Userspace app for fast charge (was Re: Price of the Freerunner spare parts)

[joerg]

Am Do  27. März 2008 schrieb Bobby Martin:
> I just want to make it clear: my python userspace app
> (http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/CheckFastCharge-script) *won't*
> automatically send you into fast charge mode.  It automatically *asks*
> you if you want to go into fast charge mode whenever a slow charger is
> recognized.  It also goes through a (annoying, but I think necessary)
> confirmation sequence before it goes into fast charge mode.
> 
> It also knows nothing about GTA02.  It just sends a fastcccv to the
> charger.  I assume on the 02 that still just makes it pull 500 mA, not
> 1000?

Do we have a /dev/* interface (or other means) to *finetune* maximum USB 
current - e.g. for 750mA chargers?
I don't know if the PMU does support such finetuning, or if there are just 
step increments (i'm just too lazy to check, right this moment). Just want to 
share the idea... ;-)

jOERG