id-3401Actually, the battery probably just doesn't include the design capacity in the information provided by the kernel. Deep in the i3status man page (and/or code, which is how I find it), you can find the option: last_full_capacity = true which will use your battery's last full capacity, rather than the design capacity, to show the percentage. Fixed it for me on some cheap-o ASUS laptops.Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:11:19 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2408/i3bar-battery-percent/?answer=3401#post-id-3401Answer by Michael for <p>So I followed the two steps from a question on here sorry I can't post links</p> <p>It shows Bat when it's not charging and has a time remaining. The percent though shows inf% and does not change. I tried to add the integer line from the faq, but everywhere I put it when I restart i3 there is no bar at the bottom.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2408/i3bar-battery-percent/?answer=2409#post-id-2409You can run i3status in a terminal to see the error messages, if any. An entirely missing bar suggests that you are reading the documentation and using options that are not supported in the version you are using (try upgrading). If the battery indicator shows inf%, that is an issue with your charging electronics or kernel driver.Thu, 22 Aug 2013 06:14:59 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2408/i3bar-battery-percent/?answer=2409#post-id-2409Comment by Kratisto for <p>You can run i3status in a terminal to see the error messages, if any. An entirely missing bar suggests that you are reading the documentation and using options that are not supported in the version you are using (try upgrading).</p> <p>If the battery indicator shows inf%, that is an issue with your charging electronics or kernel driver.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2408/i3bar-battery-percent/?comment=2414#comment-2414I get the inf% but it is not charging. What can I do about the kernel driver?Thu, 22 Aug 2013 20:03:09 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2408/i3bar-battery-percent/?comment=2414#comment-2414Comment by Michael for <p>You can run i3status in a terminal to see the error messages, if any. An entirely missing bar suggests that you are reading the documentation and using options that are not supported in the version you are using (try upgrading).</p> <p>If the battery indicator shows inf%, that is an issue with your charging electronics or kernel driver.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2408/i3bar-battery-percent/?comment=2607#comment-2607Either debug the issue yourself and fix it or report a Linux kernel bug.Thu, 26 Sep 2013 16:48:29 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2408/i3bar-battery-percent/?comment=2607#comment-2607