1 Reply by tingo

(1 replies, posted in Software)

The latest upgrade brought Debian 10.11.

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2 Topic by tingo

(1 replies, posted in Software)

So the latest update got me Debian 10.10 on my Novena. Thanks! (you know who you are)

Is there any chance of getting Debian 11 on the Novena?

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3 Reply by tingo

(8 replies, posted in Software)

tingo wrote:

Ok, tried it this afternoon. My Novena is now at Buster - thanks!
However, upgrade_4_apt.sh failed, see issue 21 https://github.com/novena-next/docs/issues/21
(fixed the link)

This issue has been fixed now.

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4 Reply by tingo

(8 replies, posted in Software)

Ok, tried it this afternoon. My Novena is now at Buster - thanks!
However, upgrade_4_apt.sh failed, see issue 21 https://github.com/novena-next/docs/issues/21
(fixed the link)

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5 Reply by tingo

(8 replies, posted in Software)

Yes, need to get my Novena to boot again, then I'm going to try this.

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6 Reply by tingo

(6 replies, posted in Hardware)

That is useful. Thanks!

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7 Reply by tingo

(6 replies, posted in Hardware)

Ok, do I need to worry about the discharge (C) rating? Or is "same or higher" good enough?
(batteries on HobbyKing sure do get out of stock quickly)

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8 Reply by tingo

(6 replies, posted in Hardware)

ok, the original battery was out of stock, and the suggested replacement too.
This one might work?
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-nan … wxt60.html
Physically a bit smaller, and the connector is different but other than that it looks compatible to my untrained eye.
Any reasons why it would not work?

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9 Topic by tingo

(6 replies, posted in Hardware)

Congrats on the 5 year anniversary!

My Novena still works too, but the battery is gone, and I would like to buy a new one.
Unfortunately, it says "International shipping not available for this item" (probably because of regulations).
And I live in Norway.

Is there an option for buying a battery on this side of the big pond?

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10 Topic by tingo

(1 replies, posted in Hardware)

So I had trouble booting my Novena laptop with the same symptom as in the boot time problem: stream of systemd[1]: Time has been changed thread.

1) How do you know  if the power source below the DIMM is a supercap or a reachargeable battery? mine looks exactly like the one in the PVT2 top picture, green color an all, but there isn't any markings on the top side of it. Anyway, when the Novena is powered off it reads about 0.3 V. The DIMM covers it, so I can't measure the voltage when the machine is powered on.

2) I figured out that if I disconnect the main battery plug  (the large 4 pin Molex plug) the Novena boots fine, without any symptoms.

3) How is the battery charged? Through the main connector or through the smaller (balancing?) connector?

4) is it dangerous or wrong to plug in the main battery connector while the Novena is running?

5) Is it dangerous to run the Novena with the main battery connector disconnected?

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11 Reply by tingo

(8 replies, posted in Hardware)

Very nice. Which batteries do you use?

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12 Reply by tingo

(15 replies, posted in Hardware)

Next up, I tried to reset things:

ch> gg pfreset
Resetting permanent failure flags... Error: 1000000
ch> gg reboot
Rebooting the gas gauge chip... Error: FE000000
ch> gg it
Starting ImpedenceTrackTM algorithm... Error: 0xFE000000

So is my senoko board broken?

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13 Reply by tingo

(15 replies, posted in Hardware)

Update: I left the battery disconnected for a few days (busy with other things), it still reads 12.1 volts with a multimeter.
After connecting it, I tried stats again:

ch> stats
Manufacturer:       error 0xFE000000
Part name:          error 0xFE000000
Firmware version:   error 0xFE000000
State:              error 0xFE000000
Time until full:    error 0xFE000000
Time until empty:   error 0xFE000000
Chemistry:          error 0xFE000000
Serial number:      error 0xFE000000
Cycle count:        error 0xFE000000
Battery health:     error 0xFE000000
Charge:             error 0xFE000000
Max capacity:       error 0xFE000000
Design capacity:    error 0xFE000000
Temperature:        2184.5 C
Voltage:            error 0xFE000000
Current:            error 0xFE000000
Average current:    error 0xFE000000
Target voltage:     error 0xFE000000
Target current:     error 0xFE000000
Number of cells:    error 0x1000000
Cell 1 voltage:     error 0xFE000000
Cell 2 voltage:     error 0xFE000000
Cell 3 voltage:     error 0xFE000000
Cell 4 voltage:     error 0xFE000000
Charge status:      0x5555
    Charging allowed?   yes
    Can suspend?        suspended
    Can precharge?      no
    Can maintenance?    yes
    Temperature limit?  no
    Temperature limit?  yes
    Can fastcharge?     no
    Pulse charging?     yes
    Pulse disable CHG?  no
    Cell balancing?     in-progress
    Precharge timeout?  no
    Fastcharge timeout? yes
    Overcharge OV?      no
    Overcharge OC?      yes
    Overcharge?         no
    Battery empty?      yes
Alarms:
    TERMINATE CHARGE ALARM
    OVER TEMP ALARM
    REMAINING TIME ALARM
Charge state:
    Battery discharging/relaxing
    Battery fully discharged
STATUS ERROR CODE: 0x5
Unable to read safety alerts
Unable to read safety status
ch>

it doesn't look bet\ter.

