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Hi
My transformer tablet wont charge any more after installing this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514658
And it only will charge if the tablet is off, is there any solution to this problem ?
I already changed rom but it wont work.
Greatings
Marcel
How do you charge it: via USB or from the charger?
I have this problem.I use the wall charger as I'm sure he does. this seems to be an issue with pics. please help
I charge it with the asus 15v charger,
the cable is ok, becose it will charge when my device is offline, turning back the rom to an older one wont help ether
again, I have issue. I flashed EOS nightly though. I noticed that the boot loader version when doing the two fingr salute is we version 9. ...blah blah. I wonder if that is the issue.
can we change the boot loader version back to something different. I've seen others with the issue after upgrading to ics
please post if having this issue.
and post if a solution please
I think i got a solution,
Thanks for dangambino putting me in that direction, the revolver have custom firmwares for booting i changed mine.
I am gonna re image my tablet than change the firmware to original and post my findings.
Be right back .....
lemme know please.
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any luck. please tell
No luck i changed it and it wont work
did u flash revolver update 1.3.1. also does urs charge really slow while turned off?
yes it charge very slow, but i just flashed original asus rom no luck
try to flash hc asus from. maybe?
try the Asus transformer forum. there's some good inf in there and a whole thread on this topic
www.transformerforums.com/forum/asu.../16918-only-charges-while-off.html#post145210
any news on your end?
I think the charger crapped out
iMy tablet would only charge when off after flashing an ics rom. After much research and near nervous breakdown, I did a lot of research. Mostly on asustransformerforum where there is an extensive thread about this. Since it would charge, just when off, clearly it wasn't the device, firmware (cuz if flashed different roms) or the cable.
With help from the aforementioned forum, I realizd it was the charging brick.
I went to best buy and got a dynex universal camera and camcorder charger that is adjustable to 11.0 v, which is the minimum that the tab will recognize while on.
It is now charging. Charger was 30$
THE FIX !
Ok Here is what you need to do:
1. install ics
2. REMOVE YOUR POWER CORD!
2. reboot 2 times
3. DO NOT HARD RESET YOUR DEVICE !!!!
4. Go to Settings __> Backup & Reset --> Tap Factory data reset
5. when done inset POWER CORD
6. IT IS FIXED !
The problem returns if you restart the device, the strange thing is after a reset it is ok again.
I think it's not up to ICS, but the charger, and I sometimes have the same problem but on the HC, usually solve it by removing the charger from the socket on the half hour and then return it.
sorry for my bad English
Will any 40 pin to usb cable work?
sonspot said:
Will any 40 pin to usb cable work?
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There is no such thing as a 40 pin usb cable. The ASUS cable has a unique connector on the TF end and a standard USB 3.0 connector on the other end, BUT the cable is not USB 3.0 compliant. The +5V and ground pins in the USB connector are used for power and ground. The +5V pin has +5V on it when plugged into a USB host device ( ie PC or laptop) Pin 7 of the USB is connected to ground when plugged into the TF this signal is sensed by the ASUS power brick to switch the voltage in the +5V pin to about 15V. A standard USB power brick always outputs +5V which is not enough to charge the battery and run the TF. It will charge a TF if off if you want to wait 30+ hours. Again not that ASUS uses a USB connector but is is only partially wired as a USB complaint cable.
My TF101 wouldn't charge last night so i started following this guide http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...6-rs-guide-so-your-transformer-wont-boot.html
None of the steps worked so I figured I'd buy a new charger from Microcenter for $30. That worked!
I thought it had something to do with flashing the latest nightly from Team EOS, but in reality it was just the charger.
The new charger appears to different than the original one that came with my B50 TF101. The cable seems longer and the prongs that plug into the wall socket don't fold up into the charger brick, also seem sturdier.
$30 fix from Microcenter saved me. Link http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0367050
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I've tried everything posted on the forums.
From Freezing the wall adaptor to Factory Reseting.
When i do plug it into the wall adaptor or my PC, the screen itself turns on, but no thunder bolt icon appears (charging icon).
I connect it to my xbox 360 and with the screen off (Asus Transformer TF101 ON) it charges but at a slow rate. (Still doesn't show Thunder Bolt).
