Battery charging/draining issues

Thomas Gstädtner thomas at gstaedtner.net
Sat Aug 4 13:10:39 CEST 2007


I also expected this to give me an exact value - but after some minutes of
checking the voltage still was that high and became bit less and bit more
sometimes.

2007/8/4, Pranav Desai <pranavadesai at gmail.com>:
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>
>
> 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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