discuss. as far as i can tell its related to the battery driver and only occurs while charging on AC. have not experienced it on USB charging off pc/other. baseband update failed to correct the issue. change of cm7 nightlys does not solve the issue. changing kernals "faux made it sod and overheat like hell" trinity is untested. alternate roms are so far untested "most are based off cm7 anyhow so i dont see trial and error for other roms being worthwhile. some claim keep awake while charging solves the issue since the phone will not sleep during charge. believe cm7 has this removed unfortunately.
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discuss. as far as i can tell its related to the battery driver and only occurs while charging on AC. have not experienced it on USB charging off pc/other. baseband update failed to correct the issue. change of cm7 nightlys does not solve the issue. changing kernals "faux made it sod and overheat like hell" trinity is untested. alternate roms are so far untested "most are based off cm7 anyhow so i dont see trial and error for other roms being worthwhile. some claim keep awake while charging solves the issue since the phone will not sleep during charge. believe cm7 has this removed unfortunately.
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I was getting the SOD whenever my phone would go into standby... Never when it was charging
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I had a lot of reboots when charging on AC too.
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i had a similar issue as well with the phone would just shut off. making the assumption its related to the 15% shut off bugg since when i turned it on "not a sod" it showed not 100% battery despite it was on the charger. this only happend if it was left on charger for a long time. random reboots in cm7 nightlys was solved a while ago opposed to SOD/random shut offs. that or the baseband update solved it
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i had a similar issue as well with the phone would just shut off. making the assumption its related to the 15% shut off bugg since when i turned it on "not a sod" it showed not 100% battery despite it was on the charger. this only happend if it was left on charger for a long time. random reboots in cm7 nightlys was solved a while ago opposed to SOD/random shut offs. that or the baseband update solved it
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The baseband has nothing to do with reboots or SOD's.
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I have 2 G2x, both afflicted with "get hot near camera with SOD with significant battery drain" issue. Rebooting once a day fixed it for both phones. Our SODs would happen randomly - always with screen off, usually NOT on the charger. I charge on USB, she charges on A/C adapter. My wife doesn't always reboot, so I installed setCpu to limit screen off cpu usage, and also installed watchdog lite. So far watchdog lite has had only one hit - from "Linux Process' using 51% cpu - but no SOD.
The only reason I am on this forum is due to SOD - my wife is on-call, and NEEDS a phone, not a brick. the G2x ROCKS, except when it is a brick - then it SUCKS!
My goal is to either
A) find the SOD problem
B) have the SOD problem GO AWAY.
I am interested in any input or organized testing to fix this problem.
SOD? Sleep of death? Sorry, been away from xda for a bit.
My current issue (with 2 phones, and the replacement unit has this after 3 days.) is sometimes that it refuses to charge until I do a battery pull. Once my first g2x (the second i've owned. 3 total) got so low it wouldn't boot or charge and no battery pull would work for a couple days. Got a new one mailed to me, same problem.
I'm really considering demanding an upgrade, maybe to Sensation. Sorry if off topic, but don't want to go posting duplicate topics.
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Is there a rom that has fixed the battery issue we have with the G2x to read the proper info?
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Is there a rom that has fixed the battery issue we have with the G2x to read the proper info?
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The eagles blood froyo is the only rom that will give you a really good accurate battery read... After that I would say faux's ASOP has been giving better reads since he worked on the driver but it is still wonky...
We are going to be stuck until LG/Tmo finally release our big update patch
I think the battery drain issue and the reboots are related. I have Battery Monitor widget on mine and After a phone call I saw my mA's go up to 234, so it was sucking juice. I saw it go up and up, to 431mA. Upon a reboot of the phone it goes back down to 2mA when not being used or being lightly used. When running like that the battery is amazing. But at times I see it spike up to 197mA and then start climbing. In order to stop this Himalayan climb in power use, I have to reboot the phone. My thinking is that the forced reboots could be part of the defective battery driver and the sudden surge of power use causes certain G2X's to reboot and get back to the 2mA range from 200mA+ range, on others you don't get the random reboot, but get this surge in power consumption. So if the battery drain is fixed it should also fix the random reboots and vice versa!
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I think the battery drain issue and the reboots are related. I have Battery Monitor widget on mine and After a phone call I saw my mA's go up to 234, so it was sucking juice. I saw it go up and up, to 431mA. Upon a reboot of the phone it goes back down to 2mA when not being used or being lightly used. When running like that the battery is amazing. But at times I see it spike up to 197mA and then start climbing. In order to stop this Himalayan climb in power use, I have to reboot the phone. My thinking is that the forced reboots could be part of the defective battery driver and the sudden surge of power use causes certain G2X's to reboot and get back to the 2mA range from 200mA+ range, on others you don't get the random reboot, but get this surge in power consumption. So if the battery drain is fixed it should also fix the random reboots and vice versa!
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I agree...there's certainly a connection.
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I agree...there's certainly a connection.
