Battery charging/draining issues

[Pranav Desai]

On 8/3/07, Brad Pitcher <bradpitcher at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> this is my favorite way.  got this from someone (can't remember who) on
> irc:
> cat `find /sys/ | grep battvolt`
> the output is in millivolts.  ~4224 millivolts is completely charged


thats great ! will try it out.


Pranav Desai wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 8/3/07, *Thomas Gstädtner* <thomas at gstaedtner.net
> > <mailto:thomas at gstaedtner.net>> wrote:
> >
> >     This are definately no problems with the battery - I'm sure that
> >     the problem here is the software, means the power management.
> >     I think you expect too much from the software in this early state.
> >
> >     Also you shouldn't trust the battery indicator in the top menu. At
> >     least in the last buildhost-images it is out of function!
> >
> >
> > Is there a cmd line query tool that more reliable ?
> >
> >     2007/8/3, Krzysztof Kajkowski < cayco at poczta.cayco.pl
> >     <mailto:cayco at poczta.cayco.pl>>:
> >
> >         2007/8/3, Pranav Desai < pranavadesai at gmail.com
> >         <mailto:pranavadesai at gmail.com>>:
> >         > Hello,
> >         >
> >         > I am having a few issues with the battery:
> >         >
> >         > 1) I can't seem to be able to charge the phone when connected
> >         to a host
> >         > running windows. Windows does complain about RNDIS device
> >         found and then
> >         > 'not working' since it cannot install the driver. I tried to
> >         search for the
> >         > driver with no luck.
> >         > But as soon I switch to linux, within 5 mins I can power it
> >         up (still
> >         > connected to the host). dmesg shows the usb entry.
> >         >
> >         > What am I missing here ?
> >         >
> >         > 2) Last night I shutdown the phone with the battery indicator
> >         showing more
> >         > than half left. This morning it wouldn't fire up. Does the
> >         battery keep
> >         > draining even when its shut down ?
> >
> >         Hi! I think I'm having the same thing - I left my Neo ON for
> >         night and
> >         in the morning it was down and  I could not wake it. This page
> >         explains some battery and charging issues:
> >         http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo1973_Battery_Charger
> >
> >         > Has anyone measured the battery life ?
> >
> >         Some talked about 2 days but mine is completly discharged
> >         after one
> >         night. I am going to buy some bigger Nokia BL-5C battery...
> >
> >         cayco
> >
> >
> >
> >
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