PPCGeeks - Linux/Android on CDMA Touch Pro -- Now working on Verizon! And with GPS!

got it all up and running thanks.

battery question. its running really hot to the touch. also it says my battery is dying and then will go up and back down, as soon as i soft reset to check it in winmo ive got half battery life. this normal?

oh, and is this still best to run on a sd card by itself?

makkonen

05-24-2010 12:11 AM

Re: Linux/Android on CDMA Touch Pro (RAPH800)

Yeah, the battery status is really bad at the low end. Don't trust it. As far as running super hot, it does that, too, though people have been reporting that it's doing better lately. Sometimes things get running that shouldn't, and that causes the heat to start pouring out. Wifi or bluetooth stuck on, network trying and failing to connect constantly, etc.

You can play with turning off sync, turning off the radio entirely, turning off wifi, to try to track down the source of the heat.

ls6tt

05-24-2010 12:15 AM

Re: Linux/Android on CDMA Touch Pro (RAPH800)

okay ill do that, is there a way to turn off the low battery notifications?

makkonen

05-24-2010 12:25 AM

Re: Linux/Android on CDMA Touch Pro (RAPH800)

I think you can by adding to cmdline, in startup.txt,

Code:

htc_battery_smem.fake=1

It makes it think it's always connected to a charger, so it stops complaining. makes it harder to tell if there's actually a charger connected, though.

ls6tt

05-24-2010 12:40 AM

Re: Linux/Android on CDMA Touch Pro (RAPH800)

eh ill let it run then, dont want to make any negative changes.

should this still be run on a empty SD?

mapaz04

05-24-2010 08:47 AM

Re: Linux/Android on CDMA Touch Pro (RAPH800)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ls6tt (Post 1770072)

eh ill let it run then, dont want to make any negative changes.

should this still be run on a empty SD?

Does not have to be empty... You can even put in a folder but you have to change the startup.txt for that... ](*,)

arrrghhh

05-24-2010 11:16 AM

Re: Linux/Android on CDMA Touch Pro (RAPH800)

Quote:

Originally Posted by makkonen (Post 1770056)

I think you can by adding to cmdline, in startup.txt,

Code:

htc_battery_smem.fake=1

It makes it think it's always connected to a charger, so it stops complaining. makes it harder to tell if there's actually a charger connected, though.

IMHO you should add this to the FAQ post Makk. I've asked this before, and it's been buried.

makkonen

05-24-2010 11:59 AM

Re: Linux/Android on CDMA Touch Pro (RAPH800)

Can someone confirm that it actually works? I will add it, but I don't want to spread misinformation.

ls6tt

05-24-2010 12:02 PM

Re: Linux/Android on CDMA Touch Pro (RAPH800)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapaz04 (Post 1770400)

Does not have to be empty... You can even put in a folder but you have to change the startup.txt for that... ](*,)

awesome, I will give that a go tonight.