TF101 dock - Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi everybody
I need help with the dock of my TF101. Some days ago I've tried to upgrade the rom of my TF101 from asus 4.0.2 to omnirom 4.4.2. Everything seems to go well except the dock battery. I don't really understand why but it doesn't charge anymore. It always stays to 0%
I've tried to change the rom to the KatKiss 4.3, but it was the same. Now I came back to the stock rom 4.0.2, but nothing changes. that f***** dock doesn't charge anymore.
I've tried to charge the dock without the tab plugged with no success. I've tried the charging method with the USB and the dock only, but it's the same.
Need help, thanks.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38494208&postcount=2597

I had once same issue. Leaving dock disconnected and plugged to charge worked for me. Don't know why it happened but now it never repeats even when I'm charging my tablet docked - both dock and tablet are charging and everything is ok.

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[Q] Dock charging problem

I bought my transformer five days ago. PAD IS B70 and dock is B60. Dock stays charged at 33% and don't get higher. When pad reached 5% i docked it, but nothing happened it just discharges after 20 minutes. So its like there isn'tbattery in it at all.
What shouldi do?
I would suggest plug the DOCK only in, using the wall charger supplied (NOT a PC) the lil light next to the plug will be orange while charging, then green when charged.
THEN, do the same with the TABLET only. (or vice versa)
Once they are both fully charged, you shouldnt have further problems, when they are docked together. Just make sure you use the charger that came with it. It charges at a higher volatage and amperage than a USB connection to say a PC can do...
Nothing
Thats the problem, dock indicator all the time is red it's charging for 10hours, but still 34%.
Dock doesn't chrge tablet and it doesn't charge from wall chrger, just like there isn't battery at all.
I think the problem is at docks software, so tablets factory reset is useless.
Hardware
Seems you have a hardware problem or firmware problem. Is the dock on the latest firmware? If it is, I think your dock is malfunctioning and you are obliged to get a repair.
Update
Yes it came from asus already with 3.1and checked the dock firmware, and everything is updated, waiting for 3.2 WW, if then anything doesn't change I will take it back.

bad idea to update dock firmware while using a custom rom?

i dont know if there is a problem with my dock firmware or anything, but i updated my dockfirmware OTA while using prime 1.9
and now for some reason, my neither my tablet nor my dock will charge. my tablet, however will charge when it is completely out of power and while it is off. while it is still on ( even asleep) it wont charge. in addition, my tablet recognizes when it is plugged into the dock, so i suppose that rules out that my 30pin port is faulty.
anyone else have this problem?
joppher,
Since you already have a custom rom like Prime, it is best for you to update to the latest version, 2.04. I remember having some issue with the TF at some point in the past where the charging notification would not come up. I don't have that problem anymore, but it may be due to the fact that I'm on a newer version than you have. So if I were you I would make a backup of what you have and update to version Prime 2.0 and install all 4 patches. Once you have done so test your TF and see if it is charging. If it isn't post your findings and lets see if we can help.
okay. i updated my transformer to the latest PRIME rom. and it still wont charge.
and then all of a sudden, one morning i woke up and it was fully charged.
however, my dock still wont charge whether i have just my dock plugged in or with my dock and tablet plugged in at the same time
does asus do replacements for teh dock?

[Q] Asus Transformer Dock not Charging [SOLVED]

