<html><head><style type='text/css'>body { font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000}</style></head><body>Thanks Shawn. I have tried NOR boot (holding aux button while pressing power button, then releasing aux button.) I cannot even get that far. I'm going to leave it plugged into the wall charger overnight and see what happens. In the meantime i ordered an after market Nokia battery charger. They are cheap but it looks like it may take a week or so to get it.<br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Shawn \"prjktdtnt\" Thompson" <mokowatch@projektenterprises.com><br>To: "List for Openmoko community discussion" <community@lists.openmoko.org><br>Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 5:31:17 PM (GMT-0700) America/Denver<br>Subject: Re: dead battery<br><br>Vince M. Clark wrote:<br>> My battery is completely drained so I cannot boot to charge it.<br>><br>> The following thread offered three possible solutions:<br>> http://n2.nabble.com/Can%27t-boot-Freerunner-without-battery---Was:-Re:-unable-to-start-up-freerunner-after-batterie-was-full-down-td526783.html<br>><br>> Does anyone know where I can get an external charger that will work <br>> with the Freerunner battery?<br>><br>> Vince Clark<br>> vclark@globalera.com<br>> (303) 493-6723<br>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Openmoko community mailing list<br>> community@lists.openmoko.org<br>> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community<br>> <br>Vince,<br> When my battery died I plugged my phone into the OpenMoko supplied <br>charger, started it using NOR boot, leaving it at the boot menu until it <br>timed out (repeat that twice) then I was about to select boot from the <br>NOR menu and after a few extra seconds the phone booted.<br><br>-Shawn<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Openmoko community mailing list<br>community@lists.openmoko.org<br>http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community<br></body></html>