[Q] something screwy - Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Don't know what happened but the phone is fully charged, according to the charge thingy before boot. But I can't turn the phone on. It came on once this morning and said it had 4% then died. So I plugged it back into the charger and its still saying its charger. But when its charging I can't turn the phone on and once the screen times out I can't turn the screen back on. I have to unplug then plug back in. The cables are just fine. I've tested on 4 different cables and 3 charge wall ports
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Can you get into CWM recovery? What ROM are you on?

I've noticed on ICS Roms that you can't power the phone on while it's charging like you can on TouchWiz Roms. I couldn't even press.the power.button to see how far it had gotten. It's like the power button is disabled when charging when turned off.
The only thing I could do was let it charge for a while then unplug it from the charger and it would power up.
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scarfman4 said:
I've noticed on ICS Roms that you can't power the phone on while it's charging like you can on TouchWiz Roms. I couldn't even press.the power.button to see how far it had gotten. It's like the power button is disabled when charging when turned off.
The only thing I could do was let it charge for a while then unplug it from the charger and it would power up.
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That's what its doing. But no matter however long I leave it plugged in it still dies as soon as it boots up with a brief notice of a low battery. I changed out the battery and it still happens. As for cwm, ill have to check later. I'm watching a movie then probably going to bed. Ill mess with it tomorrow and see what I can figure out
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Can you reboot recovery as soon as it boots up? If you can, flash http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2056318/update-template/bstats.zip to wipe your battery stats.

You don't need to flash anything to wipe your battery stats and furthermore wiping battery stats will do nothing to fix the issue. The stats file is simply a .txt file, the device does not decide that the battery is low based upon that...it reads the milliamp hour output of the battery itself. When the battery reaches that predetermined output level it shuts down to prevent over discharge and battery damage. It's similar to what you see in RC trucks and such when using LiPO batteries. They include a failsafe to prevent damage to the cells from over discharge. I would recommend trying a battery that you know is good (not just assume) get a cheapo off Ebay for a few bucks our try charging in an external charger OR if there is a US Cellular shop nearby they will swap a dead battery for a charged one. The mesmerize is obviously identical.
If all that were to fail try starting out with a fresh wipe and reinstall of your rom and kernel, there may be something funked up in there if you have "dirty" flashed at some point.
Just some thoughts...

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[Q] Atrix wont charge fully please help!

Hi everyone,
Im running cherryblur 1.4d obviously rooted and unlocked. I've been running it like this for over a month now and its been great but a week ago my phone stopped charging up to 100% when I let it charge overnight. It reaches 90% and stops. I have a charger that charges the phone and an extra battery at the same time and it has worked great since I got it and the only way to get the batteries to go to 100 is to take the batteries out of the phone and put 5hem to charge in the battery slot. Please help me guys. Its not the battery because I have another battery and it won't charge fully either. I'm going crazy with this I've looked everywhere and haven't found anything
Charge your phone to its fullest capacity (I guess that would be ~90 for you)
Wipe battery stats in recovery, reboot.
Let the battery drain completely, until the atrix shuts off. Watch a bunch of videos or something.
Recharge back to full capacity, hopefully 100%
Beeboobop said:
Charge your phone to its fullest capacity (I guess that would be ~90 for you)
Wipe battery stats in recovery, reboot.
Let the battery drain completely, until the atrix shuts off. Watch a bunch of videos or something.
Recharge back to full capacity, hopefully 100%
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You might also want to try charging the battery with the phone switched off, when it reaches 100% remove the battery and wait for the no battery icon to appear on the screen. Then re-insert the battery and leave to charge for another hour or so.
After doing this, boot into CWM and clear the battery stats. This should fix your problem.
bazzarooney said:
You might also want to try charging the battery with the phone switched off, when it reaches 100% remove the battery and wait for the no battery icon to appear on the screen. Then re-insert the battery and leave to charge for another hour or so.
After doing this, boot into CWM and clear the battery stats. This should fix your problem.
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10char
Mine won't charge to full unless I'm using the charger that came with it, ALL other chargers stop at 95-98%.
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Make sure the other chargers are kicking out at least 700ma the moto charger kicks out 850ma.
Any less than 700ma and you'll not get a full charge, a lot of 3rd party chargers only 500ma which will not work too well.
poppygt said:
Mine won't charge to full unless I'm using the charger that came with it, ALL other chargers stop at 95-98%.
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try to charge on dock, the most powerful charger
bazzarooney said:
Make sure the other chargers are kicking out at least 700ma the moto charger kicks out 850ma.
Any less than 700ma and you'll not get a full charge, a lot of 3rd party chargers only 500ma which will not work too well.
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^ This. Most people don't realize that they can't use just any charger with some phones, this phone being one of them. It requires a certain amount of juice running through it to charge properly, which is why if it's dead it won't charge from a USB port.
You may also want to try out the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198333
Thank you guys I'm in the process of trying the first suggestion I'll see if it charges fully tonight
Also if you are swapping batteries, the battery stats will continuously get messed up. It will be trying to configure the two as one and that could make this a reoccurring problem for you
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Oh that could be it as well because the second battery I got drains quickly (or it shows that way) and spends the other half of the battery life (8~10hrs) at 1%
Ok guys turning it off and charging fully and then unplugging and plugging again, and wiping battery stats after worked perfectly. Thank you!
For anyone who has this problem you can wipe battery stats with the battery calibrator program or in CWM and then you must drain the battery after wiping the stats.

