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does anyone else experience where their battery meter only decreases by 10%... at first i thought it was battery status.. it would go from 100%-90%-80% etc, so i opened the actual battery meter that is built and it does the same thing.. what i wouldnt give to see my battery meter go 100%-99%-98% etc... maybe im just to anal
I thought I was the only one!
I just got my 8525 yesterday - upgraded from the 8125. I noticed the battery meter "issue" also and it has been driving me nuts. I googled a little and couldn't find any information. I have reinstalled the Resco today plug 3 or 4 times thinking it was the problem.
Is there any fix? A registry hack? I hate 10% increments - would prefer 1% like my 8125 use to be. Can anyone help?
Atken said:
I thought I was the only one!
I just got my 8525 yesterday - upgraded from the 8125. I noticed the battery meter "issue" also and it has been driving me nuts. I googled a little and couldn't find any information. I have reinstalled the Resco today plug 3 or 4 times thinking it was the problem.
Is there any fix? A registry hack? I hate 10% increments - would prefer 1% like my 8125 use to be. Can anyone help?
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i hope there is a fix somewhere...
Atken said:
I thought I was the only one!
I just got my 8525 yesterday - upgraded from the 8125. I noticed the battery meter "issue" also and it has been driving me nuts. I googled a little and couldn't find any information. I have reinstalled the Resco today plug 3 or 4 times thinking it was the problem.
Is there any fix? A registry hack? I hate 10% increments - would prefer 1% like my 8125 use to be. Can anyone help?
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Your not the only one, and somewhere I have seen other posts on this so it's just standard. I have also tried other meters but they all seem to draw on the same battery info, i.e. the 10% at a time. I suppose it's not a critical matter unless your on your last 10% in which case it can suddenly become critical.
I haven't seen a solution but I would like to be proved wrong!
Mike
Dang, I have the same issue. I was hoping there was already a fix for it.
I keep thinking the 8125 did this as well at some point.
Either way, we definitely need a fix for this 10% decrement crap.
This maybe a dumb question.... When a device reports in such small incriments of 1% lets say.. Does'nt that sorta require more CPU power in the long run?? Better for the device not to report so much right ?? 10% left means hmm I should get to a charger in about 30mins..
mrderby said:
This maybe a dumb question.... When a device reports in such small incriments of 1% lets say.. Does'nt that sorta require more CPU power in the long run?? Better for the device not to report so much right ?? 10% left means hmm I should get to a charger in about 30mins..
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Not dumb, very sensible in fact, just not very satisfying for us obsessive compulsives
Mike
i guess i will admit i must be obsessive compulsive... cause this shouldnt bother me as long as its halfway accurate.. but it does.. i think what bothers me is that you see it sit at 100% for a long time, then all of sudden you look and its 90%... just bothers the fk out of me..
Now that my therapy session is over...
Now here is a good question... does this happen the same way on the stock TyTn's and hermes? or is this just a cingular 8525 thing?
Happens the same on ALL Hermes devices, sadly...
This is the way the driver gives the battery status to WM. The only fix would be a new driver from HTC.
I think that this is a minor problem in a device almost perfect (in my opinion)
i wonder if its possible to steal the driver from the wizard.... hmmmm... unfortunately i wont get time to dig and see until this weekend
I have the same problem and I find it really annoying.
shogunmark said:
does anyone else experience where their battery meter only decreases by 10%... at first i thought it was battery status.. it would go from 100%-90%-80% etc, so i opened the actual battery meter that is built and it does the same thing.. what i wouldnt give to see my battery meter go 100%-99%-98% etc... maybe im just to anal
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sorry di not see you message before in msn,
here is the file you need from the wizard 3.2
remove the ZIP extencion
put into the window folder.better yet make a cab file ,make sure is set to hard path.
dont know if i will work......it also depends of the inbuild battery poolling timer. most problably found in the registry.
faria said:
sorry di not see you message before in msn,
here is the file you need from the wizard 3.2
remove the ZIP extencion
put into the window folder.better yet make a cab file ,make sure is set to hard path.
dont know if i will work......it also depends of the inbuild battery poolling timer. most problably found in the registry.
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thanks faria, you are still my hero.. i will try to give that a shot tonight if i have time, i have to work till 11pm tonight then back in to work at 8am(not to mention the hour drive time to and from .... i did find the battery polling timer in the reg earlier today and its set to 5000.. if someone has the time and the know how they are more than welcome to take a crack at this...
