[olpc-community-support] display says 'Battery discharging 96%' when plugged in.

[oldrocker]

I found this
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Battery_Charging

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" External Charging

B1 systems have a hardware problem that prevents them from charging batteries that have discharged to very low levels. To bring the battery capacity back up to a level that a B1 can manage, external methods are necessary. "

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I wonder if the battery is just to discharged to get going