Any suggestions? Don't really want to waste money on a new charger, unless the Brick itslef is the problem. The Tablet as of now is at 49%.
I read on a different site that when it went into a low battery state it wouldn't charge, but that usually was around 16%.
-Regards.
I am having the weirdest problem on my Asus Transformer TF101 . I had updated to ICS via ASUS's check update option and then it stopped charging at all ( I do not have the dock, just the wallwart) .... . It would not charge ( not even show a charge flash symbol on the battery ) when the tablet is on AND plugged in..It would ONLY charge with the Wallwart when the tab is completely shutdown .i.e. I would have to shutdown the tab completely and then plug it in so that it can trickle charge over night to +80%. I changed the cable , changed the wall wart same issue... Then I thought its possibly a sw issue so I resetted , wiped caches, reset battery stats and even upgraded the sw to a Rayman's CyanogenMod 10 ♦ B4 ( currently running it ) .. Now I can at least see a small charge flash symbol when the tab is plugged in but instead of charging the tab , when I look at the battery status it shows discharging.... I can only charge this dang thing when its completely shutdown.. I still think its a sw issue.. Wondering anyone else had this issue and more importantly what is the fix ?? ..
Fixes I found in the forum that I've tried so far :
1. check/uncheck the stay awake option
2. Rooted ,installed Rayman's CM10-B4 rom
3. install dual battery app to check battery stats,( dont know why was this suggested as a fix )
4. wiped battery stats in recovery mode , thrice
5. changed usb cable
6. Put the charger/wallwart in freezer overnight and then check the charging ..
I'm outta warranty duration so desperately need to fix this on my own ..
You are using the ASUS TF101 supplied charger with its included cable, and nothing else? I.e. no extension USB cord etc.
The ASUS TF101 charges using 12-15V from the wallwart, not the standard USB 5V. Using standard USB, it's only able to trickle charge during power off, and this sounds exactly as what you are describing.
I had the same problem a couple of weeks ago. I even tried the freezer trick too in desperation as it was my last resort before admitting defeat in my battle with trickle charging. In the end I purchased this charger off ebay:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140714910102?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
I know it's advertised as a UK charger but if you read further down the page they ship the US and EU charger too. I've had it for about a week now and it works perfectly. I was dubious about buying a non Asus charger after reading reviews about them on Amazon about overheating but mine seems fine. If anything it's actually cooler than the original one.
kuisma said:
You are using the ASUS TF101 supplied charger with its included cable, and nothing else? I.e. no extension USB cord etc.
The ASUS TF101 charges using 12-15V from the wallwart, not the standard USB 5V. Using standard USB, it's only able to trickle charge during power off, and this sounds exactly as what you are describing.
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I have tested with the same USB cable that came with it originally and the wall wart is original too. I changed the wall wart and USB to see if there's a difference but apparently none. Not using any USB hubs either...
michael_duvalle said:
I had the same problem a couple of weeks ago. I even tried the freezer trick too in desperation as it was my last resort before admitting defeat in my battle with trickle charging. In the end I purchased this charger off ebay:
I know it's advertised as a UK charger but if you read further down the page they ship the US and EU charger too. I've had it for about a week now and it works perfectly. I was dubious about buying a non Asus charger after reading reviews about them on Amazon about overheating but mine seems fine. If anything it's actually cooler than the original one.
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Thanks for the suggestion mate , I already tried z different charger ---this one seems to be a sw issue'
r00txs said:
Thanks for the suggestion mate , I already tried z different charger ---this one seems to be a sw issue'
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Sorry to disagree, but everything you describe sounds as a charger issue to me, not a SW issue. If it happens even with the TF powered off this makes me almost sure...
Sometimes it's good to start from the begining, although you think you have tried everything...
Get your TF, your asus original wall adapter and cable and try it. Does it work?
If not try another outlet on your house. Does it work?
If not, you may even try another outlet (work, school, whatever). Does it work?
If not exchange only the wall adapter (for another asus original one if possible) and start over.
If nothing changes, get back to your wall charger, change the USB charging cable and start again.
If nothing changes, change wall adapter + cable and start again.
Remember... The TF will only charge with the asus wall adapter and cable or a specific charger. If you try to use your computer's USB or a wall adapter from a phone / generic USB device you won't get any charge at all, and will only trickle charge when the TF is off.