[Q] Battery not at 100% after charging?

So I charge my Galaxy S2 to full (or at least, it says it's full), unplug it, and it says it's only charged to 60%, or 43%, or something random. I plug it back in, and off it goes, starts charging again, this time usually up to the "proper" 100%.
On top of this, the battery drain is very fast (10-15% overnight)
So, believing it's the battery, I get a replacement. Same thing.
I then learn that the reason might be because I flashed Lite'ning ROM while not on full battery, and that it just needs a battery calibration.
Ok, so I do a battery calibration - I charge it to full, drain it to 0%, then charge again. Take it off the charger, plug it back in to make sure it's full and...what do you know, the battery meter shows it at about 20% It continues to charge for about 4-6 hours after this.
Help? Is my phone faulty, or am I just not doing the calibration correct? I don't think it was like this before I installed Lite'ning ROM. So I'm praying it's not the phone itself?
The only other thing I can think that it might be, is the fact that it's a UK Galaxy S2, but I'm using it in Japan with a Japanese charger. Though I don't think that's an issue.
Any help would be very much appreciated.... not only does my battery not charge to full in one go, but it has **** life afterwards
did you try removig battery stats from recovery mode?
ProNewb said:
did you try removig battery stats from recovery mode?
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Yeah, that's what I meant by "tried the battery calibration".
Charged to full, wiped battery stats from recovery, then rebooted.
Try using app battery monitor widget, and check battery is actually charging it to around 4200mV, and discharges to around 3500mV at approx 1%.
100% is not full, it will continue charging for quite a bit after to around 4200.
At least you will know that the high and low scale is correct, and can monitor in between.
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So I charged it overnight via AC adapter (with the phone turned on), woke up, and the phone was at 4%!
Seriously, what the hell?
Phone was indeed reading close to 3500mV via Battery Monitor when it was almost empty
Any help?
Try charging via usb, much slower than ac though, then check again.
Don't drain battery to 0%, certain reports indicate not good for the battery, others say no worries. Try 1% so the phone doesn't turn off.
Although the huge jumps in battery level indicate a battery issue; If still no good, try a different ROM, and recalibrate. Also try in flight mode overnight and check results.
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UpInTheAir said:
Try charging via usb, much slower than ac though, then check again.
Don't drain battery to 0%, certain reports indicate not good for the battery, others say no worries. Try 1% so the phone doesn't turn off.
Although the huge jumps in battery level indicate a battery issue; If still no good, try a different ROM, and recalibrate. Also try in flight mode overnight and check results.
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Thanks for the suggestions man, I appreciate it. My main concern is whether or not it is a problem with the phone itself - the place I bought it from has a ****ty returns policy and won't exchange it or anything. So I'm hoping like hell it is something I can fix myself (new battery, new charger, different rom, etc etc etc).
As I mentioned, I'm currently on the latest Lite'ning ROM with Ninphetamine kernal I believe. Just did a factory reset/data wipe via recovery mode, thinking it would get rid of lite'ning rom and the ninphetamine kernal, but upon rebooting the Lite'ning rom theme (blue lightning on the icons, etc) is still there.
Anyway, I have it charging on USB now, and I have ANOTHER battery coming tomorrow, along with a stand-alone wall charging unit (that charges just a battery on it's own, not connected to the phone). Maybe I should charge the new battery via that for 16 hours, then stick it in the phone, wipe the battery stats via recovery, and flash a new ROM (say, the new villainrom)?
Yeah, forgot about that also, I have two SGS2 (one in for repair), and each time new have let is charge overnight without turning on before first boot. Then discharge to approx 1% (do not let it die), then charge fully to 100% and approx 4200mV. Quickly clear battery stats with Battery Monitor Widget (menu / stats / SU permission, no need for recovery as you'll waste battery rebooting and get inaccurate reading) and immediately disconnect charging. A new batt stats file will be generated.
At least with this method you'll know your at a "true" 100%.
Also, it may take a number of charge cycles for full battery potential, but don't let it die.
I use Cognition straight "out of the box" with no issues.
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Battery only charges to 99%

