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Titan Won't Charge or Connect to PC

Hi,
One day when I was using my Titan as a GPS (TomTom 6.0) in my car using an aftermarket charger, all of a sudden, the charge light doesn't turn on anymore. Ever since then, my Titan doesn't charge using USB cable or any other charger. I have even tried connecting my Titan to the computer to see if I can establish a connection... but have ultimately failed.
I want to know if anyone has experienced this. Can someone tell me what's going on? My Titan is running in very low batteries now and I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything if it ultimately dies out!
Thanks,
Don

donduck said:
Hi,
One day when I was using my Titan as a GPS (TomTom 6.0) in my car using an aftermarket charger, all of a sudden, the charge light doesn't turn on anymore. Ever since then, my Titan doesn't charge using USB cable or any other charger. I have even tried connecting my Titan to the computer to see if I can establish a connection... but have ultimately failed.
I want to know if anyone has experienced this. Can someone tell me what's going on? My Titan is running in very low batteries now and I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything if it ultimately dies out!
Thanks,
Don
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Check the prongs on the USB port on the phone. One is probably whacked and not making a connection. There are pictures of this issue some where just google it. If you can't get all the prongs to line up then it is time for a new phone.

[Q]CM7 not charging when radio's on (Atrix)

When I use my car charger the atrix simply wont charge if I have wifi, bluetooth, sync or (cellular) network activated. they all have to be de-activated (I use the built in powerbar for cm7) for the phone to actually charge in the car.
This isn't a problem with charging on computer or from a wall socket.
My job requires I use GPS and DATA all the time so i may end up flashing a new rom before work just so my phone doesn't die during my shift.
However CM7 is by far the best rom I have ever used and I really would like to figure out a fix.

Problematic ethernet cable conectivity. Help needed

I have 3G internet router/receiver in one of the rooms of my house, which has the best 3G reception. There is WIFI router in my living room. I have in-wall cables with ethernet sockets in every room, and all cables come into on "routing box" where I can use patch cables or powered switch to route and share internet connection. So 3G router in one room is connected with WIFI router in another room by a help of a patch cable.
1 week ago I noticed that there is no WIFI connection. I tried lots of things untill I found out that if i unplug the cable from the WIFI router and plug it into my laptop, the LED of the ethernet socket is blinking red, meaning there is no internet connection. If i plug the cable directly into 3G router, the internet is fine. I replaced 4 patch cables and the result was the same, no internet. Then I tried to use my WIFI router in between of the two rooms routing, just one cable went into Internet IN and another went out of Ethernet out (there are 4 of these). This way the LED of the ethernet socket was blinking green and the internet was fine.
Could anyone explain me what's wrong with my ethernet cables? Or what else could it be? Why all of a sudden perfect connection stopped working while none of the cables were cut off? Is there signal degradation and WIFI router works like signal amplificator? I am a no networking specialist. Please help me to find an answer so I would know what to do.
Thanks

Anyone? please

camspy said:
Anyone? please
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unfortunately i dont know i am sorry

camspy said:
Anyone? please
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On the road right now. Give me a couple hours for travel. Will summarize what i understand works and does not work for you. We can then try a couple things to isolate the issue.
Still Charged Up

OK. Tell me what you've tried and works, as well as what you've tried and fails.
You've plugged your laptop into your 3G router and you can get to the internet.
You've connected your WiFi router to your 3G router by physically moving it next to your 3G router. You've then tested your laptop, connected wirelessly to the WiFi and via ethernet to your WiFi router and in both cases they work (assuming your WiFi router has ethernet ports.
If everything above is correct and functional, then yes - the problem is your wiring and/or hub/switch that connects all of your cabling.
Put your WiFi router back where it belongs. Patch your 3G directly to your WiFi and test again. You've eliminated everything but the wires. Does it work? If so, then it should be your hub/switch. Doesn't work? Patch your laptop to the 3G at the patch panel. Does it work? If not, then it's your connectors and/or cabling between the 3G router and your patch panel.
Hung any pictures lately where a nail could have penetrated a cable? What's changed?
Eliminate as much a possible at first and then add as little as possible and you will find the problem.