Just got the dock a few days ago and it charged up fine the first day. Then a few minor glitches started.... the tablet wouldn't wake up from keyboard input or trackpad input. Now, the dock wont charge at all.
Dual battery widget shows it at 0%, and when I apply the charging cable, the LED shows green (when the tablet is at 100%). So it's almost as if it doesn't even see the dock battery.
Any ideas?
UPDATE: This issue has been SOLVED! See post #3 for my solution.
If you just got it, then it is in waranty. I would send it back for repair since they will replace it with a functioning one. My dock did this (although it was, like, a week after my newegg waranty expired) and I sent it into asus and they replaced it in a little under 5 days.
On a side note, have you tried removing the transformer, waiting about 10-15 seconds, and then replacing the transformer back on the dock (while the dock is not charging). Also, does the transformer show it is charging when you put it in the dock with under 90% charge? The dual battery widget sometimes says I have no charge on my dock when I clearly do. To fix it I just remove my transformer from the dock, wait a little, and put it back in aaaand: voila, it works perfectly.
Oh yea, and try disabling "power saving mode" in the settings under input if you want to wake up your tablet with the keyboard or trackpad.
Dyskmaster said:
On a side note, have you tried removing the transformer, waiting about 10-15 seconds, and then replacing the transformer back on the dock (while the dock is not charging).
Also, does the transformer show it is charging when you put it in the dock with under 90% charge? The dual battery widget sometimes says I have no charge on my dock when I clearly do. To fix it I just remove my transformer from the dock, wait a little, and put it back in aaaand: voila, it works perfectly.
Oh yea, and try disabling "power saving mode" in the settings under input if you want to wake up your tablet with the keyboard or trackpad.
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Dyskmaster,
Thanks for the tips. I tried all of your suggestions, and nothing worked. The weird part was - every time I plugged in the dock, the light displayed solid green (indicating 100% charge on both batteries), but dual battery showed 0% charge on the dock. This got me thinking that the dual battery widget was not reporting correctly.
I then found a tip on another Android forum that suggested plugging in the dock to a USB port on a PC - waiting 5-10 minutes - and then trying the AC wall charger again. I did this, and boom.. the dual battery widget showed 100% on both batteries.
It's been working fine for about a week now, with no repeats... I have no idea what the problem was. My only guess is that the dual battery widget freaked out the first time the dock went to 0% charge. It seems it's reporting fine though now, even after the dock hits 0%.
I have this problem too, the led in dock always blinking in orange and dual battery always shows 0% ( of Dock) and i also changed the charger and changed the roms , but still not charging, what should i do?
Fixed for me too
I had RMA's my TF101 as it had completely died on my following ICS upgrade, Asus returned my tablet with ICS 4.0.3. For around 3 days I was using it very happily, no more reboots, no screens of death, I was so happy.
Then one morning after recharging my tablet while docked, I checked the dual battery monitor and it showed the dock battery rapidly fluctuating from 100% to 0%, it would show fully charged when plugged into the wall.
I was about to RMA the keyboard when I saw your post, plugged the keyboard into my laptop USB, left it probably 5 mins, then attacehed the tablet, dual battery widget showing both batteries correctly and no flucuating readings.
Thanks again
N
arberyn said:
I had RMA's my TF101 as it had completely died on my following ICS upgrade, Asus returned my tablet with ICS 4.0.3. For around 3 days I was using it very happily, no more reboots, no screens of death, I was so happy.
Then one morning after recharging my tablet while docked, I checked the dual battery monitor and it showed the dock battery rapidly fluctuating from 100% to 0%, it would show fully charged when plugged into the wall.
I was about to RMA the keyboard when I saw your post, plugged the keyboard into my laptop USB, left it probably 5 mins, then attacehed the tablet, dual battery widget showing both batteries correctly and no flucuating readings.
Thanks again
N
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When you plugged the dock in to the usb, did you get a light on the dock? having the same problem!

