Hi Francois, Thanks a lot.
I unplugged the FR from the charger. Then pushed the AUX button and while maintaining it down plugged in the charger - nothing happened. Want to know if openmoko will replace the phone. Thanks, srini François-Léonard Gilbert wrote: > > Your phone and battery are probably both fine, the Freerunner can't boot > normally if the battery is empty. > > Coincidentally, I left my Freerunner too long between charges and I had to > find a solution this morning (in the wiki, of course). > > Try this: > 1) unplug the FR from USB and charger > 2) push the AUX button (the other button, not the power button) and, while > maintaining it down, plug the charger in. The phone should boot to the > NOR > menu > 3) push the AUX button periodically (about every 5 secs) for 2 minutes > (each > push cycles the selected item in the menu) > 4) select "Boot" and push the power button. the phone should start > booting > (after a few seconds of black screen, don't panic) > > The secret is that the phone needs more power than the charger can supply > during boot, and that the battery charges while the NOR menu is shown. > Effectively, this method lets the battery charge a little - just enough to > support booting. > > Welcome to the Freerunner! > Francois > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 2:30 PM, media_farm > <srini.bharad...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> I have bought a new Neo. The battery does not charge. The LED does not >> light up either. >> I keep pressing the on button but it has never booted. >> >> I want to know if there is anyway I can get the battery to charge or if >> the >> Neo is DOA. >> >> What is the remedy for this situation? >> (1) New Battery >> (2) ask Openmoko to replace phone >> >> How do I best proceed? >> Thanks, >> srini >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://n2.nabble.com/How-to-get-over-Battery-not-charging-tp3439898p3439898.html >> Sent from the Openmoko Support mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> support mailing list >> support@lists.openmoko.org >> https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/support >> > > _______________________________________________ > support mailing list > support@lists.openmoko.org > https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/support > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/How-to-get-over-Battery-not-charging-tp3439898p3440422.html Sent from the Openmoko Support mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ support mailing list support@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/support