OK, i tried wiring my own LAN cables to try things out. What i found is that one part of the problem was that i needed to use one crossed patch cable, straight one had no signal at all if used.
The other part of the problem was that when i tried all combinations, the cable that was plugged into laptop was showing binking red. But my 3G router was showing that there was connection. Apparently the sites were loading in browser, but very slowly. But when i tried testing with speedtest.net, it couldn't pass ping test...
So, i think it could be the bad/crossed wiring in one of the wall cables and it is impossible to test and find exact answer without a tester. So I have ordered a good LAN tester that is capable to detect bad wiring so i will know what custom cable i could make. It should arrive in a week or so.
Thanks for your time and help

Confused here. You said it was working up to two weeks ago. Unless you replaced the ends, you can't go from not needing a crossover to needing one. I don't know what kind of gear you have, but some equipment allows you to change the port configuration so that you do or don't need a crossover. Usually this is at the hub/switch level. I've never heard of consumer equipment requiring a crossover. Are you sure you haven't made any config changes to your 3G router, WiFi router, hub/switch, or even laptop?
I don't know that I helped, but I'm glad you found a solution that works. Cheers!

I didn't make any changes on routers ends, but there was one day when there was no electicity for like few minutes. You think it could make some harm to routers settings?

Assuming power loss outside your control then there could have been a spike either before loss of power or when power restored. Not likely reset but it can't hurt to check. What OS are you running on laptop? Have you tried deleting your wireless config on laptop and recreating?
Everything is a process of elimination. Asking questions since I get the impression you still have a problem.
Still Charged Up

Yes i still have a problem, and both the routers work fine when they are close to each other connected with a short patch cable without using wall cables. I revised all settings on them and didn't find anything that could be wrong.
So, i think i gave up for a week or so, till i get the cable tester which will be able to show me the truth about wiring of wall cables

Very strange it's the cable but it sure looks that way. Please let me know how it ends up - you've got me hooked.
Still Charged Up

OK, sure
http://www.peaktech.de/productdetai...er-mit-digital-multimeter/produkt/p-3365.html
this is what i bought and waiting to receive, i hope it will show the situation

Hey Reilly1812,
I have news, I tested the cables and there's a problem in one wall cable.
The tester I was using was testing all fibers in a cable one by one and I found that the fibers 2 and 5 are looped/connected together, as if testing fiber 2 it shows 2 and 5 active in tester, when I was testing 5th fiber again 2 and 5 was active...
Is it possible to get 100% OK internet over these cables and how, if yes?
Thanks

Not all pairs are used, but I can't tell you which ones. Unless someone driving nails/drilling I would think the cable ends more likely the culprit and I would think about cutting off the ends and retesting. cable might actually be ok.
Still Charged Up

Yes, I See

I have success here. I found info that 4,5,7 and 8 wires are unused. So I crossed 2 with 8 in two patch cables and everything works now

Good to hear. You just need to know what caused the cable failure in the first place so it doesn't happen again.
Still Charged Up

I as you think that the problem is more likely in one of the in wall sockets. But making custom patch cables seemed an easier task for me, so i went this route.

Don't you just love this stuff? Cheers!
Still Charged Up

[Q] Connecting to WiFi via external USB dongle - Is it possible?

After having my N7 serviced for being stuck in APX mode, they returned it to me with faulty WiFi antenna. I wasn't in the mood to go though all that trouble the very day I got my N7 back since they kept it for more than a month before they returned it "fixed" to me so I didn't send it back to ASUS again.
So... cutting to the point ... I broke the wifi pins on the motherboard while trying to bend them a little and now I can only connect to a network if I literary put the tablet on top of the router.
I want to know if it's somehow possible to use an external wifi usb adapter to connect to networks and use it as an alternative to the internal wifi.
I know there are some options to make an external wireless device recognized with some kernels out there but not for general internet browsing, rather for developing reasons.