FYI just a regular copy/paste of that file cause the battery meter not work, lol... will maybe try a cab later
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thanks faria, you are still my hero.. i will try to give that a shot tonight if i have time, i have to work till 11pm tonight then back in to work at 8am(not to mention the hour drive time to and from .... i did find the battery polling timer in the reg earlier today and its set to 5000.. if someone has the time and the know how they are more than welcome to take a crack at this...
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also look for the references of the %
most problably all you need to do what u want to achive can be done in the registry.
faria said:
also look for the references of the %
most problably all you need to do what u want to achive can be done in the registry.
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i looked and looked last night... even tried a few things... but still had nothing.. if i sent you a reg dump would you be willing to check it out and see if you can come up with something?
shogunmark said:
i looked and looked last night... even tried a few things... but still had nothing.. if i sent you a reg dump would you be willing to check it out and see if you can come up with something?
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i take a look and compare to the wizard to.
We've been banging our heads against this one on the TyTn for a while with no success. Good luck! Nothing like a new perspective to maybe find something!
I'd actually thought the 1.34 ROM didn't show 100% initially after powersave though. That's interesting b/c it was on Cingular's fix list from the 1.31 ROM...
Sleuth255 said:
We've been banging our heads against this one on the TyTn for a while with no success. Good luck! Nothing like a new perspective to maybe find something!
I'd actually thought the 1.34 ROM didn't show 100% initially after powersave though. That's interesting b/c it was on Cingular's fix list from the 1.31 ROM...
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funny you mention that.. on wakeup on the factory battery meter is shows "unknown status" for about 2-3 seconds before displaying the actual status of the battery... and glad to see i am not the only one that is anal about it
Settings=>Power=>
Battery says "unknown" and
the charge shows "nothing" in the charged bar.
How to configure the driver for the battery so that the software can see the battery??
my8125pdaphone said:
Settings=>Power=>
Battery says "unknown" and
the charge shows "nothing" in the charged bar.
How to configure the driver for the battery so that the software can see the battery??
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There is not much you can do if you bought a 3rd party battery - seems like the chip in there has no information!
The battery not being recognized is the one that came from the OEM.
Just wondering what could be the possible issues, is it the battery or some setting in the ROM / Firmware that's causing the trouble.
All the other functions on the phone seem to be NORMAL.
Not sure,
an easy way to figure that out: try to put another battery in the WIZ if you have one! Try also to use the 'not showing' battery in another WIZ if somebody has one.
If booth options above are not available:
Back up your device and reflash it with an official shipped ROM. See if you get the battery showing up there! It might be a little bit work but in a long run it is better than having a faulty battery in the device ... !
I bought me a 3rd party long-life battery and have no problems with the status display.
Yes, the official ROM version helps..can see the status now.
But now the question is, what was the problem in the first place??
Cannot be a problem with the battery hardware itself...
must have been the software...what settings to tweak is status is not working??
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...what settings to tweak is status is not working??
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Good question!
Could have been a couple of problems: a bad flash (sometimes a few files get messed up), a missing file or application!
Just try to reflash the WIZ with the ROM you used before, see if you still get the same problem.
You might wanna PM me the ROM version we are talking about - maybe I am able to re-produce the issue and take a closer look at it.
Is there anybody know what software or what method can allow my X1 to show the battery life in single digit % instead of moving by 10% each time (i.e. 100%, 90%, 80%, 70%...). I've installed Battery Status which does not work. I have also install a software call Battery Monitor which has a small icon showing on the top bar on the screen.
Thanks in advance for your great help!
I think this does not work at all.
No there isnt any, as the battery driver only reports in 10% step, unless someone can find another driver to embed in the rom that support 1% steps then it wont be possible
also the has been asked several times recent, so a simply search should show more info!!
searley said:
No there isnt any, as the battery driver only reports in 10% step, unless someone can find another driver to embed in the rom that support 1% steps then it wont be possible
also the has been asked several times recent, so a simply search should show more info!!
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Thanks! Then I can only wait until the driver is ready.
i remember seeing something about 1% increments for my old touch pro somewhere... maybe it was at ppcgeeks...
anyways, i remember it wasn't accurate above 90% and below 15%.... it was buggy... you can try to find it and install it if youd like to just try it out
my guess something good will come around soon tho
itsallsubliminal said:
i remember seeing something about 1% increments for my old touch pro somewhere... maybe it was at ppcgeeks...
anyways, i remember it wasn't accurate above 90% and below 15%.... it was buggy... you can try to find it and install it if youd like to just try it out
my guess something good will come around soon tho
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Thanks a lot! Do you know how the software looks like? It is because I have installed battery status, not working. I have installed battery monitor, not working... I am not sure if you are talking about something which I have already installed but have found not working.
no, its not like "software" as much as it is just a cab that makes some registry tweaks and could possibly replace/add a .dll file
i'll do some searching and see if i can find it
Perhaps this one...?