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I also noticed this. I was checking the battery monitor and noticed that the current draw was quite high 200+ mah and almost immediately my phone shut down and I had to take out the battery to turn it back on again. Interestingly this has has only happened twice and only just last week. I've had this phone since launch day.
Also I found this article that perhaps might be of interest.
phonearena. com/news/Almost-all-dual-core-Android-phones-suffering-from-power-consumption-issue_id19060
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The eagles blood froyo is the only rom that will give you a really good accurate battery read... After that I would say faux's ASOP has been giving better reads since he worked on the driver but it is still wonky...
We are going to be stuck until LG/Tmo finally release our big update patch
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Is there a way to install the driver for blood froyo rom onto the stock rom? Since they are both froyo, I would think there must be a way for those of us that want to stick with stock for now.
I got a replacement battery from T-Mobile about a week ago for the G2X and since I've been using it I have had ZERO sleep of deaths or charging related issues. The phone runs much much cooler as well.
I remember with my old battery a few times when I had the sleep of death and had to pull the battery the battery was rather warm and there was an odor like it was overheating. Also there were times when the phone just felt hot while charging or in use. This no longer also happens.
I still get reboots but I believe strongly that to be a software issue since my reboots used to be every 18-20 hours and now after some app changes the phone usually lasts 30-40 hours before it reboots.
So if you are having sleep of death issues or charging related problems, get your battery swapped out!
My old battery had a 3/28/11 date and my new one has a 4/28/11 date so anything after 4/28/11 should be safe.
good to hear.. my new battery should be here today.
got my replacement yesterday. 14 hours uptime but I'm not holding my breath for any difference. I only got sod like 3 times the entire time I've had the phone.
I'm getting my replacement battery Monday so lets hope that's the issue.
I really think it's a temperature problem with the battery. When I lay the phone battery down, and charge it, sleep of death. When I have the protective case on and charge it, SoD. When I have the phone sitting on it's side, kind of standing up while charging, no SoD. Also, when driving and it's in sunlight with the case on, I get the SoD. Without the case, no SoD.
I can only gather that the battery is bad and gets too hot, forcing a shutdown.
49 hours 15 minutes uptime and not a single SOD or reboot. Phone runs noticeably cooler while charging also. SOD may be due to the battery afterall.
old battery dated 4/16, new one 4/23 so I dont think date has anything to do with it.
Please answer me....
I have the same problem and i ask you that battery replace solve the problem indeed...
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Nobody is trying to replace the battery to se that is happend?
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Nobody is trying to replace the battery to se that is happend?
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obviously not
G2x-CM7 Weekly 12/09/12 Build, Trinity T15 Kernel
I'm going to request mine tomorrow. Gotta use my insurance for something
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Well, when I upgraded to ICS, all the issues were gone. I still have this issue with any stock rom GB or Froyo.
Can't belive i'm searching for 2 month any solution for that problem...
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I just want to know did you go through asurion or T-Mobile straight up. I just tried to call them and they denied me
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I just want to know did you go through asurion or T-Mobile straight up. I just tried to call them and they denied me
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Call t-mobile. I'm sure it will be a warranty not an insurance claim. If not, just bought an OEM battery for $5 on amazon
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can somebody to confirm that battery change solve black screen issue ?
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can somebody to confirm that battery change solve black screen issue ?
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I upgraded to latest baseband and did a full wipe, haven't had black screens. Try that before buying anything.
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Let me state upfront that I never did get SOD or reboots more than once every couple days. SOD pretty much always happened overnight while charging.
I noticed that ever since I enabled Stay Awake (Settings -> Application -> Development) I havent had a single SOD since. There is a lot of debate as to what exactly is the cause of the SOD, all of which pointing to something going wrong while the phone is sleep. So it kind of makes sense that the phone wont get SOD if it doesnt sleep. This of course doesnt help anyone who gets the crash while off charger but I thought id post this anyone to see if it yields results for anyone else.
Havent had a reboot since either but that is most likely just coincidence.
I did the same thing, no SOD after charging overnight however I do get SOD throughout the day sometimes.
I upped my minimum Mhz by one step with SetCPU, fixed the problem for me.
I have never had any SOD or restarts on mine. I have stock rom and not even rooted. I got my phone within first week after launch. Then just before 3 days I installed LOOKOUT (Before I was using AVG pro) and within 3 days 1 reboot and 2 SODs. Though these things don't bother me as much.
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I upped my minimum Mhz by one step with SetCPU, fixed the problem for me.
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Bingo! As many have said. Not all chips are created equal. That combined with a battery swap fixed my issues.
On the main screen and in profiles stop using the min settings in SetCPU if you have reboots and freezes.
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Let me state upfront that I never did get SOD or reboots more than once every couple days. SOD pretty much always happened overnight while charging.
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same with me.. i wake up in middle of night to check the time and have to do a battery pull..
