Jump to content

Laptop Goes Black on Battery Power


skaorsk8
 Share

2 posts in this topic

Recommended Posts

So I installed OSX using the 10.6.3 retail CD and the nawcom boot CD. Most things are working well, just noticed a big problem.

 

When I boot on A/C power, no problems. When I boot using battery power, I can get to the desktop, and just when battery icon in the top right corner loads, the whole screen goes black, almost like it's sleeping - but the fans are still on. It seems like the screen is trying to dim, but since I turned off the "dim screen on battery power" option, that doesn't make sense.

 

If I boot with A/C power, then unplug it to switch to battery power, the same things happens.

 

If I boot with the nawcom boot CD on battery power, I can get to the OSX desktop, no problems.

 

I installed VoodooBattery, VoodooPower, but I'm stuck. I did check out the IORegistryExplorer and it says System-Type is 02.

 

I will say I had to delete the sleepenabler.kext, as that gives me KPs. I'd love to get sleep working too, but the battery issue is far more important.

 

Thanks!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Well, I think I got it sorted. Not sure if there was a conflict between VoodooBattery and my graphics or what, but using AppleACPIBatteryManager seems to have done the trick, after deleting VoodooBattery. Not 100% sure that's the fix, but it seems to be working. Hope that helps someone else at some point.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

×
×
  • Create New...