look this for more info: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Tp_smapi 安装tp-smapi: # aptitude install tp-smapi-dkms # modprobe tp_smapi 更改充电阈值： 设置开始充电阈值，如从“60%”开始充电： # echo 60 > /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/start_charge_thresh 设置停止充电阈值，如到“100%”停止充电： # echo 100 > /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/stop_charge_thresh 查看充电阈值： # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/*_charge_thresh 其他： To prevent charging for 17 minutes (regardless of thresholds): # echo 17 > /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/inhibit_charge_minutes To cancel charging preventation: # echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/inhibit_charge_minutes To force battery discharging (even if connected to AC): # echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/force_discharge To cancel forced discharge: # echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/force_discharge 让设置在启动时生效（只用同一块电池）： It is not necessary to create your own init.d script or modify /etc/rc.local - you just need the package sysfsutils: # apt-get install sysfsutils # sudo gedit /etc/sysfs.conf 把下面的放在文件 /etc/sysfs.conf后面: # cat >> /etc/sysfs.conf << EOF # For a LiIon battery in a Thinkpad devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/start_charge_thresh = 50 devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/stop_charge_thresh = 80 EOF The init script supplied by sysfsutils will load these settings on each boot. 其他电池状态信息： To view extended battery status such as charging state, voltage, current, capacity, cycle count and model information: # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/installed # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/state       # idle/charging/discharging # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/cycle_count # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/current_now # instantaneous current # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/current_avg # last minute average # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/power_now   # instantaneous power # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/power_avg   # last minute average # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/last_full_capacity # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/remaining_percent # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/remaining_running_time # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/remaining_charging_time # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/remaining_capacity # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/design_capacity # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/voltage # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/design_voltage # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/manufacturer # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/model # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/barcoding # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/chemistry # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/serial # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/manufacture_date # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/first_use_date # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/temperature # in milli-Celsius # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/ac_connected The raw status data is also available, including some fields not listed above (in case you can figure them out): # cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/dump