Today I had my AT&T One X at around 40% charge when I went to sleep. After getting up the phone had shut itself down and when I try to turn it on using the power switch nothing happens. I charged it then it starts charging from 0%. I am on stock 4.04 rom and have rooted the phone. This is the third time in a month that this has happened. I am attaching the battery curve that I got after today's incident. Please Help! Thank you very much for any help in advance.
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Today I had my AT&T One X at around 40% charge when I went to sleep. After getting up the phone had shut itself down and when I try to turn it on using the power switch nothing happens. I charged it then it starts charging from 0%. I am on stock 4.04 rom and have rooted the phone. This is the third time in a month that this has happened. I am attaching the battery curve that I got after today's incident. Please Help! Thank you very much for any help in advance.
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Sounds like bad wakelocks, install Better Battery Stats to find out what is draining your battery.
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Sounds like bad wakelocks, install Better Battery Stats to find out what is draining your battery.
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I have installed betterbatterystats and will update with results next time it happens..
I too am having this problem. Though it started happening after my phone drained and wouldn't restart after charging (boot loop). After I fixed that, it's been dropping dead.
I'm on a stock rom with ElementalX 3.0 kernel. Was v2.0 when it initially started.
Any luck finding information? I still get about the same use out of it (sometimes). I'm thinking that maybe the battery's level is getting reported incorrectly?
This is a known bug, whatever the hell is causing it. Just about everyone has had this happen at least once.
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I too am having this problem. Though it started happening after my phone drained and wouldn't restart after charging (boot loop). After I fixed that, it's been dropping dead.
I'm on a stock rom with ElementalX 3.0 kernel. Was v2.0 when it initially started.
Any luck finding information? I still get about the same use out of it (sometimes). I'm thinking that maybe the battery's level is getting reported incorrectly?
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How often are you having this problem. I have had this happen about 3 times in the last three weeks or so. Since my post last week, I haven't had it happen to me yet. I now have the betterbatterystats app installed and will update with results the next time I have battery drain.
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How often are you having this problem. I have had this happen about 3 times in the last three weeks or so. Since my post last week, I haven't had it happen to me yet. I now have the betterbatterystats app installed and will update with results the next time I have battery drain.
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It happens quite often. Happened today, then three days before that. I really don't have much on this phone either. After the initial bootloop I did a factory reset and didn't really add much.
This happened to me once on stock rom and kernel. I think it has something to do with the network trying repeatedly to connect and draining the battery. But the phone is asleep and not updating the battery percentage. When the phone finally awakes, it instantly updates the batteryfrom whatever it was before to 0. It seems to happen to people in the early morning.
There is a pretty sizable thread on this already.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1881439
I have contacted AT&T and HTC. Neither knows whats up. Went to CM 10 though and haven't seen the issue. Although, the last 2 weeks with CR Dev I didn't see the issue either. It used to happen every night.
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There is a pretty sizable thread on this already.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1881439
I have contacted AT&T and HTC. Neither knows whats up. Went to CM 10 though and haven't seen the issue. Although, the last 2 weeks with CR Dev I didn't see the issue either. It used to happen every night.
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Thought I remembered seeing a thread but couldn't find it via search.
I wonder if it's a sense based issue if you haven't seen it with CM 10. Though I didn't have any issues while using the stock kernel. -edit just read flar2's post about using stock and seeing the issue
Most likely something is draining while the phone is asleep and the battery doesn't update. You can see in my history details that when the phone wakes it jumps. Especially the ending death jump lol
I know if I have fast boot enabled and then it off, it'll drain around 10%. It only loses around 3 or 4 if the phone is shut down. I've never left it on overnight, but then again I am an avid task-killer
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So i woke up this morning to a burning hot phone in a sleep of death. When i say hot i mean it was HOT! I removed the battery and let the device cool down for 20 minutes before booting and its been fine since. I fell asleep while listening to a YouTube documentary on my phone while it was plugged into the charger. I researched the topic and found that it has something to do while the phone falls asleep and the kernal is still active causing the phone to overheat. A solution that i found posted in another thread was to select the option under "development" in "applications" to keep the screen awake while charging. Is this a valid fix to my issue? Any other input is appreciated!
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Welcome to the wonderful problems of the G2x. What kernel are you using? Stock CM7 kernel is the only one for me that doesn't have the problem. If you're using faux you need to use setcpu or a similar app to underclock your phone to 400 something MHz while charging.
Go into developer settings and make sure "keep awake while charging" is enabled.
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I've had this issue with every kernel except Mazout's 0130. So... I just deal with the backlight lag instead
I'm running mazouts 0320c. I also made profile in my CPU manager App that lowers Max CPU during charging already.
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I didn't have any luck with 0205 or 0218 or 0323. Although I didn't even try the non-oc version of the last one, it's my wife's phone so I'm sorta limited on ability to test stuff. But she's pretty set on leaving it with 0130 and not touching it anymore. Still get some sod on phone calls but not the flaming hot stuff anymore.
over heating
I've been using both Mazout's 323 kernels with great success & when my phone sleeps (CPU1 is off) I get much improved battery life & haven't had the overheat problem. (this is with CM-7) BTW