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any hope for my SDA? cannot get into the bootloader

got an SDA with no prior knowledge of its history other than "it wouldn't power on" well when I got it the battery was completely dead "0 volts". Since I didn't have an external charger I did a little work to my external MPx220 charger "uses a 3.6v LiIbattery" to fully charge the SDA battery. I put it in and tried the key sequence to get the bootloader to appear.. no go. Tried camera button while I plugged in USB with and without battery.. nothing. So I left it plugged in while I was searching the forums last night for more information the screen turned white and all the keys lit for about a minute then it turned off again.. and I haven't been able to get it to repeat this since.. is there any hope at this point? Thanks!

now I'm confused.. I've seen yet another method for entering bootloader on the Tornado's http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Tornado the camera + botton on opposite side and power.. this doesn't seem to work for me either.. but which one is right? does the battery need to be in or out? usb plugged or unplugged.. I can't believe this device would be so "dead" as to not do anything at all.. will T-Mobile honor the year warranty of these new phones?

Is this model just so new that not much is known about it? I'm surprised that I haven't gotten any type of input yet.

the same problem
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To me it seems like the battery is not charging at all. I've seen this with Motorola Li-Ion batteries. Unless there is enough amperage in the charger, the battery won't charge, regardless of what it looks like. If you really want to go forward with this, one idea may be to get an actual SDA charger, or replacement battery.

bipinsen said:
To me it seems like the battery is not charging at all. I've seen this with Motorola Li-Ion batteries. Unless there is enough amperage in the charger, the battery won't charge, regardless of what it looks like. If you really want to go forward with this, one idea may be to get an actual SDA charger, or replacement battery.
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Or maybe a Motorola charger? USB cable is 5v, Motorola charger w/USB connector is 5.9v. Motorola phones can charge from PC USB port/hub, but only if the phone is turned on. If phone cannot be turned on because the battery is dead, you need the wall charger...

a little warm when charging?

I just got G1! Upgraded from the wizard (ill never own anything but HTC again) love the G1 however I'm a little concerned as to the temp around the charging port when its hooked up. I've also noticed that the touch gets a little screwy when charging. Just wondering if I'm over-reacting or if any others have notticed or been concerned with this.

1. This should be in the Dream/General section of this sub-forum
2. This is absolutely normal, not sure about the touchscreen issues while charging, I haven't experienced that.

yes it is definitly normal you would also notice the warmth if you have your wifi on for an extended amount of time and or your gps, it becomes quite the hand warmer, it works good for those cold winter mornings when you need to de ice your car just turn your g1's gps on and go

ah i found the problem! MUST USE AN HTC CHARGER!!! when i got this baby i didnt recieve the wall charger and mistakingly thought that like my wizard would take a charge from any 5 pin ... wrong! got an htc charger from dealer and the heat is NO longer an issue.
and heat like that is NOT normal! if u experience check ur charger!!!

I'm using the charger that was included with the phone and it's gets warm. What's the amperage on yours?

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ah i found the problem! MUST USE AN HTC CHARGER!!! when i got this baby i didnt recieve the wall charger and mistakingly thought that like my wizard would take a charge from any 5 pin ... wrong! got an htc charger from dealer and the heat is NO longer an issue.
and heat like that is NOT normal! if u experience check ur charger!!!
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Seems like Wizard charger has a non-standard pin out? IDK. This forum post might be helpful:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=419722
The charger bundled with G1 uses a standard Mini-USB 5 pin connection. You can charge it from a computer (albeit more slowly, as standard USB ports only allow a max load of 500 mA, whereas the htc charger supplies 1 A)

charging?

Hi, I'm having a problem with charging my phone. When I put the cord all the way in, it won/t charge, but when it is slightly in it will charge for a little bit. Then it will just stop charging, but the amber light will still flicker like it is getting a trickle charge. I'm stumped, any ideas?

Hmmm... looks like hardware problem.
Does it happen during both charging from wall outlet and from PC?
Please state type of device you are using...