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=511610&postcount=89
Shadowdh said:
Perhaps this one...?
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=511610&postcount=89
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Thanks buddy! I did try but unfortunately it does not work and the battery meter show abnormally -1% and there was a warning message asking me to replace battery. Anyway, thanks for your help!
hi guys !I have installed "android desire" ROM and when I tried to make my first pictures to testing the camera ,I saw that my flashlight is not working and the message: "unable use flash due to cold weather"!
..I have tested this ,and when outside are less than 0' celsius,the phone update the weather and don't let me to use it,even if I am at home when are 22' celsius!
Please help me....is a general problem or it is a way to solve it?
sorry for my bad english!
no one knows?
Move to a tropical climate. J/K
yes but I need to stop google location because if I let him active,doesn't work even if I change climate....and in all cases,if I change climate,the weather widget will be unusuable!...sorry for bad english....any sugestions?
Funniest bug I've read about in a long time. I think you're using the old ROM cotulla released together with Magldr, and I don't think it has been updated ever since which means bugs like those couldn't have gotten ironed out.
Just try another one and it should be fixed, if not, follow mattfmartin's advice. Every excuse is a valid one to move to an exotic climate!
In case the language barrier is too high, here is a
Short version:
Try another ROM.
no!I use "[20 JAN][ZIP] RAFDROID HD 2.3 [DATA2EXT][Kern:MDJ 10.3][RMNET][FASTEST FULL DESHD!] " ,and every week I update my rom,because I didn't find yet the best nand android!I get crazy when I go to a party with a phone of 300 euro and I can't make a picture because outside is cold and I am in t-shirt inside!I feel like slam it all the walls! And theese days I realized that it have moment's that even if outside are -7 ' celsius,it works!sometimes work,sometimes not!I wait desperate the summer ,to escape from this problem!Anyone know about this problem?I am the only one who have this bug?thank you for your answers!
This really leaves me puzzled....
Change your phone language to English, and then write down the exact error message. If you use the native English text, you have more chance of having success with Google.
I'm really sorry, but that's all the help I can give you.
The phone is set to native english,and the message is exactly:"unable to use flash due to cold weather"... even if I use camera flash to make a picture or torch to use flashlight!I tried to make a google search but I've find a single post with a few answers but not on subject!thank you very much for your interest !! I have such a sensible phone... idiot...
Weird stuff. Have you had this issue in WinMo too?
no!only with android!
I guess with -20 It will be very hard to have that phone out in the open.
(Brasov this time of year, will hit that temp for sure).
Be aware that you are using something that depends on a certain safe 'usage' temperature.
I'd rather keep that phone in my pocket when it gets THAT cold
Sorry buddy, I have no solution for this, as this is something i've never heard of.
If disabling "my location" makes it work, what's wrong with just turning that off for good?
Settings, Location & security, and turn off "Use wireless networks" and "Use GSP satellites".
I personally never have either of them enabled because of the fact they're such big battery drains.
I will try when I will see next time the message and I will tell you if my problem is solved!thank you very much again and I hope that this will solve the problem!
hello again!after days and weeks of hard work(try all android versions,radio,hspl and others),I finally found the issue: A few monts ago,I bought 2 battery from ebay(chineeze),and I have charged them with an external charger (not connected to phone),and thoose battery were the problem!Yesterday it passed in my mind,and I tried to change the chineze battery with the original and with every try,I saw that the problemm was solved!Thank you again and a tip for you: do not buy Chinese batteries on ebay!
change the battery .. its not getting enough power
I solved the problem by uninstalling "quick settings" app. I used flash battery from quick settings once and that probably caused the problem.
cobraje said:
I solved the problem by uninstalling "quick settings" app. I used flash battery from quick settings once and that probably caused the problem.
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The 'problem' isn't caused by any apps or bugs, its a fail-safe feature. Cold weather affects battery performance, and using flash is battery intensive. Once the phone gets to a certain temp (zero degrees celsius I believe) the phone will disable flash. Confirmed for desire builds.
Proof (Page 151)
check pin battery connector (center pin not connect to battery) sofware check battery cold(-11 C ) and overheat
kobjang said:
check pin battery connector (center pin not connect to battery) sofware check battery cold(-11 C ) and overheat
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I got this problem since yesterday and the reason for the message is indeed because the center battery pin was bent.
