Linux/Android on CDMA Touch Pro -- Now working on Verizon! And with GPS! - Page 259

ls6tt · #**2581** (**permalink**) 05-24-2010, 12:05 AM

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** · #**2582** (**permalink**) 05-24-2010, 12:11 AM

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 · #**2583** (**permalink**) 05-24-2010, 12:15 AM

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

**makkonen** · #**2584** (**permalink**) 05-24-2010, 12:25 AM

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 · #**2585** (**permalink**) 05-24-2010, 12:40 AM

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

should this still be run on a empty SD?

mapaz04 · #**2586** (**permalink**) 05-24-2010, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ls6tt

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** · #**2587** (**permalink**) 05-24-2010, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by makkonen

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** · #**2588** (**permalink**) 05-24-2010, 11:59 AM

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

ls6tt · #**2589** (**permalink**) 05-24-2010, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapaz04

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.

hamagc · #**2590** (**permalink**) 05-24-2010, 12:13 PM

testing now for you makk. let you know in a sec.

confirmed. phone reads as charging with htc_battery_smem.fake=1 added to the startup.txt.