My bad, it's a HTC Tytn II. I haven't tried hooking it up to a PC yet, but I have tried another charger to make sure that it wasn't the charger.

Ah, more info. That's better.
But also looks like bad luck, meaning bad or broken contacts on charging plug.
If it is laptop, that could also mean motherboard problem. But not sure if that's case with PDA's...

try contacting ur service provider..if its less than 2yrs old they should (our do) send it away for repair free of charge. (or at least tell u how much it'll be if damage is due to mishandled.)

If I plug it into my computer it'll charge for a little bit, and then stop again. So, hopefully it'll keep charging a little bit.

Has HTC fixed the charging problem while the phone is ON

Hi All,
I've got a P4000 (Titan), and battery performance is awful when I run a program called Konoma to listen to internet radio stations.
With a fully charged battery (I have three that I rotate), I can barely get an hour our of it.
What really drives me insane is that while I'm driving, with the phone plugged in and charging, via USB, the battery STILL continues to drain. I'll get more than an hour, but eventually the battery dies.
I read that this is a problem inherent with the design of the P4000; it can't charge, via USB, while the phone is ON.
I was looking at upgrading to the TouchPro 2, but read that it also has this problem.
I like HTC products, and I love this site as it has allowed me to have fun with the phone, flashing, etc.
Does anyone know if all HTC phones have this problem? If not, which ones have fixed it? I'm hoping to get a fully-featured phone like the TP2, as long as it'll charge while ON and plugged into a usb charging port.
Thanks for your help,
Craig

I have a Touch Pro and it works fine plugged into a USB port charging while on in my car (that's what I use for GPS on long distance trips)

[Q] Phone not charging, USB burnt

RESOLVED (Kinda)
Hello!
My VZW i535 just started giving me issues. I should preface this by saying that it is rooted and I do have a CM11 nightly flashed (will try to get specific version when I can, which may be awhile). I've had this installed for probably over a month now without problems. I also understand that charging issues are very common but nothing I could find is the same as my issue.
I noticed my phone was overheating (as it has frequently since purchased) with about 30% battery today, so I plugged it in after doing a reboot and all seemed well. About 15 minutes later I hear it beeping, giving the signal the battery is below 15%. It was actually at 5%, and the bottom of the device was extremely hot, as well as the end of the Samsung cable included with it, so I unplugged it and found that the metal part of the cable was mostly black and there was a strong electrical burning smell.
I tried two other USB cables, both in the Samsung AC adapter, and in the USB ports of several devices. With any cable in the adapter, it would say "charging" but would not actually charge, but with the computer USB ports it wouldn't say or do anything at all.
The battery is at 2% now and the device is powered off so that I can quickly do something if need be, but I can't do much. I ordered some replacement batteries with a charger, due for arrival by Friday 1/3, since I assume that the damage to the USB interface is permanent.
Is it likely that this was caused by the software? Or is the charger faulty? Any advice, in general? The warranty has expired, but I do have insurance on it if for some reason it would be better to just get a new device. I can't restore it to stock until I get replacement batteries; is that what you recommend?
Thanks so much!

Sounds like a hardware i ssue. Look inside ur usb port on the device to make sure it did not get burn. Wen ur battery comes in put it on and try to charge it with new cable. If it doesn't charge then it will ur USB port. I know some 4.4 roms give wonky bat stats but it shouldn't burn out ur cable or usb port at least i think it shouldn't. If u believe is a software issues flash a different version of the rom a previous build or a whole different rom. But with 2% battery i don't think u would be able to. Good luck

After playing around with it a bit, the USB interface on my phone definitely appears to have taken damage from the heat. It only charges when powered off, must be completely still, and charges relatively slowly.
What I would recommend for people with a similar problem is to do as I have done and purchase extra batteries with an external battery charger like the set I got for around $17 on Amazon.
My only guess for what caused this is that something faulted in the cable or AC adapter and caused a severe overheat issue. If anyone has anything else to say about that, please let me know so I have a better idea of what happened. I will mark as resolved soon.