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USB Synching WITHOUT Charging, Is it possible???

Hi,
i've googled around but haven't been able to solve this problem: every time i connect my magician to the usb port in my PC, it starts synching and charging at the same time. I know this is correct behaviour since USB ports are able to supply power to connected devices.
Anyway, i'd like to know if there's the possibility to avoid charging from the USB port (while retaining, of course, synching capability).
I need this hack 'cos i often connect my magician to the pc only for the time needed to sync my contacts/appointments (just a few seconds/minutes) or to install some small programs and i fear that recharging the battery for so a short time and 5-10 times a day may reduce its capacity or even destroy it.
I'd like to sync my magician without recharging its battery, do you thing it is possible? Is there a registry hack (either in ppc or in winxp) to disable USB power supplying? Do i need to manually hack my USB cable by cutting out the red and white power wires?
Thanks for your help,
bye bye,
Isidoro

You really have nothing to worry about. Lithium rechargeable batteries do not mind having small frequent top ups.
Ni-Cads on the other hand, yes they would be ruined.
Your phone uses a Lithium battery so as I said, no need to worry. :wink:

If you really wanted to, you could build a custom USB cable which does not carry the power, by omitting the GND and +5V pins (the first and the last pin of the usb connector).
This is not really needed, because modern batteries don't get damaged by multiple recharges...

iDG said:
If you really wanted to, you could build a custom USB cable which does not carry the power, by omitting the GND and +5V pins (the first and the last pin of the usb connector).
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I tried it but it didn't work: the phone doesn't charge, ok, but it doesn't' sync too!!! Winxp doesn't see it.
Maybe i should keep ground wire?!? Mah!
This is not really needed, because modern batteries don't get damaged by multiple recharges...
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I know, i know, but i would definitely feel more safe if i could sync without charge.
Anyway, thank u all,
Isidoro

Use bluettoth to sync the device with pc, your problem will be solved.

All 4 wires are required for usb to work.
Removing any of them will prevent USB operating.
As stated, it doesnt matter about the top up charging, dont worry.

Disable charging
Disable USB charging
HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\usbfndrv
and change the
EnableUsbCharging to '0'
then
soft reset

I'd like to try this on my Ameo. How do I use the REG files contained in the ZIP file? I am using the Ameo to connect my laptop to the Internet. It works great over a USB cable but I cannot get it to work with Bluetooth. I am concerned about constant short recharges. Is there a special folder to put the REG files into? How do I make the Ameo read the values before doing a soft reset?
Thanks
Bob

Hi
I'd like to try your solution with editing registry on my T Mobile Ameo. Could you tell me wwhat I need to do with the REG files. Is there a special folder to put them in? How do I invoke the setting before doing a soft reste ?
Thanks
Bob

@pedjajovicevic : my magician does not have this registry key
I searched for that key you wrote,
but this key doesn't exist on my (german) magician.
HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\usbfndrv
Under BuiltIn there are many subkeys, but no usbfndrv, i searched the complete Builtin key but no key you wrote.
Can you tell me, where I maybe can create this key. Would it work ???
OK, i will try, but i don't know when. Two childs hold me away from my notebook

Are those registry files executed from the phone or the PC?

on your device.
but it won't work - there are no ways disable usb chargin in Magician via regsitry.

Qtek 2020 stays in bootloader

Hello folks,
I have a big problem. I was flashing my own Qtek 2020 quite a several times - and no problems at all.
So my friend took his Qtek 2020 to me for flashing. In a process, just right after erasing an old rom, and before flashing a new one, it said there's "some" problem. After a reset (no matter soft or hard one) it stays all the time in a bootloader. Cradling it doesn't change from Serial to USB - HimaUpgrade can't connect to a device....
Help! What can I do to reflash it? Bootloader is 1.03.

