I already asked this question on the linux thinkpad mailing list but since I did not get any answer there, I though of asking here. Sorry if it's the second time that you read this message.
I have an X61 and I recently ordered a replacement battery from ebay. It's a 8-cell SANYO with a rated capacity of 74950 mWh. The problem is that it won't charge. The first time I tried it, it would sate "fully-charged" but the meter would show it at 60%. I ran on it for some time then it started charging. I drained it to 0% to reset the fuel gauge but then it would stay there and would not charge. I tried to echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/force_discharge and there it started to charge. I was stuck with that mess for a few cycles. No matter what the remaining charge was, it would not charge and would show up at "fully charged XX%" in KDE. If I force the discharge for a few minutes, it would eventually start charging but after maybe 10 cycles, it won't do it again. It just sits there and won't charge. Is there a way to force the charger to kick in? Regards, -- Yannick Gingras http://ygingras.net http://confoo.ca -- track coordinator http://montrealpython.org -- lead organizer
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