[Q] Tablet not charging when docked to keyboard

I've googled around and searched here and I haven't seen anyone else with this problem. Weird. So anyway, please help me!
Here's the situation: My TF101 no longer draws a charge from the keyboard dock unless the keyboard dock is plugged into the wall.
Details:
-Running stock unrooted 4.0.3 (latest firmware 9.1.17, US)
-The problem started after the latest firmware update, so that may be related, but it didn't start until several days after the update
-The TF101 still charges just fine when plugged into the wall, as does the keyboard dock itself
-The keyboard dock still works - ie, I can plug it into the tablet and type, use the trackpad and USB ports, etc.
-As stated, if the keyboard dock is plugged into the wall and the TF101 is docked, both the TF101 and the keyboard dock will charge
-When the TF101 is docked and the keyboard is not plugged into the wall, the battery settings say "discharging" and the TF101's battery drains as if it's not plugged into anything.
-Oddly, the keyboard's battery ALSO drains (according to the dual battery widget) in this situation, albeit very slowly, leading me to believe that the TF101 is getting a trickle from the keyboard, but not a full charge.
-The problem started a few days ago and has persisted since then, with no moments of workingness (except when the keyboard is plugged into the wall)
If you need any other information let me know. Thanks for any help you can provide.
My experience with dual battery widget is that it has a flaw in not showing correctly, if you do a cold boot(power button and volume down) it displays properly and the tablet and dock sync for some reason, I will try to pm the dev on this issue.
Same Problem
Triplanetary said:
I've googled around and searched here and I haven't seen anyone else with this problem. Weird. So anyway, please help me!
Here's the situation: My TF101 no longer draws a charge from the keyboard dock unless the keyboard dock is plugged into the wall.
Details:
-Running stock unrooted 4.0.3 (latest firmware 9.1.17, US)
-The problem started after the latest firmware update, so that may be related, but it didn't start until several days after the update
-The TF101 still charges just fine when plugged into the wall, as does the keyboard dock itself
-The keyboard dock still works - ie, I can plug it into the tablet and type, use the trackpad and USB ports, etc.
-As stated, if the keyboard dock is plugged into the wall and the TF101 is docked, both the TF101 and the keyboard dock will charge
-When the TF101 is docked and the keyboard is not plugged into the wall, the battery settings say "discharging" and the TF101's battery drains as if it's not plugged into anything.
-Oddly, the keyboard's battery ALSO drains (according to the dual battery widget) in this situation, albeit very slowly, leading me to believe that the TF101 is getting a trickle from the keyboard, but not a full charge.
-The problem started a few days ago and has persisted since then, with no moments of workingness (except when the keyboard is plugged into the wall)
If you need any other information let me know. Thanks for any help you can provide.
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I am having the almost the same problem, except my dock wont charge at all.
I would like to add that my keyboard dock blinks orange when docked with the tablet and not plugged in. Also it blinks orange when wall charger is plugged in with or without the tablet docked.
I have tried leaving it plugged into the wall charger for 12+ hours with the keyboard docked and again with the dock not attached to the tablet. It never stops blinking orange. Never turns green like it used to. (The tablet will charge but the dock never charges. The dock is now at 0% according to the dual battery widget)
I have heard charging the dock by its self for 4hrs+ on usb3.0 will "wake the dock up" and let you finish charging from the wall charger.
So right now I am trying to charge it by USB 3.0 directly from my computers motherboard but it does not activate the charging light on the dock (docked or not), also the tablet does not charge from USB3.0 anymore like it used to.
Please someone help us solve this!
I love my transformer and use it daily and I am finding it hard to live without the extra battery life the dock gave the tablet.
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I am going to try this tomorrow:
Quoting another Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079205
morgan272 said:
Hello
I also had this problem. The tablet drained the docking station dry, and then neither device would charge from the adapter.
I solved the problem as follows:
1) Remove table from docking station.
2) Turn tablet off completely.
3) Plug tablet only into the charger, at this point the tablet turned on, and began charging.
4) Allow the tablet to charge completely!
5) Reconnect tablet to docking station, and plug docking station into charger.
Voila, all charged Hope it works for others who have this issue!
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Almost same issue
Hello all, i am having a similar issue as the original poster. Only my TF101 will not charge while connected to the dock whether the dock is plugged in or not. The dock and tablet charge just fine seperatley and the dock will charge while they are connected.
I'm hoping someone can give me some guidence in regards as to what I should do or try.

Asus Transformer TF101 not charging issue

Hi,
I have this tablet, got it brand new a year ago maby - I cant remember exactly. It has always worked perfectly and I have never had a problem with it. It has never been rooted etc, still running official firmware through built-in updater and only has few apps installed from the play store.
Anyway the battery is currently on 26% so thought I'd give it a charge before I use it tonight except its not taking a charge, I'm using the original cable and wall plug which the tablet came with & I have tried it in a different wall socket. I then tried connecting it to my laptop to see if its the plug and the tablet recognizes its been connected as the Asus Sync PC information icon comes up - it just wont charge and I dont know why.
Has anyone experienced this? and can anyone help me with a solution please? It just happend out of the blue and I last charged it a couple of nights ago with no problems. Also i just have the tablet as I didnt buy the keyboard addon for it at the time just so you have all the information.
Thanks
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Hi,
I seem to have fixed it, I simply took the two parts of the plug apart and put them back together again, now its charging fine. It seems it needs 15v to charge the battery which I guess is why it doesn't charge via a usb port on a computer.

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