When I charge my phone it only charges to 99%. I'll leave it in for a while, come back and it's only at 99%. Either charging in the wall, or on the computer. It used to make it to 100% then all of a sudden it just stays at 99% regardless how long it charges. So the charging light always stays on and never lets me know when it's fully charged.
Any idea why?
Thanks.
Mine does that too once in a while, randomly.
But the Sensation would do that to randomly.
Dunno why.
Battery is strange...
I get that too. But eventually it will get to 100%. There has been times where it was charged to 100% then suddenly drop to 99% even though it still plugged in.
Did you get your phone recently? I'm thinking its because the battery needs to be conditioned.
Mines always does that, as soon as I unplug it it jumps to 98%. Im hoping ARHD fixes this
I've installed Battery Widget (from Market) and it reports 100%. I plug in every night and in the morning it reads 100%.
zellroot said:
Mines always does that, as soon as I unplug it it jumps to 98%. Im hoping ARHD fixes this
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ARHD, what is that?
nguyendqh said:
ARHD, what is that?
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New Amaze Android Revolution HD ROM by mike1986?
This happens with many devices. I have not seen this yet on my Amaze but I am sure at some point it will happen. Try turning the phone off and charging it to 100% then power it on also try running the battery all the way down and letting it charge to full UNINTERRUPTED over night. If those dont help you can always try another rom with better battery management or go into a t-mobile store and get a battery replacement if your battery is still under warranty. Hope this helps
HTC does this on a lot of phones. It is a safety default to keep the battery healthy and safe. I had this issue with the Evo. The only way to fully charge a battery is to have other a wall charger or a SBC kernel.
its the best sense rom known to man in my opinion.
daswahnsinn said:
HTC does this on a lot of phones. It is a safety default to keep the battery healthy and safe. I had this issue with the Evo. The only way to fully charge and battery is to have other a wall charger or a SBC kernel.
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My stock battery is 3.8v, and it only goes to 100% if I charge it in the phone. If I use my wall charger, it shows up at 99% when I put it back in my phone. I have two aftermarket batteries that show about 98% when charged from the wall. I am thinking that the phone charging circuit is set for 3.8v, and might possibly overheat the aftermarket batteries (3.7v). I saw one review that said these batteries melted the top of his SIM card. I'm not planning on trying that; I use the stock, charging every night, and swap the spares in if I run out of charge during the day.
I just remember hearing the same stories when I had my evo. You could charge for hours and unplug it and it would almost immediately drop to 99 or 98. So my previous statement may or may not help.
I charged mine over nite and woke up to it being 99%, left it for another hour or two and it hit 100%. I would say to leave it a little longer to get that last 1%.
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For anyone who is running quicksense, if you want better battery life, charge your phone completely and go into recovery > Advanced> wipe battery stats. And done!
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RZJZA80 said:
I charged mine over nite and woke up to it being 99%, left it for another hour or two and it hit 100%. I would say to leave it a little longer to get that last 1%.
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I find that if my phone its powered off while charging, it shows 100. If powered on, it shoes 99.
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this is normal for lithium ion batteries...it also depends how the manufacturer perceives the battery...some manufeacturers say that your phone is 100 percent but it might only be around 95-98...overcharging lithium ions are bad...also some manufacturers say you have 10 percent left while you might actually have 15 or maybe to percent left...this is a fail safe method to shut off the phone and keep the battery from draining completely WHICH IS REALLY REALLY BAD FOR LITHIUM IONS...OVER CHARGING THE BATTERY IS BAD TOO...perhaps htc's thresh holds are a little different and actual to the real battery life.
also not a good idea to use your phone or any lithium ion device while its charging
powering off your phone to charge it overnight is the best idea to give you lithium ion a long life but this is not practical. this is why it says 100 percent when you turn off the phone and 99 when you're phone is off....it confuses the phone: " A portable device must be turned off during charge. This allows the battery to reach the set threshold voltage unhindered, and enables terminating charge on low current. A parasitic load (which means using phone or turning screen on while its charging) confuses the charger by depressing the battery voltage and preventing the current in the saturation stage to drop low. A battery may be fully charged, but the prevailing conditions prompt a continued charge. This causes undue battery stress and compromises safety."
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/a..._ion_batteries
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19651965&postcount=7