Check that if you get the Unable to use flash due to cold weather message!
- Katalin
katalin_2003 said:
I got this problem since yesterday and the reason for the message is indeed because the center battery pin was bent.
Check that if you get the Unable to use flash due to cold weather message!
- Katalin
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As unusual as that solution sounds, it actually was exactly my problem. Flash working 100% fine now.
Thanks so much, Katalin! :laugh:
So I can't post in the Dev Forums so I thought I might create a thread here about the bugs found in floyo v0.15, and maybe somebody could help me on these problems.
1. The auto brightness works but it sometimes results in my screen completly fading black in 2~3 seconds. And then the phone will remain unresponsive for 20 or so seconds.
2.The SD-Card safe to remove reboot. Actually this is not a problem but What I want to say is in the time I've been using this rom I have only had two of these, which is really impressive compared to what I saw in the Dev Thread. All 2 occurred when I had about 10~15% power left. I don't think that is a coincidence so maybe someone could look into that and probably solve it.
3.Not a problem, I just want to say that, battery usage is superb.
4.I had a bit of a problem with the Google PINYIN IME, it would be disabled every time I restarted.I moved it back to phone storage and after one more problem it solved itself.
5.Compass crashes and results in reboot.
6.With PowerAmp and Default music player, the volume keys on the side do not work while screen is off.
7.The camera button is disabled.
That's all for right now.
8. can´t play .avi files with Rock player.
rock player really sucks on this rom
@UAL4588
dude somewhere in dev forums i read that there is a market app for camera. did u tried to use that one?? sorry forgot the name..
if you face any other issues please do mention it
*on the verge of installing floyo 0.15*
installed floyo 0.15 & ran quadrant, score 1070 , cpu 3389, memory 834
Woot, my first post. XD
I've been following racht's work, updating once I deem the ROM stable enough.
About the re-start thing. Yes, it's annoying. But I think it only happens when your system tries to close Root explorer. I'm guessing you're using some type of app killer. At times like these, I try to keep my phone as clean as possible, only installing apps that I need since lots of programs usually ends up messing with non-stable ROMs.
Auto brightness works fine on me. Not perfect but my phone doesn't freeze.
BuG: When battery level is at 10%, auto-brightness doesn't work if you put your phone to sleep. When you unlock it, brightness will be near the maximum level. To fix this, I just re-cycle through the brightness setting in the PowerWidget to quickly go to dim.
The camera here is definitely better than the stock one that Sony gave us. But I'd really want to be able to record videos.
I wonder why the camera button doesn't work to get pictures...
Oh and... Facebook crashes for me. I reinstalled but still, it crashed.
...
Hopefully, racht would be done soon. I'm checking on his thread everyday now. Support him, everyone. XD
fb work fine for me in 0.15 , but I want to remove some of the apps which comes pre-installed with floyo 0.15, like i dont want to keep the skype, but when i removed it with root uninstaller it showed up like a .com.skype...... file in the apps menu, though upon taping on it doesn't works.
Try removing it using Titanium Back-up. Worked for me.
Oh, and some apps leave those things. Check the filesize if it's 0 byte.
If it is, it should be safe to delete.
does ever try to wipe the data first? the Fb app wouldn't be crashed if the data wipe first(factory format)..fb app runs ok for me
kuwl
just use latest j room. first stable gbread on my x8. kuwl
Will switch to J006 in a few days. Jerpelea said there are still s few bugs that he forgot to take care of (like the > in the proximity sensor code)
They're so close!!
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found some issues in racht's floyo 0.15, as im unable to detect mobile network through the wireless & network > mobile networks menu. My phone does connects to my operator network & it runs fine, but i can't manually search for a network operators available, it only displays an error as "error while searching for networks"
also when my phone gets starts up if i kept it idle then it gets restarted & thus it gets into a loop
anyone has faced these issues yet??
hotdude2411 said:
found some issues in racht's floyo 0.15, as im unable to detect mobile network through the wireless & network > mobile networks menu. My phone does connects to my operator network & it runs fine, but i can't manually search for a network operators available, it only displays an error as "error while searching for networks"
also when my phone gets starts up if i kept it idle then it gets restarted & thus it gets into a loop
anyone has faced these issues yet??
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I didn't have any problems with Wi-Fi detection when I was using Floyo. Try full-wipe and re-install ROM. Though I think you should just update to racht's Gingerbread.
About the reboot loop, that's caused by xrecovery. There's a fix somewhere here in the forums but I suggest just updating to Gingerbread since racht took care of that already.
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