**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sat Apr 28 03:00:03 2018 Apr 28 08:42:44 hmm strange, my n900 can not recognize charger correctly. Wall charger flag is set to charger being absent Apr 28 08:43:16 so charging takes quite some time... Apr 28 08:46:57 Vajb: you're aware of the shorted data pins thing, right? Apr 28 08:49:03 Devices are meant to assume a dumb power source only when the resistance between D+/D- is less than some amount, otherwise they're meant to negotiate an acceptable current with the host. Apr 28 08:49:45 and N900 obeys that by default, but lots of other devices don't, so lots of wall chargers don't bother shorting the pins. Apr 28 08:50:30 I think you can override it in software by just writing something like "1800" (for 1800 mA) to some file in sysfs. Apr 28 08:50:52 I've just shorted the pins on the chargers I use. Apr 28 08:52:04 yes I am aware. I should have had said that this charger has previously been recognized as wall charger. Will test with car charger now. Apr 28 08:57:14 Vajb: check with multimeter if ypossible Apr 28 08:57:28 Vajb: also, could your n900 just be having usb connector failure/loose (very common problem too)? Apr 28 09:07:37 I suspect it is the charger cable. Car charger worked as expected. Apr 28 09:12:20 Vajb: yes i've seen broken cable wires, cables with only 2 wires, allsorts Apr 28 09:14:56 After examining cable more closely I think that one of the cats has further knowledge over what has happen to that poor cable. Apr 28 09:15:17 * enyc meows Apr 28 09:15:40 it is grinded to the foil in charger end... Apr 28 09:16:50 * enyc thinks... ..,,oo(( inconsiderate staff, why don't they just provide a proper scratching-post and stuff to pull teeth on instead of these charger-cables ))oo,,.. Apr 28 09:20:35 there is large scratching post which is frequently used, but one of them prefers all of which it can reach... Apr 28 09:25:07 Vajb: can you be a 3vil-genus-enginee and provide charging sockets that provide nice regulated 5vdc floated ontop of a high static-charge type of volage ??? Apr 28 09:27:10 I am afraid I can not. It is level 10 sorcery and I am merely at level 1 Apr 28 09:28:13 Vajb: ok maybte there is a low-tech-solution =) Apr 28 09:29:07 better yet, maybe there are devices which already do that Apr 28 09:29:21 i know i have 13.8v regulated powersupply Apr 28 09:29:42 Vajb: i dont acutlaly know if its a good idea =) there may be snags. Apr 28 09:30:08 I did not intend to use it with phone though ;) Apr 28 09:30:12 Vajb: not least if you discharge static int n900 at wrong point maybe it will be very unhappy =) Apr 28 09:30:32 Vajb: think electric-fence driver Apr 28 09:30:59 they pack serious punch... Apr 28 09:31:14 quite maybe somthing more subtle can work Apr 28 09:31:28 p.s. don't play with microwave oven transformers' they are lethal Apr 28 09:34:10 I saw one Mythbusters episode where they played with microwaves Apr 28 09:35:14 Mr Hyneman put together 4 of those, but it did not do much Apr 28 09:36:12 Vajb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E12nnpWc5c explains well Apr 28 09:37:08 Vajb: see decription if not anything else Apr 28 09:40:20 interesting topic. I have done quite alot of woodwork, but never that kind of thing. Apr 28 09:50:24 Vajb: bigclivedotcom has lots of interesting taking-stuff-part videos... the dangerous-chinese-shit is mentioned a lot =) **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sun Apr 29 03:00:03 2018