On Mon, Sep 06, 2010 at 10:16:42AM -0700, Sameer Verma wrote: > On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 8:10 PM, James Cameron <qu...@laptop.org> wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 06:12:56PM -0700, Cherry Withers wrote: > >> Ok. I MIGHT have found the culprit to my "XO 1.5 firmware not > >> updating" issue. I noticed my laptop that's plugged in to a surge > >> protector (the same surge protector that I used when I updated the > >> 1.5) , momentarily dimmed when I moved the surge protector with my > >> foot. I just noticed that today. So I plugged in my XO 1.0 to a wall > >> socket instead to update and both the Sugar and Firmware updated to > >> the latest release build. Will investigate further with XO 1.5 when > >> I'm ready. > > > > Excellent. Yes, you've found a potential cause alright. > > > > Most other non-XO laptops won't indicate the presence of external power > > if that external power is below par in some way, such as a bad > > connection in a surge protector. > > > > OLPC XO laptops are different, because they are intended to be charged > > directly from a solar panel as well. The difference means that an OLPC > > XO laptop may indicate with the power LED that it is connected to power, > > yet that power may not be sufficient to maintain the battery charge or > > upgrade firmware. > > > > -- > > James Cameron > > http://quozl.linux.org.au/ > > _______________________________________________ > > James, > > I've noticed this when updating fully drained XOs. The power indicator > blinks when plugged in, but upon reflashing, when the XO reboots, it > won't apply the firmware because the battery is too low, and will skip > to booting into the new OS image. >
Would it be worth someones time to find a way to notify the user about this: That it is waiting to be plugged-in or for sufficient voltage before it completes the firmware upgrade. Would this be OFW or OLPC OS work? -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux ==.| http://kevix.myopenid.com......| | : :' : The Universal OS....| mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/.| | `. `' http://www.debian.org/.| http://counter.li.org [#238656]| |___`-____Unless I ask to be CCd,.assume I am subscribed._________| _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel