Acer Aspire 3620 notebook, switches that I'd like to switch

[Richard Seguin]

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Batteries generally have a life span of about 3 years... There really
isn't anything you can do to extend it's life (although you can slow it
a little)...

Ralph Pichie wrote:
> Everything has been good so far, but now my battery life is not what it
> was only a short time ago. I can stretch it over two hours, but I don't
> get the 3+ hours that I could get before.
> 
> The switches on the front may be part of the issue, or at least provide
> a clue.  The bluetooth switch feels busted, and there is no sign of it
> in dmesg output. The indicator light for my wireless adapter is now
> always lit, even when the ath0 device is deactivated and not configured. 
> 
> I'm wondering if something is running that should not be, or if my
> battery is just getting past its prime (bought in August 06)
> 
> The info from dmesg | tail  when I flick the wifi switch. Bluetooth has
> no effect.
> [17181758.368000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code
> 0xd5 on isa0060/serio0).
> [17181758.368000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e055 <keycode>' to make it
> known.
> [17181758.876000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code
> 0xd5 on isa0060/serio0).
> 
> 
> The relevant output from lspci is...
> 
> 0000:06:05.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc.: Unknown
> device 001a (rev 01)
> 0000:06:07.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
> 
> And of course...
> ralph at ralph-laptop:~$ iwconfig
> lo        no wireless extensions.
> 
> ath0      IEEE 802.11   ESSID:""
>           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated
>           Bit Rate:0 kb/s   Tx-Power:20 dBm   Sensitivity=0/3
>           Retry:off   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>           Power Management:off
>           Link Quality=0/94  Signal level=-95 dBm  Noise level=-95 dBm
>           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
> 
> eth0      no wireless extensions.
> 
> sit0      no wireless extensions.
> 
> 
> 
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