Re: Solution: N900 Charging from dumb power sources
 

No, it's bug 6792, fixed internally and slated for inclusion in some future firmware update.

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Are you sure this is the same thing? The FM transmitter does work, with the USB charger attached, it just works very, very badly. I get no error message at all.

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Pictures for the curious would be most appreciated! (If possible)

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Wow, you made my day with this post. I went ahead and soldered the two data leads of a flex USB adapter I have and it works like a champ. I'm not good with a soldering iron. It's an ugly joint but it works. I have confirmed that this now works with an iPhone USB wall adapter and the Belkin USB/3 AC outlet adapter. The flex adapter was easy to modify because it is held together by two screws and is not molded together. I got this awhile back at www.cyberguys.com but they don't seem to have this anymore.

Here are some pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandersnaxe/4210350827/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandersnaxe/4211116724/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandersnaxe/4210352687/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandersnaxe/4211120280/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandersnaxe/4211122794/

Re: Solution: N900 Charging from dumb power sources
 

wow, I hope I don't have an issues with my power block. I just ordered this:Zagg Sparq I was planning to use it to charge multiple device and also hoped it would charge the N900 on the go. So I guess I'll just cross my fingers and hope for the best =(

Re: Solution: N900 Charging from dumb power sources
 

I have a Zagg Sparq and it does not charge my N900 with a normal USB cable. I have ordered the "official" nokia adapter (which changes old-school nokia charger output into mini-usb, presumably with the data pins shorted), as well as a couple of extra usb cables which I intend to hack along the lines illustrated in this post.

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can a software patch fix it instead of a hardware modification?

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I need to buy a Nokia adapter somewhere (besides eBay since I don't want to bother with eBay unless it's the last option). NokiaUSA doesn't seem to sell them.

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Short middle pins.

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For anybody who doesn't want to hack anything together, I have found another solution. Get a Motorola SKN6252 mini-usb to micro-usb adapter. Then use a regular A to mini-b USB cable from the dumb charger. I have verified this to work. I got the adapter from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Micro-Adapter-.../dp/B000IBLD3E. I am using this 'shorty' cable from Cyberguys.com: http://www.cyberguys.com/product-det...roductid=10030.

Here is an action shot:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandersnaxe/4227462726/