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"No battery" in status bar

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:29:22 +0000

I receive a "No battery" in my status bar, while I suppose I shouldn't. What am I doing wrong? The `i3status.conf` includes: order += "battery 1" battery 1 { format = "%status %percentage %remaining" path = "/sys/class/power_supply/BAT1/uevent" } and my `/sys/class/power_supply/BAT1/uevent` is: POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT1 POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1 POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0 POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=14800000 POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=14800000 POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0 POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4400000 POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=4400000 POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=4400000 POWER_SUPPLY_CAPACITY=100 POWER_SUPPLY_CAPACITY_LEVEL=Normal POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME= POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER= POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=3658Q I tried with "battery 0", too. PS: This is related to https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1071/battery-status-indicator/ and https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4625/i3-status-bar-not-showing-my-battery/

Answer by constantine for

I receive a "No battery" in my status bar, while I suppose I shouldn't. What am I doing wrong?

The i3status.conf includes:

order += "battery 1"
battery 1 {
    format = "%status %percentage %remaining"
    path = "/sys/class/power_supply/BAT1/uevent"
 }

and my /sys/class/power_supply/BAT1/uevent is:

POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=BAT1
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=1
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_CYCLE_COUNT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN=14800000
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=14800000
POWER_SUPPLY_CURRENT_NOW=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW=4400000
POWER_SUPPLY_CAPACITY=100
POWER_SUPPLY_CAPACITY_LEVEL=Normal
POWER_SUPPLY_MODEL_NAME=<censored>
POWER_SUPPLY_MANUFACTURER=<censored>
POWER_SUPPLY_SERIAL_NUMBER=3658Q

I tried with "battery 0", too.

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:10:46 +0000

Facepalm: I was editing the wrong file: `~/.i3/i3status.conf` while I should edit `/etc/i3status.conf`. I also did not have to set a `path =` line.

Comment by Adaephon for
Facepalm:

I was editing the wrong file: `~/.i3/i3status.conf` while I should edit `/etc/i3status.conf`. I also did not have to set a `path =` line.

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 20:47:42 +0000

Actually, you should edit `~/.i3status.conf` (directly in your home directory). But you can also pass the configuration file as command line parameter to `i3status` in the `bar` block of your i3 configuration: `status_command i3status -c ~/.i3/i3status.conf`

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"No battery" in status bar

Comment by Adaephon for Facepalm: I was editing the wrong file: ~/.i3/i3status.conf while I should edit /etc/i3status.conf. I also did not have to set a path = line.

Comment by Adaephon for
Facepalm:

I was editing the wrong file: `~/.i3/i3status.conf` while I should edit `/etc/i3status.conf`. I also did not have to set a `path =` line.