Nobody knows what I have to do?... maybe some method of flashing it through an SD card? I've read about it, but it's rather cryptic
Please, people... ?

my old cradle had serious bad connection and at times it would not turn usb
i solved it by changing to my old xda1 cradle
another option i guess is to get a real usb ->xdaII cable kinda like the charging cable
or to mess around with the xdaII cradle untill it connect correct

umm, no, this is not the case. I have a second xdaII, and the same cradle. The cradle is ok, it's a device which is broken... the other is ok (well, kinda - one is not-operative, the second one has a broken connector).
And I have an USB cable, too

[[[[o2 Atom Battery Not Charging Or Slow To Charge]]]]]]]]]]]

hey guys,
My o2 atom doesnt seem to charge at all when i plug it into the charger (i am using a motorola charger and also a imate JAMin charger)...the light flickers sometimes and sometimes the orange light is on constantly but the phone doesnt charge!!!
is it a battery problem or a charger problem???
please helpppp!!
thanks

does it charge whilst connected to your PC?

same problem when connected to my PC...sometimes the LED flashes orange and sometimes it doesnt........
i plugged it into my motorola charger for the last 3 hrs, just tryed to turn it on....doesnt turn on!!!!! THE BATTERY IS STILL COMPLETELY FLAT AFTER 3 HRS OF CHARGING!!!!
helppppppppppppppppppppppppppp

JAMinGUY said:
same problem when connected to my PC...sometimes the LED flashes orange and sometimes it doesnt........
i plugged it into my motorola charger for the last 3 hrs, just tryed to turn it on....doesnt turn on!!!!! THE BATTERY IS STILL COMPLETELY FLAT AFTER 3 HRS OF CHARGING!!!!
helppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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Isolate the problem first, if you can get another charger for you unit so that it would remove possibility of faulty charger. Next is to check charging PINS (maybe dent/dirty or something). Replacement battery! if a replacement Batt works, then problem is your battery. just my two cents!

JAMinGUY said:
same problem when connected to my PC...sometimes the LED flashes orange and sometimes it doesnt........
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Just found out that you have to connect it electrically not just physically for it to charge.
I used to connect it to my home PC (installed ActiveSync in it), and it charges normal.
When I connect it to my office PC (no ActiveSync in it), it won't charge.
Since I don't want to install ActiveSync in my office PC, I installed Softick Card Export on my Atom. Turn it on each time I want to connect to my office PC, connect the USB cable, PC identifies it as a new storage, and voila! Orange lamp doesnt blink and it charges

adinda said:
Just found out that you have to connect it electrically not just physically for it to charge.
I used to connect it to my home PC (installed ActiveSync in it), and it charges normal.
When I connect it to my office PC (no ActiveSync in it), it won't charge.
Since I don't want to install ActiveSync in my office PC, I installed Softick Card Export on my Atom. Turn it on each time I want to connect to my office PC, connect the USB cable, PC identifies it as a new storage, and voila! Orange lamp doesnt blink and it charges
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Agree with adinda in the first paragraph. I use the WM5torage that came built in WM6 roms. Since I don't have admin rights to install MS Sync, I just use WM5torage to turn the atom into a memory card reader hehehe. quite kewl!!

brian_2cool4u said:
Agree with adinda in the first paragraph. I use the WM5torage that came built in WM6 roms. Since I don't have admin rights to install MS Sync, I just use WM5torage to turn the atom into a memory card reader hehehe. quite kewl!!
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How do u do this sir? 'Coz I don't know how to use the WM5torage =X

nasty_42 said:
How do u do this sir? 'Coz I don't know how to use the WM5torage =X
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bro,
Before connecting ATOM to usb. click start\programs\system\WM5storage
click activate button on your lower right. Status should be active on top of the screen. connect usb to ATOM. and walla! you have a minisd memcard reader or removable storage hehehehe.
Once done dont forget to deactivate WM5torage so that ATOM can access storage card.
hope this helps

Works also with WM 6.5
I'm sorry to up this old thread =)
Just to say that I also had a charge probleme with my phone: charging by USB was very very slow, to reach 20% I had to put my PPC on charge all the night.
This solution works fine while I'm running on WM 6.5 ; )

Battery Dead?

Hi,
I already read some dead battery or battery charging problems here, but none of it is the same as my case, which is:
I have a T-mobile MDA Vario (Same as a Qtek 9100) which doesn't charge via usb or via the a/c adapter, i guess... If i connect it to a pc then i can sync and all but no orange light on it that is is charging. I have WM6, the wcrx 3.0 rom installed, before that the wizanld wm6 rom, both the same problem... WM6 says if i tap the battery icon "Main battery: Unkown". Batterystatus says "-1%" and no temperature reading (0.0 degrees celsius), and it runs on 95 mhz, normal about 200...but the phone still works...
Anyone know what this can be?

