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[nofearl]

a quick script that checks the battery level every 2mins and shutdowns the computer if its less than 3%

copy batterysave to /bin
copy plist file to  /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/

run

sudo su -
chmod +x /bin/batterysave
chown root:wheel /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.nofearl.batterysave.plist

and restart...

it uses "shutdown -h now" and its not graceful (you will loose unsaved document)

but since the sleep is not working for me, better than depleting and possibly damaging the battery..

 batterysave.zip   2.27K   119 downloads

[booger_sniffer5000]

Very nice script.

[chewanik]

Thanks buddy, keep up the good work!

[ehunt123]

http://www.jinx.de/SmartSleep.html

[manmal]

ehunt123, on Apr 2 2010, 07:14 AM, said:

http://www.jinx.de/SmartSleep.html

hi guyz,
thanks for the script and for the link!

I have 2 questions about this topic:

1) is it possible to change the batterysave script to force it to go to "sleep" instead of shutdown? How could it be done? I can't find any hibernate or sleep command like shutdown... I ask because in my system, although sleep works, it doesn't go automatically in sleep when battery is low (i don't know where is the preference to control/adjust that ... if anyone knows it, please let me know because it's what i am looking for now... thanks )

2) I know there is smartsleep that should do that, but in my system it doesn't work. The question is : Is it possible to "force" SmartSleep to use hibernatemode 5 instead of 1 for hibernating ? it uses hibernatemode 1 by default and with this mode hibernatemode here doesn't work (also unchecking secure virtual memory under preferences-security). Here mode5 works, mode1 not and that's the reason why i am asking... the smartmode is the option i am looking for, if i just can replace hibernatemode=5,instead of hibernatemode=1 set by default by smartmode in smartsleep.

Thanks in advance!
Mal

[valv]

manmal, on Jul 2 2010, 07:19 AM, said:

is it possible to change the batterysave script to force it to go to "sleep" instead of shutdown? How could it be done? I can't find any hibernate or sleep command like shutdown... I ask because in my system, although sleep works, it doesn't go automatically in sleep when battery is low (i don't know where is the preference to control/adjust that ... if anyone knows it, please let me know because it's what i am looking for now... thanks )

Sure it could be done. Here is an effort to make it sleep instead of shutdown. It is untested though.
 batterysleep.zip   2.94K   59 downloadsAlso, use this next one if u 'd like to make your machine go to hibernate instead, while preserving on-demand sleep mode.
 batteryhibernate.zip   2.96K   54 downloads
Greetz

[mightycrown]

valv, on Jul 4 2010, 11:34 AM, said:

Sure it could be done. Here is an effort to make it sleep instead of shutdown. It is untested though.
batterysleep.zipAlso, use this next one if u 'd like to make your machine go to hibernate instead, while preserving on-demand sleep mode.
batteryhibernate.zip
Greetz

hello i am about to try ur script. But i got a question which you set hibernation mode to 1 in the beginning and return to mode 3 when executing the script. Is it necessary to change mode from 1 to 3? since my hibernation mode is 3.
Edit: I v tried the Script for Hibernation. The script executed well however it did not send machine to Hibernation but to Sleep.

Finally i got the last thing that my laptop should work like mac. My Laptop hibernate when battery is low. sleeps like usual. I achieved via Ur script and App Smartsleep
Thanks

[TiGuy82]

valv, on Jul 4 2010, 07:34 AM, said:

Sure it could be done. Here is an effort to make it sleep instead of shutdown. It is untested though.
batterysleep.zipAlso, use this next one if u 'd like to make your machine go to hibernate instead, while preserving on-demand sleep mode.
batteryhibernate.zip
Greetz

The sleep mode works pretty well on mine ASUS 1201n, thank you very much!!

[sefsesas]

Thanks for your scripts,now some laptop already can auto turn to sleep when battery is low

[mightycrown]

Auto deepsleep when bat low.
The script and the utility are attached. How to is in Readme.
Please report the result.
Note: I m assuming that you have already got Deepsleep to work:)

Attached Files

•  AutoDeepsleep.zip   11.67K   56 downloads