USB connector broken, cannot charge or boot

[mariusno at ifi.uio.no]

> mariusno at ifi.uio.no wrote:
>> I suffer from the same problem on my GTA02. To charge I have to put the
>> connector in exact right position, and the interface is all loose.
>
> To verify:
>
> 1) When you shutdown, remove the battery, plug in power and move the USB
> connector carefully a little bit, do you hear static/cracking sound from
> the speaker?
>

Yes

> 2) When you put the battery in, boot,  plug in the power and move the
> USB connector carefully a little bit, do you see the screen brightness
> alter?

No, not with 2008.12. But the charger symbol is showing battery, charging,
battery...