[ltp] Brand new (but old) battery not charging

[cristian bono]

test it on another laptop if possible



> On Feb 20, 2017, at 15:56, "Marcos" <marcos@tenak.net> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I've just got a brand new original battery for my X61s but
> it's not charging at all.  The battery LED is orange,
> blinking since I plugged it.
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> By checking the information given by
> /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/* I confirm that the battery
> is new (first_use_date equals today and cycle_count is 0) but
> I also confirm that the battery is really old (manufacture_date
> is 2007-09-12).
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> Also /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/state is idle.
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> Does this means that my battery is dead?  Any other information
> I should check?
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> Thanks,
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> Marcos
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