Rezound battery dies even while charging.

I installed CleamRom 4.3 yesterday and everything seemed to be working great minus when I put the phone on the charger and went to bed.
I woke up to a dead phone and I have no idea why. Anyways, I get in the car and charge my phone on my way to work and it gets to maybe 15%. I take it into work and plug it in USB and check the phone to see it is almost dying. I got a pop-up message about the phone is currently using to much current for the charger.
It went from 100% to 0% in less than 30 minutes while plugged into the wall.
So I pulled up the battery usage and this is what I see:
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If anyone has any ideas how to fix this please let me know cause I have no idea what is causing this.
Shuino said:
I installed CleamRom 4.3 yesterday and everything seemed to be working great minus when I put the phone on the charger and went to bed.
I woke up to a dead phone and I have no idea why. Anyways, I get in the car and charge my phone on my way to work and it gets to maybe 15%. I take it into work and plug it in USB and check the phone to see it is almost dying. I got a pop-up message about the phone is currently using to much current for the charger.
It went from 100% to 0% in less than 30 minutes while plugged into the wall.
So I pulled up the battery usage and this is what I see:
postimage.org/image/wlovbac23
If anyone has any ideas how to fix this please let me know cause I have no idea what is causing this.
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Did this problem start with this rom or did it have issues prior to it?
dottat said:
Did this problem start with this rom or did it have issues prior to it?
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It just started with the rom. It has shut off before at night while charging though but the battery was not dead.
How it is even possible the battery went from 100% to 0 in like 15 minutes?
It's not reporting right or a bad battery. The phone would overhead before draining that much power.
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Try charging it to full with the phone off, then boot into recovery and clear the battery stats.
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Kennnny1 said:
Try charging it to full with the phone off, then boot into recovery and clear the battery stats.
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I'll give that a shot once it gets done charging which is going to take forever at work.
Also make sure you are running amon ra recovery....cwm has issues if your phone battery dies....
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Are you using the HTC charger, or something else? A lot of chargers will only put out half the current the HTC charger puts out, and the Rezound draws a lot. I have several chargers, and my phone runs at a discharge on more than one if the screen and/or radios are on. If I set the phone to stay awake when on power, on some chargers it would deplete the battery overnight.
All chargers have a 5v output specification. IIRC the HTC charger is 1000mah. A lot of devices that work on early USB specs will only output 500mah or less. Check your chargers.