My mistake, found it
i found it, my mistake. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=305401&highlight=no+battery+status

Latest Fast WM 6.5 ROW for Artemis (xda Orbit)

hi guys,
i have searched the forums for wm 6.5 ROM, but lots of them are still in beta phase,have bugs or slow.
can anyone give link to a stable WM 6.5 ROM for my xda orbit
Thanks in advance

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6.5
Babbelut ROM WM6.5-28005 v0.3 NLD/WWE
*spb mobile shell is great, he is currently developing beta rom
http://www.sendspace.com/file/97d3p7 (download link for v.3)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZTXWO4D7 (download link for v.Beta)

Downloading it now, will check it later on. THX

Was about to create topic but found this and hopefully will try this and hope it works on my XDA Orbit 2. I brought it off Cex from Aylesbury and it needs some love and update as i have Windows Mobile 6.1 (eeurrgh) and brought it off cos i thought i can upgrade to Winodws Mobile so i hope these works well for me.
Any introductions of doing that?
Thanks in advance.

First link didnt work. The XDA tried to block it by restarting it themselves. Tried third time. And unlucky.
Second Link. How can i use NBH file for my XDA?

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Wrong place dude..
this is for xda orbit 1/artemis..
your looking for xda orbit 2/ poloris..
you need to be here..
Rn

Hi all I'm new here. My phone "O2 XDA Orbit" behaving strangely. Suddenly the sound disappeared and I can not hear phone calls directly into the phone, and any other person hears me not(microphone off), and not just one click sound on the screen. If I restart the phone with USB cable inserted into the phone and computer (on), then the sound occurs again(but not in original style, sound occur in to the back speaker not in front ), and phone function almost normally with microphone (on)>>> until the next reboot when sound disappear again and microphone is off. I mention that;.... connection the phone to the computer can not be achieved in any of this cases. The error code (USB connection) connection on my computer is {Code 10(One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it)} who can not recognize the new hardware. In your opinion of specialists in this field what would be done? I think something happens to the ROM which gives errors of hardware power. The sound occurs when I insert into the phone power charger connector and disappears when the power supply plug out ... Please if you can help me with some guidance what I have to do one upgrade of ROM or something? Specification of the phone is:
[*]IPL-3.04.0001
[*]SPL - 3.04.000
[*]OS - 3.4.0.0
[*]CPU - OMAP850
[*]Speed 201Mhz
[*]RAM 64Mb
[*]Flash 128Mb
[*]Data bus 16bits
[*]ROM 3.4.206.2WWE
[*]ROM date 4/18/07
[*]RADIO Vers. 02.67.90
[*]PROTOCOL Vers. 4.1.13.28
[*]EXT. ROM.Vers 3.4.206.101
[*]MODEL of phone -ARTE200
[*]Platform - PocketPC

Funny ...!!! Today I put the phone to the charger and after I removed the plug from the power supply, the sound has returned, but the USB connection to a PC still can not set ...! What should I do? A new version of Windows can install on my phone; without connecting the USB cable to the phone(ex.-of my card micro SD)??

Adryum said:
Funny ...!!! Today I put the phone to the charger and after I removed the plug from the power supply, the sound has returned, but the USB connection to a PC still can not set ...! What should I do? A new version of Windows can install on my phone; without connecting the USB cable to the phone(ex.-of my card micro SD)??
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have you got activesync or windows mobile device centre installed on the pc?
if yes..
i suggest you buy a new usb cable.
i have this problem with a couple of cables.
"USB DEVICE NOT RECOGNISED"
but when i change to a differant cable, everything is ok.
flashing via micro sd - upgrading windows.
have you done uspl 1.11.cmon?

Thanks for your attention Raving in the first place ...! Data cable has no damage that I checked the same cable with my photo camera and it works normally with PC and I have two more data cables and the problem is the same. It seems weird that the phone do some work once, ...once not. It starts when he wants the sound, and can not find any explanation ... In contrast with the USB connection can not establish anything, something happens to the sound module and USB ...PC see's something, but it's not sure what it is, and says he can not establish connection with the new hardware and it gives me error "CODE 10". in Universal Serial Bus Controller and the Active Sync is instaled on my PC but he don't say a word about this connection...I don't know on what to do...! I must mention that this oddity occurred only three days go and without them I do something wrong ... He grabbed him crazy after a normal operation for a year and a half, because we had no problems with it until now ... I used as a GPS and the phone and I was really pleased with him. By the way, what they mean uspl 1.11.cmon? All data of my phone are in the first post.The phone it was once unlocked by someone else, and now I can use any SIM card from any GSM provider..............I forgot to say that I've rebooted 2 times in general mode and now works but without USB connection sound when he wants it or not................But I think she has lost some registry ...!!!