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14 Reply by tingo

(15 replies, posted in Hardware)

Ok, so I finally found time for this again. I disconnected the battery (molex, then taps). After havin done that, I ran 'upower -d' and got

tingo@kg-novena:~$ upower -d
Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_sbs_0_000b
  native-path:          sbs-0-000b
  power supply:         no
  updated:              Fri 24 Mar 2017 08:24:03 PM CET (94 seconds ago)
  has history:          no
  has statistics:       no
  battery
    present:             no
    rechargeable:        no
    state:               unknown
    warning-level:       none
    energy:              0 Wh
    energy-empty:        0 Wh
    energy-full:         0 Wh
    energy-full-design:  0 Wh
    energy-rate:         0 W
    percentage:          0%
    icon-name:          'battery-missing-symbolic'

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/line_power_senoko_ac_supply
  native-path:          senoko-ac-supply
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Fri 07 Oct 2016 10:26:04 PM CEST (14511573 seconds ago)
  has history:          no
  has statistics:       no
  line-power
    warning-level:       none
    online:              yes
    icon-name:          'ac-adapter-symbolic'

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/DisplayDevice
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Thu 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 AM CET (1490383537 seconds ago)
  has history:          no
  has statistics:       no
  unknown
    warning-level:       none
    icon-name:          'battery-missing-symbolic'

Daemon:
  daemon-version:  0.99.1
  on-battery:      no
  lid-is-closed:   no
  lid-is-present:  yes
  critical-action: PowerOff

which at least looks sane, battery disconnected and all.
But, running 'upower -d' a few minutes later, I now get:

tingo@kg-novena:~$ upower -d
Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_sbs_0_000b
  native-path:          sbs-0-000b
  vendor:               Texas Inst.
  model:                bq20z95
  serial:               0001
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Fri 24 Mar 2017 08:30:03 PM CET (6 seconds ago)
  has history:          yes
  has statistics:       yes
  battery
    present:             yes
    rechargeable:        yes
    state:               pending-charge
    warning-level:       none
    energy:              76.51 Wh
    energy-empty:        0 Wh
    energy-full:         85.01 Wh
    energy-full-design:  81.26 Wh
    energy-rate:         0 W
    percentage:          91%
    temperature:         24 degrees C
    capacity:            100%
    technology:          lithium-ion
    icon-name:          'battery-full-charging-symbolic'

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/line_power_senoko_ac_supply
  native-path:          senoko-ac-supply
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Fri 07 Oct 2016 10:26:04 PM CEST (14511845 seconds ago)
  has history:          no
  has statistics:       no
  line-power
    warning-level:       none
    online:              yes
    icon-name:          'ac-adapter-symbolic'

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/DisplayDevice
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Thu 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 AM CET (1490383809 seconds ago)
  has history:          no
  has statistics:       no
  battery
    present:             yes
    state:               unknown
    warning-level:       none
    energy:              76.51 Wh
    energy-full:         85.01 Wh
    energy-rate:         0 W
    percentage:          91%
    icon-name:          'battery-missing-symbolic'

Daemon:
  daemon-version:  0.99.1
  on-battery:      no
  lid-is-closed:   no
  lid-is-present:  yes
  critical-action: PowerOff

Huh? I checked - the battery is still disconnected.
Is it supposed to behave this way?

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15 Reply by tingo

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Ok. And when you reconnect a battery you do it in reverse order (taps, then molex)?
Never mind - I see now that you write "reconnect...taps, then molex" in your message.

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16 Reply by tingo

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Your symptoms (unable to get the machine to draw power from the battery) seems to be like the ones I am having, see the thread here: https://www.kosagi.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=420

I haven't tried to disconnect the battery yet, but I might try it now.
How long did you disconnect it for? Just a moment, or a longer timeframe?

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17 Reply by tingo

(15 replies, posted in Hardware)

Is this "jumpstarting" procedure described somewhere? (my Novena is currently running of AC, since the batteri doesn't work the way it is supposed to).

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18 Reply by tingo

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I just had a thought: am I supposed to disconnect the battery when doing pfreset or any of the other commands?
I haven't done that - the battery has been connected the whole time.

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19 Reply by tingo

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Ok, I tried  the 'gg pfreset' command:

ch> gg pfreset
Resetting permanent failure flags... ok.