CalvinH said:
Sorry to disagree, but everything you describe sounds as a charger issue to me, not a SW issue. If it happens even with the TF powered off this makes me almost sure...
Sometimes it's good to start from the begining, although you think you have tried everything...
Get your TF, your asus original wall adapter and cable and try it. Does it work?
If not try another outlet on your house. Does it work?
If not, you may even try another outlet (work, school, whatever). Does it work?
If not exchange only the wall adapter (for another asus original one if possible) and start over.
If nothing changes, get back to your wall charger, change the USB charging cable and start again.
If nothing changes, change wall adapter + cable and start again.
Remember... The TF will only charge with the asus wall adapter and cable or a specific charger. If you try to use your computer's USB or a wall adapter from a phone / generic USB device you won't get any charge at all, and will only trickle charge when the TF is off.
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Same problem and all i did was get a new asus charger and bam charging, thank you soooo much omg my tablet has been messed up for so long thank you.
Charging Problem
I'm using the original charger and yet the Dock will not charge and the TF101 won't charge unless i shut it down
rnahlawi said:
I'm using the original charger and yet the Dock will not charge and the TF101 won't charge unless i shut it down
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Sounds like there is an issue that the charger is not recognizing that an Eee Pad is attached. Might be time for a new charger.
Hello all, I have the exact same problem. I received my Asus TF101 for Christmas last year. Then later I found out that you need it root it in order to upgrade the OS. I rooted my TF, then I upgrade it the OS from Honeycomb(4.0.3) to Jellybean(4.1.2), (4.2.2) A month later after upgrading the OS my battery drain faster and I can only charge the battery with my TF turned off. If I plugged the the charger while its on it, the battery says its not charging. I change the wall wart and the cable but the issue still persist. Please help!!!
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jbusti75 said:
Hello all, I have the exact same problem. I received my Asus TF101 for Christmas last year. Then later I found out that you need it root it in order to upgrade the OS. I rooted my TF, then I upgrade it the OS from Honeycomb(4.0.3) to Jellybean(4.1.2), (4.2.2) A month later after upgrading the OS my battery drain faster and I can only charge the battery with my TF turned off. If I plugged the the charger while its on it, the battery says its not charging. I change the wall wart and the cable but the issue still persist. Please help!!!
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Is the new wall wart you are using a genuine Asus wall wart? If it is just a tablet USB charger, that will not work as the TF101 needs 15 VDC to charge instead of the standard 5 VDC of USB. The Asus wall wart auto-detects and switches between the two voltages to allow it to be used for other devices as well.
Well I let it drain all the way one day by accident. Then when I tried to charge it with the stock cable and a non-stock brick it would take hours for it to charge fully. Also it did not charge while it was on and being used. It would have to be turned off for it to charge. So I quit on it and left it in the dust for 3 months. I then bought a new cable thinking that the cable was the problem (it was a 3.0 USB cable). it was also a fail. It charges slower than before. I dont know what the problem is. While it was on 3% battery I did a factory reset thinking that would fix it. It completed and still nothing. is it broken? Or am I doing something wrong?
help me please!
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Well I let it drain all the way one day by accident. Then when I tried to charge it with the stock cable and a non-stock brick it would take hours for it to charge fully. Also it did not charge while it was on and being used. It would have to be turned off for it to charge. So I quit on it and left it in the dust for 3 months. I then bought a new cable thinking that the cable was the problem (it was a 3.0 USB cable). it was also a fail. It charges slower than before. I dont know what the problem is. While it was on 3% battery I did a factory reset thinking that would fix it. It completed and still nothing. is it broken? Or am I doing something wrong?
help me please!
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Turn it off. Connect to your PC's USB port for 6-8 hours. Put the ASUS charger in the fridge for 30 mins while pc charging. Then allow charger to warm up to room temp and plug into TF101 and it should charge.
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Turn it off. Connect to your PC's USB port for 6-8 hours. Put the ASUS charger in the fridge for 30 mins while pc charging. Then allow charger to warm up to room temp and plug into TF101 and it should charge.
