Hi, all. I'm not sure if this belongs here or in the Linux subforum or here. I have a MacBookPro6,2 (MC372LL/A) I installed Linux Mint on to act as a media computer. The battery had ... inflated? I'll say inflated. So it inflated, and I removed it. Currently, the MacBook Pro boots up when it's plugged in, which is what I'd like it to keep doing. (I have the whole TV setup on a remote-control switch.) I ordered a replacement battery, and I'd like to have the laptop continue booting up when the adapter receives power.
I'm pretty sure this can be done using NVARM/EFI variables, but I'm not sure which one. I understand that these variables are there regardless of the OS on the machine, but let me know if I'm wrong! Here's my output for efivar -l:
$ efivar -l
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-BootCurrent
4d1ede05-38c7-4a6a-9cc6-4bcca8b38c14-FirmwareFeatures
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ErrOutDev
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-LangCodes
4d1ede05-38c7-4a6a-9cc6-4bcca8b38c14-FirmwareFeaturesMask
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ConOut
eb704011-1402-11d3-8e77-00a0c969723b-MTC
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-BootOrder
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-Boot0000
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-Boot0080
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-BootFFFF
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ConOutDev
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-Lang
af9ffd67-ec10-488a-9dfc-6cbf5ee22c2e-AcpiGlobalVariable
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-Timeout
05299c28-3953-4a5f-b7d8-f6c6a7150b2a-SetupDefaults
4dfbbaab-1392-4fde-abb8-c41cc5ad7d5d-Setup
e6c2f70a-b604-4877-85ba-deec89e117eb-PchInit
Once the new battery is in, I intend to write a script of some sort to check to see if the adapter is providing power and power down if it's not. I have the laptop set up to run with the lid closed. Currently the laptop adapter isn't on that remote-controlled switch, so I've been powering it up by unplugging and plugging it back in.
Thanks, everyone!
I'm pretty sure this can be done using NVARM/EFI variables, but I'm not sure which one. I understand that these variables are there regardless of the OS on the machine, but let me know if I'm wrong! Here's my output for efivar -l:
$ efivar -l
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-BootCurrent
4d1ede05-38c7-4a6a-9cc6-4bcca8b38c14-FirmwareFeatures
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ErrOutDev
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-LangCodes
4d1ede05-38c7-4a6a-9cc6-4bcca8b38c14-FirmwareFeaturesMask
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ConOut
eb704011-1402-11d3-8e77-00a0c969723b-MTC
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-BootOrder
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-Boot0000
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-Boot0080
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-BootFFFF
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ConOutDev
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-Lang
af9ffd67-ec10-488a-9dfc-6cbf5ee22c2e-AcpiGlobalVariable
8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-Timeout
05299c28-3953-4a5f-b7d8-f6c6a7150b2a-SetupDefaults
4dfbbaab-1392-4fde-abb8-c41cc5ad7d5d-Setup
e6c2f70a-b604-4877-85ba-deec89e117eb-PchInit
Once the new battery is in, I intend to write a script of some sort to check to see if the adapter is providing power and power down if it's not. I have the laptop set up to run with the lid closed. Currently the laptop adapter isn't on that remote-controlled switch, so I've been powering it up by unplugging and plugging it back in.
Thanks, everyone!