Why battery not charge, but computer work while conected to cable?
My MacBook Core 2 works if connected to the current. The magnetic connector shows a green light. However, if I remove the cable it turns off immediately. I thought it was the battery, so I got a new one. Same problem. I think the battery is not charging. What else should I try?
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by Dan
I am running Linux on this computer. I'll see if I can get some similar app, thanks.
by daniel
@danielchsny - Sorry I don't know of any Linux tool that does the same thing. You'll need to create a Mac bootable drive (FireWire 400 or CD/DVD) This series won't boot under USB. You'll need OS-X Snow Leopard (10.6.8)
by Dan
@danielchsny If you are running Linux, I'm assuming it's Debian/Ubuntu based. If so, you have a few options. You can do what @danj says which is probably best because Apple really does monitor all it's hardware or you can install a few linux apps.
"sudo apt install tlp" to install the TLP package (or yum it if you are RedHat/Cent/Fedora), once installed, you can run it "sudo tlp-stat -b". This should give you what LINUX KNOWS.
"sudo tlp-stat -s" gives you system info. Be aware that in Linux, you will have to interpret the data yourself.
I highly recommend you install OSX (aka macOS) as per @danj recommendation because he can assist you better with this machine on OSX.
by DunCanP
@danj Thanks for the help. Any idea where I can find Leopard OS? It looks apple already removed from the site. Thanks
by daniel
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