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Thats not the problem. I have multiple back up chargers. I have two Samsung GS3 chager bricks. They charge perfectly. The cable is brand new. The tablet just wont charge quick after 3 months of battery being drained. IDK what to do... :crying:
I was told there is a switch on or near the battery for this problem, don't quote me on it, I am just repeating what I was told and have not tried it myself but if you have nothing left to try, it might be worth checking
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Thats not the problem. I have multiple back up chargers. I have two Samsung GS3 chager bricks. They charge perfectly. The cable is brand new. The tablet just wont charge quick after 3 months of battery being drained. IDK what to do... :crying:
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I had the exact same problem, was hard to solve but it ended up not being tbr charger cable but the charger brick. Using a different brick for the tf doesn't work,. I bought this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0081PVGZE/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1352114943&sr=8-1&pi=SL75
and never looked back, charges very quick as well.
Hope this helped.
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It seems A LOT of people have this problem with their charger on the Asus tablets. The problem is the power brick not supplying the required 15V to charge the tablet. It still supplies the usual 5V which makes it charge very slowly and ONLY when the screen is off or the whole device is turned off.
Anyway... either buy yourself another charger (those cheap ones on Ebay for $11 will do the trick) or make your own from a spare 12V power supply you got laying around the house and female USB cable end (like I did!).
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Well I let it drain all the way one day by accident. Then when I tried to charge it with the stock cable and a non-stock brick it would take hours for it to charge fully. Also it did not charge while it was on and being used. It would have to be turned off for it to charge. So I quit on it and left it in the dust for 3 months. I then bought a new cable thinking that the cable was the problem (it was a 3.0 USB cable). it was also a fail. It charges slower than before. I dont know what the problem is. While it was on 3% battery I did a factory reset thinking that would fix it. It completed and still nothing. is it broken? Or am I doing something wrong?
help me please!
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I don't want to buy a charger that does not work. What is my best bet for buying a good US charger for my broken transformer.
Hello.
Yesterday I upgraded from KatKiss #018 to #019. Up to now #018 had worked perfectly, but today with #019 I noticed that when plugging in my charger (I don't have the dock), I didn't get the little 'flash' sign on the battery notification; going into the settings to look at battery usage, I noticed that i said 'Battery not charging' even though I had left the charger plugged in.
I unplugged the charger, turned off the tablet, and replugged the charger, and the tablet turned on, which it does when plugging in the charger and being off.
Has anybody had this problem? Is it really charging but not notifying it? If not, what can I do besides reflashing?
Thanks!
me too
fdelente said:
Hello.
Yesterday I upgraded from KatKiss #018 to #019. Up to now #018 had worked perfectly, but today with #019 I noticed that when plugging in my charger (I don't have the dock), I didn't get the little 'flash' sign on the battery notification; going into the settings to look at battery usage, I noticed that i said 'Battery not charging' even though I had left the charger plugged in.
I unplugged the charger, turned off the tablet, and replugged the charger, and the tablet turned on, which it does when plugging in the charger and being off.
Has anybody had this problem? Is it really charging but not notifying it? If not, what can I do besides reflashing?
Thanks!
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me too, i just flash it usually,,, battery at 100% wipe cache system etc, when my tf reach 0% it wont charge, but when i charge in off mode ( shutdown TF ) it charge but so long, 8 hour only charge 20% need help to resolve this issue,,,
I have the same issue, battery will not charge. and it seem that it will not get supported here, no answer from the dev, please dev look it up
I am fine with kitkat 19. You guys above may give a try to change a data cable to charge your tablet.
not sure
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I am fine with kitkat 19. You guys above may give a try to change a data cable to charge your tablet.
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If my tf port charge broken,why when off mode my tf wake automatically when connect charger?
My charger perfect work in my friend tf,also when i connect to pc it detected by pc n can transfer data,if it broke,it cant be detected,right?
Sorry for my bad english
Best regard
Riady diethelz
No problems for me and most people I guess otherwise they would stay away from the rom if it was not charging
Try to power off completely your tablet, then cold boot.
Try to change cable, try to test with another charger.
If that doesn't help do a full wipe and a clean install and test again before reinstalling anything else on your tablet.
if that still doesn't help, follow the procedure to report an issue in my signature, I'm not psychic.
Hello.
