Hi everyone, first post, but I did a search and couldn't find much about my charging issue, so I'm hoping someone can help. My TP2 has always charged fine using the Stock wall charger that came with it. However, since I don't want to travel everywhere with my stock charger, I went in search of a mini-USB cord that I could use at work, in the car, etc. I have since tried several mini-USB cords and had the following results:
a) when connected to a PC (back panel, fully powered) I am generally able to sync and tether without issue, meaning data is fine.
b) the charging light comes on and the phone registers as charging mode (plug in the battery icon)
c) the display does not turn off, indicating external power
d) the phone will not charge, but rather discharge all of its battery.
e) sometimes the "Low voltage" error pops up, but the phone continues to register it as charging...and continues to drain the battery in the meantime.
I also get similar results using the stock brick with a mini-usb cord (obviously the data issue does not apply). I've tried several cords/computers and laptops (I work in tech support) and have had no problem charging my old Treo using the same ports. I even went to the trouble of purchasing a Sprint branded Touch Pro 2 charger on ebay, which turned out to be another miniUSB charger, and while the voltage, etc was in the correct range, my phone would not register it as a power source. I've since returned that one, but the seller said he tested it when he got it back and it was fully functional and charged his phone without problem (but was nice enough to refund anyway).
I guess my question is this...has anyone else had problems with non-stock/mini-usb chargers? I'm guessing there is something wrong with the port on my TP2.
I'm also not sure it matters, but I'm using MightyRom...but the same issue occured on Energy...I haven't gone back to stock, so I don't know if I am missing a driver or something.