Well, I guess you guys were right about the battery. 0.02V!! What I don't get is how the hell the battery could go from almost half a charge to completely dead in the instant I plugged in the USB??
Yorick Moko wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 3:43 AM, tokenwizard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> I have one for you... >> I have been "using" my freerunner for about three weeks now. I ordered it >> through Koolu.com as soon as it was possible and I got it about three >> weeks >> later. The OM2007 on it was next to useless so I updated and found a bit >> more functionality. Later I installed Qtopia and I really liked that most >> of >> the functionality was there, but I still wanted to run an OM distro, so I >> tried the ASU 2008.8. I really dislike where that one is going as far as >> the >> illume UI. So I went back to 2008.4 and kept it that way for a bit. TOday >> I >> plugged my phone into the USB on my PC to charge as I always have (while >> the >> phone was running) and the screen immediately went black. No, with this >> being a development phone, this didn't really phase me at first. This >> thing >> has seen its fair share of mysterious power issues. But this time was >> different. No matter what I do, I cannot get the damn thing to come back >> to >> life. I know it's not the battery because it was almost half full when I >> plugged it in. But I have tried holding the Power button for 10 seconds, >> and the Power/Aux and Aux/Power combos. I've tried these thing both with >> and >> without the AC adapter attached and after pulling the battery for about a >> minute. >> >> It seems as I have a dead phone now. I don't even hear that distinctive >> little hiss that you normally hear when you first press the Power button! >> >> Anybody seen this before?? >> >> James >> >> steve-2 wrote: >>> >>> I have a tiny tiny head so all the hats fit. >>> >>> we are putting together a policy for people who bought from the openmoko >>> store. there are several issues. We offer a 14 day DOA Warrenty and a 28 >>> day warrenty for 10 packs. The issue is what does DOA mean? Dead on >>> Arrival. >>> >>> If your GSM doesnt work, but getting a download fixes it? is that DOA? >>> If your GSM doesnt work but getting a new card fixes it? is that DOA? >>> same with GPS, did the software download fix it? >>> >>> If you send the phone back and it works fine, what to do? >>> if you send back a phone and it works fine, who pays for shipping? >>> >>> Now in the US at retail you can return something if the sky is blue. >>> We can't work that way and build a open source phone. well, we can >>> but the cost of blue sky returns would have to be added to the phone. >>> >>> In the end, as micheal will tell you, I work every case. So, If you have >>> a problem, email me or micheal. tell us that you tried the fixes we >>> suggested. And we will work from there. >>> >>> Michael Shiloh wrote: >>>> ian douglas wrote: >>>>> Sean/Michael/Community: >>>>> >>>>> It's been asked several times, especially regarding the GPS/SD "fixes" >>>>> and people ordering pico-farad capacitors and soldering irons ... I'm >>>>> hoping that at some point the "squeaky wheel" cliche will work itself >>>>> out and we'll get an answer. >>>>> >>>>> The boxes the Freerunners came in gave no information about warranty, >>>>> we >>>>> need to hear from Openmoko about what exactly the warranty does cover? >>>>> My understanding of the warranty time limit is that single purchases >>>>> got >>>>> a 14-day "warranty", and group purchases were given a 28-day >>>>> "warranty", >>>>> but we've never been told what the warranty includes. >>>>> >>>>> I'd really like to outline some of this on the wiki since we're >>>>> cleaning >>>>> it all up, etc., and since few users will ever search the mailing list >>>>> archives anyway. >>>>> >>>>> Will it include any recall/repairs needed to fix the GPS/SD problems >>>>> at >>>>> a hardware level? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Ian >>>> >>>> Ian, I agree with you, and I'm sure Steve and Sean (and everyone at >>>> Openmoko) do as well. >>>> >>>> I'm sure that the only reason that Steve has not responded (for he is >>>> the one to respond to this) is that he is completely overwhelmed by >>>> email, manufacturing and shipping, and releasing stuff this week. He is >>>> wearing the hats of Marketing, Operations, Manufacturing, Shipping, >>>> Testing, Hardware and Software final test, Field Engineer Manager, >>>> Customer Service Manager, Product Oversight (a new category I just >>>> created), Trade Show Coordinator, Vertical Market Manager, and many >>>> others I can't even remember. >>>> >>>> I will be talking to him today and I'll see if we can address this >>>> issue. >>>> >>>> Thanks for helping to keep us focused, >>>> Michael >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Openmoko community mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Openmoko community mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >>> >>> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://n2.nabble.com/Third-request%3A-what-*is*-the-warranty-on-the-Freerunner--tp668835p782970.html >> Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openmoko community mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >> > > I've had this problem before > > I removed the battery, waited a few minutes, inserted the battery > again and connected the FR through USB to my pc. After 10minutes or so > it *magically* booted out of its own... I didn't touch it or do > something on the pc that might have caused it... > When booted it showed the battery still had 80% juice left... > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Third-request%3A-what-*is*-the-warranty-on-the-Freerunner--tp668835p785344.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
