I'm having a problem charging my _new_ Nexus One. In two words - doesn't charge. Tried two batteries and two wall chargers + USB; same result - it charges VERY slowly when the phone is off - like, 1% per hour, and not-fast-enough-to-stay-alive when the phone is on.
So I've been googling for quite a while today, read several dozen threads and it seems that the issue is rather popular. However, there are a few problems:
a) No solution was advised
b) The ones advised didn't work
I've read that I'd better measure the current that's going through my battery and if it's too small, then I have a problem. I've installed an app - Battery Monitor Widget it's called, I think, and saw what's happening. I didn't know what they meant by "small" current, but my case was easy: the current is NEGATIVE even when "charging". In fact, the app doesn't see the difference between an unplugged current and plugged current. This isn't the problem with the app - reversing mA only helps with the app, but all other applications also show that the batter is draining. Note that the LED is ON, that is, the device does detect that the charger is plugged in, it even heats up like usually (I've had nexus one before).
So I thought that was a software problem with 2.3.6 kernel, so I've sacrificed my warranty (the seller p***ed me off - even if the phone turns out to be defective, I'm not bothering to send it back). I've installed Cyanogenmod 7.1 - kernel 2.3.7, but the problem persists.
So I really have no idea what may be causing this or what the fix might be.
Any ideas?
So I've been googling for quite a while today, read several dozen threads and it seems that the issue is rather popular. However, there are a few problems:
a) No solution was advised
b) The ones advised didn't work
I've read that I'd better measure the current that's going through my battery and if it's too small, then I have a problem. I've installed an app - Battery Monitor Widget it's called, I think, and saw what's happening. I didn't know what they meant by "small" current, but my case was easy: the current is NEGATIVE even when "charging". In fact, the app doesn't see the difference between an unplugged current and plugged current. This isn't the problem with the app - reversing mA only helps with the app, but all other applications also show that the batter is draining. Note that the LED is ON, that is, the device does detect that the charger is plugged in, it even heats up like usually (I've had nexus one before).
So I thought that was a software problem with 2.3.6 kernel, so I've sacrificed my warranty (the seller p***ed me off - even if the phone turns out to be defective, I'm not bothering to send it back). I've installed Cyanogenmod 7.1 - kernel 2.3.7, but the problem persists.
So I really have no idea what may be causing this or what the fix might be.
Any ideas?