I have a problem related to the battery as well. Ever since I flashed to #19, my tablet and dock battery seem to run dry very quickly in sleep mode. I have come home from work to occasionally find the tablet unable to boot (it had a dock charge of no greater than 75% and a tablet charge of 100%) and when I plug the charger into the dock and then boot it, I find both batteries have next to no charge.
This is only on timduru's KK#19. I never saw this problem on #18 and below, or any of the previous 'droid versions (4.3.1_029 or 4.2.2_226).
I am currently letting the tablet's battery run to empty and then I will be charging the dock and tablet separately, but this is the first time I've ever encountered this problem.
okay
timduru said:
No problems for me and most people I guess otherwise they would stay away from the rom if it was not charging
Try to power off completely your tablet, then cold boot.
Try to change cable, try to test with another charger.
If that doesn't help do a full wipe and a clean install and test again before reinstalling anything else on your tablet.
if that still doesn't help, follow the procedure to report an issue in my signature, I'm not psychic.
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thanks for reply, i will try 3rd method because i have do 1 n 2 method but no use,,,its still can charge but in off mode, but it took much time,,,12 hour only get 35% battery,,,,clean instal?format data too???i have do installation step,,,format system,cache dalvik,,,its happen when my battery reach 0%,,,i have try my friend charge,,,but also cant charge,,,but my charger can charge in my friend TF,,,,i will try change other ROM then to check if it also have the same problem...
KatKiss #20 no charging problems here
perompak13 said:
thanks for reply, i will try 3rd method because i have do 1 n 2 method but no use,,,its still can charge but in off mode, but it took much time,,,12 hour only get 35% battery,,,,clean instal?format data too???i have do installation step,,,format system,cache dalvik,,,its happen when my battery reach 0%,,,i have try my friend charge,,,but also cant charge,,,but my charger can charge in my friend TF,,,,i will try change other ROM then to check if it also have the same problem...
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Did you try another ROM? I'm on #20 and I think I have (mentionable) more battery life. Not charging issues. Guess the fresh installment / wipe helped or an energy eater didn't survive the reinstall. Also I could observe two things (which I don't know of if they are related): Sometimes when the tab was docked it didn't charge. Second the the tab hat a battery problem. When docked and in sleep -> Dock empty next morning. I controlled this with Juice defender but weren't able to locate the problem in an app. This is now gone.
From my experience: I bought 2 power cable for the TF101 (only cable). One works as USB cable with no loading feature (not on USB 3.0 nor on the wallcharger). The other one works as USB connection cable and as wall charger. I can extend the original cable with USB to USB cable to transfer data and charge. I can't get any of that both two (CHEAP) cables to load extended or trasfer data. The two cables I bought at ebay were diffrent vendors. One for ~2,50€ the other for ~4€. If I remember right the original cable where much much more. What I want to say: There are huge diffrences in USB cables. Dunno. It would be a strange accident that the charger or cable broke when / while you intalled a ROM. Could it be that the "intelligent" battery stats are broken somehow? So they think the battery is full and therefor not charge? Or would the icon / indicator then show 100%? Does the icon get its information from the same source (or directly from) as the android battery management?
(ps: 12 hours for 35%=! ROFL!?? What charger is that?)
You may consider having a look at this HowTo
Piehti said:
Did you try another ROM? I'm on #20 and I think I have (mentionable) more battery life. Not charging issues. Guess the fresh installment / wipe helped or an energy eater didn't survive the reinstall. Also I could observe two things (which I don't know of if they are related): Sometimes when the tab was docked it didn't charge. Second the the tab hat a battery problem. When docked and in sleep -> Dock empty next morning. I controlled this with Juice defender but weren't able to locate the problem in an app. This is now gone.
From my experience: I bought 2 power cable for the TF101 (only cable). One works as USB cable with no loading feature (not on USB 3.0 nor on the wallcharger). The other one works as USB connection cable and as wall charger. I can extend the original cable with USB to USB cable to transfer data and charge. I can't get any of that both two (CHEAP) cables to load extended or trasfer data. The two cables I bought at ebay were diffrent vendors. One for ~2,50€ the other for ~4€. If I remember right the original cable where much much more. What I want to say: There are huge diffrences in USB cables. Dunno. It would be a strange accident that the charger or cable broke when / while you intalled a ROM. Could it be that the "intelligent" battery stats are broken somehow? So they think the battery is full and therefor not charge? Or would the icon / indicator then show 100%? Does the icon get its information from the same source (or directly from) as the android battery management?