nethervor said:
After having my N7 serviced for being stuck in APX mode, they returned it to me with faulty WiFi antenna. I wasn't in the mood to go though all that trouble the very day I got my N7 back since they kept it for more than a month before they returned it "fixed" to me so I didn't send it back to ASUS again.
So... cutting to the point ... I broke the wifi pins on the motherboard while trying to bend them a little and now I can only connect to a network if I literary put the tablet on top of the router.
I want to know if it's somehow possible to use an external wifi usb adapter to connect to networks and use it as an alternative to the internal wifi.
I know there are some options to make an external wireless device recognized with some kernels out there but not for general internet browsing, rather for developing reasons.
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If you know of a Wifi Dongle compatible with USB-OTG and were willing to write the app/driver or kernel module specifically to work with that dongle, then yes it's possible, just a matter of how much work do you want to put into it.
(As there is usually never a reason to plug in an external Wifi adapter when the internal one exists, I doubt there's already a pre-made kernel module for one).

nethervor said:
...dongle...
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stop oppressing me

Well, I took it to a local electronics store and they said they are able to solder the pieces together. Hopefully I'll have an N7 with a fully working internal WiFi by the end of the day.

nethervor said:
Well, I took it to a local electronics store and they said they are able to solder the pieces together. Hopefully I'll have an N7 with a fully working internal WiFi by the end of the day.
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If it's working, let us know what the damage ($) was to have something like that done.

kbeezie said:
If it's working, let us know what the damage ($) was to have something like that done.
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Yes, it is working again, though not as good as before I sent it to ASUS the first time.
When they returned it, with a new motherboard, the WiFi reception was not as good. Now, the reception is as good as it was when I got it back from ASUS. So I guess, that's it's full capacity now.
Nevertheless, I can at least be a couple of rooms away from a router to get a reception. It's still a bit dodgy, but certainly existing.
The price was symbolical I guess, since it only took a few minutes for a professional to solder a couple of pieces together. They charged me 3 dollars

nethervor said:
Yes, it is working again, though not as good as before I sent it to ASUS the first time.
When they returned it, with a new motherboard, the WiFi reception was not as good. Now, the reception is as good as it was when I got it back from ASUS. So I guess, that's it's full capacity now.
Nevertheless, I can at least be a couple of rooms away from a router to get a reception. It's still a bit dodgy, but certainly existing.
The price was symbolical I guess, since it only took a few minutes for a professional to solder a couple of pieces together. They charged me 3 dollars
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I wonder how much they'd charge to solder on a mini-antenna (but bigger or a wire that goes around the edge of the back) or something that can fit there with the back closed down on it. You know kinda like you would with GPS.

kbeezie said:
I wonder how much they'd charge to solder on a mini-antenna (but bigger or a wire that goes around the edge of the back) or something that can fit there with the back closed down on it. You know kinda like you would with GPS.
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I don't really know what the guy did. I suggested that he used single strand wires since I lost the broken pins. But he may have improvised with some other similar pins to make the contact. And I'm not really willing to open the cover and **** it up again.
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[Q] No USB Connection and Phone thinks it's always charging

I picked up a used galaxy s4 the other day and it seems like the USB port is bad. When I try to connect it to the PC it is not recognized at all (I've tried different computer, different cord, different ports, everything) and often it seems to think that the charger is connected when it is not. Charging the phone, however, does work. I'm pretty sure this means the USB port is bad, but wanted to make sure there was nothing else I could do before I ordered a replacement board and started taking the phone apart.
Thanks!

johnnyb138 said:
I picked up a used galaxy s4 the other day and it seems like the USB port is bad. When I try to connect it to the PC it is not recognized at all (I've tried different computer, different cord, different ports, everything) and often it seems to think that the charger is connected when it is not. Charging the phone, however, does work. I'm pretty sure this means the USB port is bad, but wanted to make sure there was nothing else I could do before I ordered a replacement board and started taking the phone apart.
Thanks!
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I think my issue is different but I have that problem using google edition roms with safestrap. does the notification show on the phone when you connect it?
Have you tried uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them?

No notification on the phone and nothing changes in device manager upon connection. I tried to use USB tether and it says USB not connected.
deadenz said:
I think my issue is different but I have that problem using google edition roms with safestrap. does the notification show on the phone when you connect it?
Have you tried uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them?
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