maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - N900 detects beeing plugged in but does not charge, led constantly glowing yellow, usb icon not showing when trying to reflash.

	ndi	2011-06-24 , 16:21
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Originally Posted by sjgadsby

Other N900 owners have complained here of their devices doing the same. N900s sometimes reach a point where they'll charge via USB cable from a PC, but not from a wall charger. It seems bizarre, but appears to be just part of the fun that is the N900's wonky USB port.

If the charger has a fiddly shunt between D+ and D-, it will not charge, but an USB would. Also, a problem with the cable or the socket, anything that disturbs the D+/D- shunt will make N900 not load. To make matters worse, the charger WILL charge all other devices, few test the shunt. The N900 is the only one I saw.

Get a multimeter and sound the middle pins. If they are not shorted, that's your problem. Alternately, use another wall charger that has the shunt.

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