click 1.11.cmon in my signature.
this will divert you to a tutorial thread.
when you can connect your device to your pc successfully, you should do the uspl 1.11.cmon but not for now. do not try and flash a rom yet either, you will break your device. (thats what uspl 1.11.cmon is for)
id like you to just try the "hard reset".
back up all your data first.
bookmark the page as ill be updating it regularly.
personaly i think its your usb cable, eg:
one of my cables works with a micro sd reader but not my for my device, i understand your cable worked but now does not.. however thats what happened to me.

Sound engages when he wants and where he wants. If I restart the phone, sound disappears and microphone stop; and I can not talking on the phone. Enter data cable from PC to phone, and give the phone restart. Once the phone is starts, sound appear but only in back. When talking on the phone sound very loud and sounds of the touchscreen controls can not disconnect the rear speaker who remains engaged and does not want to disengage it from the normal operating mode. Another job here would be that when inserted in the charger cable, the sound is right: each speaker and microphone or operational. If I remove the plug (charger) of phone then the phone function normally just like before, but without USB connection. If I plug "USB cable data" on the phone, to the desktop I see message "One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does Not Recognize it. USB Device not recognized." If I unplug USB cable from phone the sound disappears, and what I have to do is to start over again.......!!!!!!!!!

I tested all data cables, and are ok. The problem is hard. The hardware has a technical failure which somehow blocks the data on USB. Battery power consumption is higher and the battery is discharged rather quickly than it was before the cage. At night when I charge the battery full, morning at 10:00 is only 30/40% of capacity. But what is even stranger is that: when I connect phone to PC, in device manager shows me the new hardware (Mobile Device) but after a few seconds there appear a connection error code (CODE 10) that is the hardware can not start. Active sync has not started when the fault occurred..... In your opinion what should be done in this case? ... Should contact a service or ... in any way I can test something before others get the screwdriver into my phone?

sabih00 said:
hi guys,
i have searched the forums for wm 6.5 ROM, but lots of them are still in beta phase,have bugs or slow.
can anyone give link to a stable WM 6.5 ROM for my xda orbit
Thanks in advance
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Thanks, i will test...

The connection was made the first attempt. After a week of "digging" through all possible places I noticed that the connection was obstructed by the firewall.PFFFFFFFF ..... Finally found! The FIRE WALL(on PC) settings to be set: ADD PORT------ "Outbound UDP ----5679" -on exceptions tab....See this:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp6/sync/activesync-troubleshooting.aspx?WT.mc_id=FWLink
TKX Raving U're the best...

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Adryum said:
PFFFFFFFF .....FIRE WALL
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lol, i didnt think about the fire wall being the problem.. typical that it was something that simple.lol although it did sound like a dodgy usb cable..
thats something ill remember
have a good new year dude!

guys i am having a problem....whenever i try to install any ROM i get error 224 device not responding......my htc is connected through activesync.....what can be the issue...i am using windows 7.

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raving_nanza said:
ERROR [224] : DEVICE NOT RESPONDING
check the ActiveSync connection and run RUU again. if problem continues, uninstall active sync and re-install.
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1. unplug device
2. re-connect device to pc
3. wait for active sync/wmdc to connect
4. run ruu
5. if error continues unplug device
6. uninstall active sync/wmdc
7. re-install active sync/wmdc
8. restart pc
9. go to step 1.
Rn

quertz?
Hi raving nanza,
you did a great work with BAB v03.
It works great. sometime the touchpanel reacts slow but good.
But i can't change my touch keyboard from qwerty into qwertz.
HKEY_LOKAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout\"Active" is "00000407"
Thats the German code - but still having Qwerty?
HKEY_LOKAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\KEYBD\"TaskManVKey" is "0x23"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\keyboard layout\Preload\1\"default" is "000000407"
What to do?

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che.bike said:
Hi raving nanza,
you did a great work with BAB v03.
It works great. sometime the touchpanel reacts slow but good.
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thats Babbeluts rom, not mine!
i merely suggest it to the other users
ill look into your qwerty to qwertz keyboard, when i find out ill post it here and ill update the tips&tricks thread
Rn