(ps: 12 hours for 35%=! ROFL!?? What charger is that?)
You may consider having a look at this HowTo
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i have mention in other thread,,,my charger original from asus,,,my asus has 2 years with me no problem before,,,,it can connect to laptop,buat when charge in on mode it cant,,,my charger ONLY can charge my battery in off mode (device shutdown),i will try full wipe back to factory re root etc,,,and then fresh install,,,,but it will take more time because i am still wait fot 100% battery,,,
perompak13 said:
i have mention in other thread,,,my charger original from asus,,,my asus has 2 years with me no problem before,,,,it can connect to laptop,buat when charge in on mode it cant,,,my charger ONLY can charge my battery in off mode (device shutdown),i will try full wipe back to factory re root etc,,,and then fresh install,,,,but it will take more time because i am still wait fot 100% battery,,,
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if it takes that much time even when it's off, it means that it's only charging at 5V.
Also at 5V it won't charge unless the screen is off if I remember well.
There's a special pin/connection made in the cable for the charger to detect that it's a Transformer plugged that will make it charge at 12+V
There's most likely a pin/ contact broken either in your cable / charger /tab, that prevents it to charge at high voltage.
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i have mention in other thread,,,my charger original from asus,,,my asus has 2 years with me
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So you say you go with option #3 then because u already did option 2, right? Quote Tim on option 2: "Try to change cable, try to test with another charger.".
So you have 2 x THIS and 2 x THIS? Because that would mean, what Tim suggested I guess. As far as I know this is the only way ASUS shipps the original TF101.
I'm asking because most people that I know would buy another noname charger or even just a noname cable instead of horribly expensive original pieces. If you really got the 2 x 2 pieces shown above,
then I'd guess wether your tablet is broken or the software on it is broken. But again: Did the charging problem REALLY firstly appeared when intalled the ROM? Or did you install the ROM because of the
fault? Or don't you exactly know.
To point out again: It would be a strange coincidence, that both cables AND adapters would stop working exacly at the same time when u installed #19. If you use 2 different cables at the same adapter: Then it's possible that the adapter is broken and only gives the USB (5V) loading speed. If you use 2 adapters and 2 cables and tryed all combinations: The most likely something with the tab isn't cool. The software or the hardware...
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Precisely what I meant.
Cheers.
I have loaded #29, and I started seeing this issue immediately. It was fine before that. After loading the ROM, it would only charge when TF is dead. I have the original charger and cable that came with it which was working fine before the upgrade. So, I don't suspect either of them.
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I have loaded #29, and I started seeing this issue immediately. It was fine before that. After loading the ROM, it would only charge when TF is dead. I have the original charger and cable that came with it which was working fine before the upgrade. So, I don't suspect either of them.
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I was going with #29 and #30. Havent seen or heard about any loading issues but that was related to loading the tab on an USB port ... What actually is an bad idea even on USB3.0.
Gesendet von meinem Transformer TF101 mit Tapatalk
I have searched through the forum and tried all suggestions found, attempted to charge using a wallwart (known to be good) and USB (cable known to be good). Some background: last fall I was trying to flash the ROM and it got stuck in a boot loop. As I was visiting my wife in Taiwan (she teaches at a university there), I decided to take it to ASUS to have it looked at. They diagnosed a bad motherboard and replaced it, but not in time for me to take it home. It could not be shipped back because of the expense of shipping a lithium battery powered product was $$$$$. She brought it back with her and the battery showed as 80% charged (but the dock was out of juice).
I attempted to charge it normally, and nothing would charge, the tablet kept losing charge. I then attempted to charge just the tablet with the wall wart, and it would not charge. I tried a cold boot- no change. I tried turning off the tablet and charging it via the usb port of my powerbook overnight, and it did charge (not completely) and I then tried to finish charging it with the wall wart. It would not take a further charge. I am now attempting to bring it to a full charge via the usb port.
I tried charging the keyboard/dock via the usb port of the powerbook overnight, and it did not seem to charge. The keyboard will input to the tablet when connected, though, but there is no indication that the dock battery is active at all.
