ankostis wrote: > On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 6:28 AM, Michael Shiloh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Did you update u-boot and kernel? There was a bug awhile back causing >> USB insertions to be only partially recognized. > > I have not updated UBoot and i cannot do it anymore since the battery > has fallen significantly making it impossible to enter into USB ACM. > > I've used kernel from 2008.8 and FSO (2 days ago), nothing too recently. > > I thinki i've seen the bug you mention, > when it requires to insert the USB twice in order to enter 'Charging" status. > But yet, no real current flows into the battery and the battery's > reported capacity remains 0. > > > Yesterday, the current_now started to show some non-zero values, but > judging from the voltage_now, > the battery did not actually charge. > > Michael, I would really like to know if there is any possibility of > reviving the battery or if i should definitely contact the reseller > for a new one, > since i live in a different country from the reseller it and it will > take some time to receive a new battery.
If you're feeling adventurous, try to revive the battery using Joerg's unofficial instructions [1], then update u-boot and kernel, then see if charging works better. If you're not feeling adventurous, ask your reseller for a new battery, and if it works, then return the old one as faulty. Michael [1] http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Charging_battery_directly _______________________________________________ support mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/support
