Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Paul V. Borza
I've flashed the updated 2008.8 on my Freerunner, and then left it for a couple of days without turning on.Yesterday I've tried to turn it on: it starts, the Openmoko logo appears, and then it suddenly turns off. I think this is because of the battery that is already out of power. However, I've tr

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Christ van Willegen
Hi, On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 4:05 PM, Paul V. Borza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've flashed the updated 2008.8 on my Freerunner, and then left it for a > couple of days without turning on. > Yesterday I've tried to turn it on: it starts, the Openmoko logo appears, > and then it suddenly turns off.

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Natanael Arndt
Am Dienstag, 2. September 2008 schrieb Paul V. Borza: > I've flashed the updated 2008.8 on my Freerunner, and then left it for a > couple of days without turning on.Yesterday I've tried to turn it on: it > starts, the Openmoko logo appears, and then it suddenly turns off. > > I think this is becaus

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread flamma
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Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Paul V. Borza
I'll do that. Thanks. On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 4:13 PM, Christ van Willegen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 4:05 PM, Paul V. Borza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've flashed the updated 2008.8 on my Freerunner, and then left it for a > > couple of days without turning o

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Warren Baird
I've had better luck booting with the wall charger - I think it generates slightly more current than most usb ports. You might want to try that --- if that fails, then I think a replacement battery might be your only option. G'luck Warren On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:05 AM, Paul V. Borza <[EMAI

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Joseph Reeves
> if that fails, then I think a replacement battery might be your only option. The battery will be fine, it's just that the phone refuses to charge it. I've had a lot of good results with a Nokia battery charger. You can also hope you've got enough juice in battery to load up the uboot menu - fro

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Alexander Frøyseth
Christ van Willegen skrev: Hi, On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 4:05 PM, Paul V. Borza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've flashed the updated 2008.8 on my Freerunner, and then left it for a couple of days without turning on. Yesterday I've tried to turn it on: it starts, the Openmoko logo appears, and th

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Joseph Reeves
http://people.openmoko.org/werner/gta02-chg/ 2008/9/2 Alexander Frøyseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Christ van Willegen skrev: > > Hi, > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 4:05 PM, Paul V. Borza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've flashed the updated 2008.8 on my Freerunner, and then left it for a > couple o

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Bastian Muck
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I had this problem, too. When it had this issue, i checked, if my laptop find a usb device, and it did. the freerunner stays in uboot, bis doesn't want to charge. but i have the impression, that it charges with 100mA. That is not enough for running it

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Mike Montour
Alexander Frøyseth wrote: > Does anyone know WHY it don't charge when it is off? > My logic says that it is very important to have the option charge the > battery when it is flat. I can't give you a simple answer. Charging is controlled by the PCF50633 chip, based on configuration values that a

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen
Tuesday 02 September 2008 Paul V. Borza wrote: > I've flashed the updated 2008.8 on my Freerunner, and then left it for a > couple of days without turning on.Yesterday I've tried to turn it on: it > starts, the Openmoko logo appears, and then it suddenly turns off. > > I think this is because of th

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Paul V. Borza
Everything would be great, but I don't have the wall charger with me, and I won't have it near me anytime soon (three weeks).However, I've got another charger from another phone that says: Input: 100-240V~0.2A 50-60Hz Output: 5V 1A LPS This is the charger for a HTC phone, can't remember the model

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Michael Shiloh
Paul V. Borza wrote: > Everything would be great, but I don't have the wall charger with me, > and I won't have it near me anytime soon (three weeks). > However, I've got another charger from another phone that says: > Input: 100-240V~0.2A 50-60Hz > Output: 5V 1A LPS > > This is the charger for a

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen
Tuesday 02 September 2008 Paul V. Borza wrote: > Everything would be great, but I don't have the wall charger with me, and I > won't have it near me anytime soon (three weeks).However, I've got another > charger from another phone that says: > Input: 100-240V~0.2A 50-60Hz > Output: 5V 1A LPS > > Th

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Michael Shiloh
Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen wrote: > Tuesday 02 September 2008 Paul V. Borza wrote: >> Everything would be great, but I don't have the wall charger with me, and I >> won't have it near me anytime soon (three weeks).However, I've got another >> charger from another phone that says: >> Input: 100-240V~

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Daniel Benoy
Yes I've experienced this too. I have spare batteries so I experimented with completely draining my battery, and if you insert the charger, you'll probably hear a little noise out of the speaker, maybe feel it vibrate or see the LED blink, but it won't actually turn on because there's not enoug

Re: Freerunner won't charge, and won't start anymore due to out of power

2008-09-02 Thread Geoff Ruscoe
On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > the wiki provided me with a very simple (if slightly obscure) semi-fix: > > 1. Push and hold the AUX button > 2. Plug in the wall charger I had to actually press the power button at this stage to get the boot