But it didn't seem to have any effect, stats still says:

ch> stats
Manufacturer:       Texas Inst.
Part name:          bq20z95
Firmware version:   0x150
Charge FET:         off
Discharge FET:      on
State:              battery failure
Time until full:    65535 minutes
Time until empty:   65535 minutes
Chemistry:          LION
Serial number:      0x0001
Cycle count:        14
Battery health:     100%
Charge:             78%
Max capacity:       84850 mWh
Design capacity:    81260 mWh
Temperature:        24.2 C
Voltage:            11880 mV
Current:            0 mA
Average current:    0 mA
Target voltage:     0 mV
Target current:     0 mA
Number of cells:    3 cells
Cell 1 voltage:     3989 mV
Cell 2 voltage:     3967 mV
Cell 3 voltage:     3923 mV
Cell 4 voltage:     0 mV
Charge status:      0x0
    Charging allowed?   yes
    Can suspend?        no
    Can precharge?      no
    Can maintenance?    no
    Temperature limit?  no
    Temperature limit?  no
    Can fastcharge?     no
    Pulse charging?     no
    Pulse disable CHG?  no
    Cell balancing?     no
    Precharge timeout?  no
    Fastcharge timeout? no
    Overcharge OV?      no
    Overcharge OC?      no
    Overcharge?         no
    Battery empty?      no
Alarms:
    TERMINATE CHARGE ALARM
Charge state:
    Battery initialized
    Battery discharging/relaxing
No errors detected
No safety alerts
Safety status:
    Permanent failure condition

I also tried 'gg it'

ch> gg it
Starting ImpedenceTrackTM algorithm... Ok

that didn't help either, stats still says "Permanent failure condition".
Anything else I can do?

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20 Reply by tingo

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Well, the problem is that it will not charge as it is (it has been connected to a charger for several days now). Given that it says "permanent failure" I think I will have to issue a pfreset command. But I'm no expert on this.
Questions:
a) is it safe to issue a pfreset command?
b) do I need additional commands, or will the pfreset command work on its own?

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21 Reply by tingo

(15 replies, posted in Firmware)

FWIW, it is easy to get the firmware version if your SSD is working:

tingo@kg-novena:~$ date; sudo smartctl -i /dev/sda
Mon Oct 10 20:50:52 CEST 2016
smartctl 6.4 2014-10-07 r4002 [armv7l-linux-4.4.0-00156-gc9ba6e8] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-14, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:     Samsung based SSDs
Device Model:     Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB
Serial Number:    S1DBNSBFA68606W
LU WWN Device Id: 5 002538 8a0783c72
Firmware Version: EXT0CB6Q
User Capacity:    250,059,350,016 bytes [250 GB]
Sector Size:      512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate:    Solid State Device
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:   ACS-2, ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4c
SATA Version is:  SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is:    Mon Oct 10 20:50:52 2016 CEST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

apologies if everyone here knows this. smile

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22 Reply by tingo

(15 replies, posted in Hardware)

Yes, and the odd things in the output is one of the reasons why I am worried. Hopefully I will get some advice in this thread.

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23 Topic by tingo

(15 replies, posted in Hardware)

Ok, so I have a Novena laptop, from the Crowd Supply crowdfunding.
Now the battery doesn't charge (the laptop dies when I remove the charger).
Senoko stats says

ch> stats
Manufacturer:       Texas Inst.
Part name:          bq20z95
Firmware version:   0x150
Charge FET:         off
Discharge FET:      on
State:              battery failure
Time until full:    65535 minutes
Time until empty:   65535 minutes
Chemistry:          LION
Serial number:      0x0001
Cycle count:        14
Battery health:     100%
Charge:             82%
Max capacity:       8022 mAh
Design capacity:    7321 mAh
Temperature:        23.3 C
Voltage:            11922 mV
Current:            0 mA
Average current:    0 mA
Target voltage:     0 mV
Target current:     0 mA
Number of cells:    3 cells
Cell 1 voltage:     4007 mV
Cell 2 voltage:     3978 mV
Cell 3 voltage:     3938 mV
Cell 4 voltage:     0 mV
Charge status:      0x0
    Charging allowed?   yes
    Can suspend?        no
    Can precharge?      no
    Can maintenance?    no
    Temperature limit?  no
    Temperature limit?  no
    Can fastcharge?     no
    Pulse charging?     no
    Pulse disable CHG?  no
    Cell balancing?     no
    Precharge timeout?  no
    Fastcharge timeout? no
    Overcharge OV?      no
    Overcharge OC?      no
    Overcharge?         no
    Battery empty?      no
Alarms:
    TERMINATE CHARGE ALARM
Charge state:
    Battery initialized
    Battery discharging/relaxing
No errors detected
No safety alerts
Safety status:
    Permanent failure condition

and info says

ch> info
Kernel:       3.0.0dev
Compiler:     GCC 4.9.2
Architecture: ARMv7-M
Core Variant: Cortex-M3
Port Info:    Advanced kernel mode
Platform:     STM32F10x Performance Line Medium Density
Board:        Senoko STM32F1
Build time:   Aug 12 2015 - 17:13:27

Is this anything I can fix with some of the "magic" commands in the battery threads in this forum?
Or should I get a new battery?
I'm a bit worried about it saying battery failure, but  all three cells looks like the voltage is ok.

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