[Q] Charging taking too long

Hi as stated my question is NOT to know how many of you experience charging that takes too long, but is there a SOLUTION for it?
I am using a desire s, it used to take 2hours 30min(from 15%-100%) but now a days it takes close to 5 hours to fully charge.
I've read many thread with similar problem but non seem to be able to find the solution.
I doubt it is battery related issue as i got this phone together with my friends and theirs has no issue like this.
I've tried :
1)full wipe
2)different rom(s)
3)different kernel
4)battery stat wipe
5)different charger(both are htc)
ps : I've post this in DesireS Q&A but did not get any solution.
How are you charging your phone: USB to PC it via wall charger? If it's taking longer than usual turn off the phone. I've found that this sped up the charge dramatically! By doing so, you can also see a battery simulation on the screen showing the charging process.
Also, if you're charging vis USB, the requirements are 5 volts from a USB connector. But the problem is amperage. Wall chargers can supply up to 1 amp (some will supply more, but you don't want more for a phone), while many computers will only supply 500 milliamps out of a USB connector. Thus the phone (battery) will charge faster with a higher amperage. If that doesn't do any good, you may have a bunk battery or some kind of hardware issue...
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I am using wall charger. It seems consistent to charge slower at around 70% then speed back up at 90%. Are u sure that this is a symptoms of a spoiled battery?
To me(an accountant not a technicians) it seems like the "smart" phone is tell it to charge slower at 70%.
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Same problem
I have the same problem, first when I bought my SE x10 mini pro. It charged in 1.5 hours but nw it takes about 3 hours. I don't know the reason but I'm trying to find out how to solve this problem.
I'm not entirely certain its a case of bad battery, but it does sound a bit suspicious. If you're feeling up to it, you can try this: (it's worth a shot.)
If, after rooting or more likely that case after flashing a new rom, you often have battery reporting errors and re-calibrating the battery along with some steps I will outline for you below will ensure that your battery is getting a full charge, and the battery reporting accuracy is right on.
1. Take the case off your phone (one of the latter steps involves taking the battery out from the phone while it's plugged in. Make sure your case won't stand in the way.)
2. Install Battery Calibration app from the market
3. Plug in your phone to charge while it's on, wait till it gets to a 100%
4. When the charge is 100%, open the BatteryCalibration app and lookup what the charge is in MV while at 100%. Write it down.
My Atrix 2 was showing ~3400MV while at 100%, which is definitely not the maximum capacity.
5. Discharge your phone completely until it shuts off.
A good way of doing this quickly is by turning on wifi, and a video player.
6. Without turning on the phone plug it into a wall charger and let it get to 100%
7. When it's at 100%, without unplugging it from the wall charger, take off the battery cover, and take the battery out.
Your phone will "reboot" and show a Missing Battery icon.
8. Without unplugging the phone from the wall charger or turning it on, put the battery back in and wait until the phone recognizes the battery.
9. Your battery should now be recognized by the phone, and showing a charge % significantly lower than 100%.
Mine showed only 5%.
10. Let it sit there charging for 2-3 hours (or more).
My phone wouldn't charge past 10%, but yours might. The numbers don't matter much as the phone is definitely getting additional charge that could have been lost while flashing ROMs, etc.
11. After 2-3 hours (or more), turn the phone on while holding the volume down button and get into CWM.
Do not disconnect it from the charger still!
12. Wipe battery stats and reboot.
Do not disconnect it from the charger still!
13. When the phone turns on, go into Battery Calibration app again and look up your MV numbers -if you were like me, they should be significantly higher than before. After this whole process I had 4351MV at 100%, comparing to 3400MV before calibration.
Do not disconnect it from the charger still!
14. Make sure your wifi and data connections are off. Now finally unplug the phone from the charger.
Go to bed, let your phone sleep too.
The next morning, use your phone as normal throughout the day. Then when it comes time to charge again, see if that does anything for your battery life and/or charging times...
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I liked your current charge curve..
bump
ps : i did try out #5 but no success
best way is shut down device when charging
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Yes is charges quickly when the phone is off, but what if i am expecting a call or some sort. Could it be a script some where to tell the phone when should it start slow charge or something similar?

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