use
gasgauge-info
as demonstrated here
On a fully charged 3.
Code:
[root@kindle us]# gasgauge-info -s
94%
Mon Aug 20 02:09:06 2012 INFO:battery charge: 94%
[root@kindle us]#
well almost...
Code:
[root@kindle us]# gasgauge-info --help
usage:
gasgauge-info [-cdhklms] [-i <seconds>] <registers...>
-c output state of charge in percent
-d dump all gas gauge registers
-h help
-i s interval (seconds)
-s same as -c
-t add a timestamp to dumps
-v output battery voltage value
-l output battery charge current (load)
-k output battery temperature
-m output battery available capacity (mAh)
Code:
[root@kindle us]# gasgauge-info -v
4167 mV
Mon Aug 20 02:06:29 2012 INFO:battery voltage: 4167 mV
Code:
[root@kindle us]# gasgauge-info -l
234 mA
Mon Aug 20 02:06:35 2012 INFO:battery current: 234 mA
Code:
[root@kindle us]# gasgauge-info -m
1702 mAh
Mon Aug 20 02:06:39 2012 INFO:battery current: 1702 mA
won't help fix anything but using the drain monitor on a couple of seconds timer could let you catch whatever is killing it in action. *maybe*
HTH