@Manjaro22211​ will that work on inspiron 3525 and latitude 5400?

@Manjaro22211​ That actually works on the latest Manjaro here

Installing dell-command-configure and running :

sudo cctk --PrimaryBattChargeCfg=Custom,50,80

Does work now here.

Hello there,

i see so many people struggling with this issue, and decided to post my feedback.

I actually run debian on dell Latitude 7290, and i try to limit the charge of my battery (say from 50 to 85%)

> Lauching cctk binary seems to work, but the tool tells me i cannot set custom charging  mode :

~# cctk --help PrimaryBattChargeCfg


PrimaryBattChargeCfg:  Configures the primary battery charging.
....
Arguments: Standard+ | Express+ | PrimAcUse | Adaptive | Custom
Note : + Indicates the arguments supported in the current machine.


~# cctk --PrimaryBattChargeCfg=Custom:50-85 

Error in Setting the Value.

> So i ended up using package "smbios-utils"

~# smbios-battery-ctl --set-charging-mode=custom
~# smbios-battery-ctl --set-custom-charge-interval=50 85

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System: Debian 12 stable

Machine : Dell Latitude 7290 2nd hand (i doubt the battery is a genuine DELL one, maybe there is some battery-firmware-sorcery in place)

I have a Dell Latitude 7480 and the BIOS trick worked for me.

I'm using a freshly installed Zorin OS 17.2 Core version.