@danielchsny from your tlp command output, linux cannot see the battery because the computer cannot see the battery. tlp pulls the data from the ACPI which is "Advance Configuration and Power Interface" and since the computer doesn’t see it, the operating system doesn’t either.
It is possible to get a better understanding of the problem by following @danj ‘s recommendation of running the AHT (Apple Hardware Test).
Go to this github https://github.com/upekkha/AppleHardware... and follow the step to installing it. Since you are only installing a diagnostic tool on your Apple hardware, it’s not illegal to do. Go down to the MACBOOK section and select the MACBOOK2,1. This is the earliest version of the test (I’m not sure the macbook1,1 came with the test, @danj would know better).
Instructions are further down the page so read it all before proceeding. This will give you Apple specific feedback on Apple specific hardware and @danj can help you further (possibly).
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Let’s get a better view of things, install this gem of an app! CoconutBattery take a snapshot of the apps main window and post it here for us to see Adding images to an existing question
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 Dan crwdne2934271:0
I am running Linux on this computer. I'll see if I can get some similar app, thanks.
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@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)
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 Dan crwdne2934271:0
@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.
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@danj Thanks for the help. Any idea where I can find Leopard OS? It looks apple already removed from the site. Thanks
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