[ltp] Battery won't charge after emptying

[Michael Gaber]

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Wookey wrote:
> I left my PSU at work and so used my machine till the battery went flat. It
> didn't sleep/shut down when the battery neared empty, it just stopped.
> 
> Since plugging hte power back in the next day (48 hours ago) it has just sat
> there at 1% charged.
> 
> The battery is only about 2 months old and thus was in pretty good condition.
> 
> /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0 says:
> 
> alarm:                   2376 mWh
> present:                 yes
> design capacity:         47520 mWh
> last full capacity:      45340 mWh
> battery technology:      rechargeable
> design voltage:          10800 mV
> design capacity warning: 2376 mWh
> design capacity low:     475 mWh
> capacity granularity 1:  1 mWh
> capacity granularity 2:  1 mWh
> model number:            ThinkPad Battery
> serial number:           
> battery type:            LION
> OEM info:                IBM Corporation 
> present:                 yes
> capacity state:          critical
> charging state:          charging
> present rate:            0 mW
> remaining capacity:      453 mWh
> present voltage:         10608 mV
> 
> 
> So it seems to think that the capacity is now 453mWh rather than the
> 45340mWh it was before it was discharged. That can't be right.
> 
> What can I do to make it charge the battery? A mains-only laptop is no fun.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Wookey
talk to ibm
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