At this point, I am at a loss as to how to proceed. I suspect that the battery died for lack of a charge for such a long time (end of November to January 12) and that it must be replaced, but I am eager for some feedback from more experienced hands.
I also want to get it up and running on lollipop, but that will have to wait until this is resolved.
TIA!
nycellist said:
I have searched through the forum and tried all suggestions found, attempted to charge using a wallwart (known to be good) and USB (cable known to be good). Some background: last fall I was trying to flash the ROM and it got stuck in a boot loop. As I was visiting my wife in Taiwan (she teaches at a university there), I decided to take it to ASUS to have it looked at. They diagnosed a bad motherboard and replaced it, but not in time for me to take it home. It could not be shipped back because of the expense of shipping a lithium battery powered product was $$$$$. She brought it back with her and the battery showed as 80% charged (but the dock was out of juice).
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So they charged it at the repair facility?
I attempted to charge it normally, and nothing would charge, the tablet kept losing charge. I then attempted to charge just the tablet with the wall wart, and it would not charge. I tried a cold boot- no change. I tried turning off the tablet and charging it via the usb port of my powerbook overnight, and it did charge (not completely) and I then tried to finish charging it with the wall wart. It would not take a further charge. I am now attempting to bring it to a full charge via the usb port.
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Wallwart: How do you know it is good? Is it original Asus? Most usb chargers put out 5v, this tablet needs 15v. If you charge via PC USB port it's 5v, called a trickle charge and takes forever. Not even LEDs come on although it charges very slowly.
I suspect the wallwart or - if the cable is not original - the USB cable (even if it works with other devices).
I tried charging the keyboard/dock via the usb port of the powerbook overnight, and it did not seem to charge. The keyboard will input to the tablet when connected, though, but there is no indication that the dock battery is active at all.
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"No indication" meaning you do not see the dock battery icon in the notification bar?
By design the tablet gets charged first, then the dock battery. If you do this at 5V, you'll wait 'til kingdom comes...
At this point, I am at a loss as to how to proceed. I suspect that the battery died for lack of a charge for such a long time (end of November to January 12) and that it must be replaced, but I am eager for some feedback from more experienced hands.
I also want to get it up and running on lollipop, but that will have to wait until this is resolved.
TIA!
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Take the combo to a store, ask them to use a original Asus charger. The dock battery may be busted, but my money is on the wallwart.
Thanks for your reply, I appreciate it!
berndblb said:
So they charged it at the repair facility?
Yes
Wallwart: How do you know it is good? Is it original Asus? Most usb chargers put out 5v, this tablet needs 15v. If you charge via PC USB port it's 5v, called a trickle charge and takes forever. Not even LEDs come on although it charges very slowly.
I suspect the wallwart or - if the cable is not original - the USB cable (even if it works with other devices).
I charged my phone with it (iPhone 5, charged fully in the normal amount of time. I have a multimeter if that would help. I tried 2 different usb cables, both of which worked with the tablet for a slow charge via usb
"No indication" meaning you do not see the dock battery icon in the notification bar?
By design the tablet gets charged first, then the dock battery. If you do this at 5V, you'll wait 'til kingdom comes...
Correct, I saw only one battery indicator, which, seems like it is the tablet, as the same data appears undocked
Take the combo to a store, ask them to use a original Asus charger. The dock battery may be busted, but my money is on the wallwart.
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I see little point in that, under the circumstances. I have charged the table 100% via the usb cable, I will see if it now accepts a charge from the wallwart.
nycellist said:
Thanks for your reply, I appreciate it!
I see little point in that, under the circumstances. I have charged the table 100% via the usb cable, I will see if it now accepts a charge from the wallwart.
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It won't. Not from a wallwart for an iPhone. You need a charger that outputs 15v.
If your battery icon doesn't show (even if it's empty) you either have a problem in the dock connector or the battery is totally dead. I think you'll find instructions to replace it on ifixit.com
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It won't. Not from a wallwart for an iPhone. You need a charger that outputs 15v.
If your battery icon doesn't show (even if it's empty) you either have a problem in the dock connector or the battery is totally dead. I think you'll find instructions to replace it on ifixit.com
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the wallwart was the Asus one that I charged the iphone with (not the iphone one), that is how I tested it. the iphone supposedly draws 12W, BTW