Error installing battery limiter: Command failed: ./applet /bin/sh: ./applet: Bad CPU type in executable

[jxnding]

After installing, on first-time launch, I get 2 errors:

Error installing battery limiter: Command failed: ./applet
/bin/sh: ./applet: Bad CPU type in executable

Battery limiter error: Command failed: PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/battery battery status
/bin/bash: battery: command not found

I'm on Ventura 13.0 beta, installed the dmg battery-1.0.3-arm64.dmg

[jxnding]

Same with brew install battery. However the CLI works kinda (I suspect because it compiles from source right?)

However, it's not working very well. Typing "battery status" gives:
touch: /Users/ding/.battery/battery.log: Permission denied

[actuallymentor]

This tool is only for M1 macs, I suspect you are on an Intel one :)

[jxnding]

No, I am on an M1 Macbook Air.

[actuallymentor]

That is very strange, since the error seems to think your processor is not...

What is your model when you click "about mac"?

[timcampbell092]

***Let me know if this should be its own post - not sure if it's 100% related as my install never gave jxnding's specific error of: Error installing battery limiter: Command failed: ./applet
/bin/sh: ./applet: Bad CPU type in executable

Hi guys - same issue here on my M1 Macbook Air (Monterey 12.6).

Tried the install two days ago and getting the same errors using the DMG file.
Error after install attempt:

Although mine is showing up in the "taskbar"(?) (Coming from windows so bear with me)

Error when trying to change battery charging option.

New to MacOS on a new Macbook Air.
The MacBook currently has the following apps installed:
DisplayLink Manager
MS Office
Adobe Premiere & Photoshop Elements 2021
Magnet
MS Edge (Still learning Safari!)

[jxnding]

[jxnding]

Cloning the repo, checking out the latest version tag, and building does seem to work. Will report later (at least adds "battery" as a background item)

[merlinmah]

I get the same errors when Installing through brew in Ventura 13.0.1 on an M1 Max; I chalked it up to /usr/local/bin being hardcoded somewhere, instead of the /opt/homebrew prefix that brew uses by default. Installing via the Github shell script controls charging as expected, provided one remembers to use sudo. Thanks for making this!

[actuallymentor]

@merlinmah how would that path cause a CPU error?

[Tokarak]

It's not a cpu error, its a path error. Github search reveals all the hardcoded /usr/local/bin/battery.
https://github.com/actuallymentor/battery/search?q=%2Fusr%2Flocal%2Fbin%2Fbattery

It's best to rely on PATH to find an excecutable.
EDIT: This is issue must have already been fixed, but there has been a regression introduced in one of the recent PRs merged. The code showing up in search has been merged recently.

[actuallymentor]

@Tokarak thanks for pointing that out. I think I fixed that path issue just now. Can you confirm it was fixed?

[phewitt]

looks like it fixed it for me. however the brew package and dmg still need a to include it. I had to clone the repo and run ./setup.sh then install the GUI

[whiterock]

yeah the brew formulae need updating.

[actuallymentor]

@phewitt that is weird because the brew dmg clones the repo using the latest version...

[K-J-E]

hi, I am having this same error (installed through dmg on release page) and the command line commands do not work, so I am unable to use 'battery uninstall'. How could I uninstall the tool? thanks

[actuallymentor]

@K-J-E you can manually delete the files

[actuallymentor]

I just pushed a update that should fix a few issues, could you try to run brew reinstall --cask battery and see if that fixes it?

[actuallymentor]

Could you try the following things to help me debug:

Debug trail 1: installing CLI only

Instead of installing through brew, can you install through these CLI instructions and show me your terminal output?

Debug trail 2: running the app locally

Can you try:

git clone git@github.com:actuallymentor/battery.git
cd battery/app
npm i
npm start

And show me what happens?

[KarstenS123]

I think my issue is the same in this issue report. If not, I can open a new one.

I tried just right now to install the app by using the battery-1.0.7-arm64.dmg file downloaded from the releases page.

My Mac is:

After enter the password for the "Updates" I get these error messages in this order:

The battery icon is in the menu bar, but nothing happens when I click on it.

[Fiskheimer]

I tried just right now to install the app by using the battery-1.0.7-arm64.dmg file downloaded from the releases page.

The battery icon is in the menu bar, but nothing happens when I click on it.

I get the same error messages and behavior on my MacBook Air M2.

[markspercyspencer]

I have the exact same error messages when trying to install Battery.dmg on my M1 MacBook Air.

[actuallymentor]

I believe we found the issue in #48!

Can someone (@jxnding?) with this issue please install this v1.0.8 pre-release and let me known if that solves the issue?

[aresYio]

It doesn't work, even with the 1.08 version

[michkz]

I am also experiencing the same error: "error installing battery limited: undefined” after installing through brew. Im currently on the latest release (v1.2.1). The CLI installation does successfully install the application, but the commands “battery maintain 80” and “battery charging off” do not seem to show the expected visual effect on the battery icon. Also running on a M1 mac