--- src/aapm.cc.orig	Mon Nov  8 20:45:52 1999
+++ src/aapm.cc	Wed Dec  1 16:42:31 1999
@@ -20,15 +20,32 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+#include <sys/file.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <machine/apm_bios.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_APM
 
 YColor *YApm::apmBg = 0;
 YColor *YApm::apmFg = 0;
 YFont *YApm::apmFont = 0;
 
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+#define APMDEV "/dev/apm"
+#else
+#define APMDEV "/proc/apm"
+#endif
+
 void ApmStr(char *s, bool Tool) {
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+    struct apm_info ai;
+#else
     char buf[45];
-    int len, i, fd = open("/proc/apm", O_RDONLY);
+#endif
+    int len, i, fd = open(APMDEV, O_RDONLY);
     char driver[16];
     char apmver[16];
     int apmflags;
@@ -40,9 +57,27 @@
     char units[16];
 
     if (fd == -1) {
+       static int error = 0;
+       if (!error)
+           perror("Can't open the apm device");
+       error = 1;
         return ;
     }
-
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+    if (ioctl(fd,APMIO_GETINFO, &ai) == -1)
+    {
+       static int error = 0;
+       if (!error)
+           perror("Can't ioctl the apm device");
+       error = 1;
+       close(fd);
+       return;
+    }
+    close(fd);
+    BATlife = ai.ai_batt_life;
+    ACstatus = ai.ai_acline ;
+    BATflag = ai.ai_batt_stat == 3 ? 8 : 0;
+#else
     len = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
     close(fd);
 
@@ -60,6 +95,7 @@
         }
         return ;
     }
+#endif
     if (BATlife == -1)
         BATlife = 0;