[Testing] [support-gang] [IAEP] Announcing the OLPC OS 10.1.2 final release!

[James Cameron]

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/