iRiver: "Completed" screen comes on when PC off

[bind00]

iRiver H320 with yesterday's build and previous builds.

With the player in the cradle charging from USB, when the PC is turned off the screen comes on with "Completed". This runs the battery down quickly if you don't notice it.

[bind00]

I think this is a behaviour that should be changed so I'll try once more in case I wasn't clear the first time.

While the H320 is in the cradle and the PC is switched on the player charges from USB.
After some time the player is fully charged.
If the player is left in the cradle when the PC is switched off it displays a "Completed" message permanently on screen.
Displaying this message uses up the battery if you don't either switch off or disconnect the player.

I hope this can be modified.
Thanks

[AlexP]

Please don't double post.

Is this in rockbox?

[bind00]

It's more of a bump than a double-post.
Yes it's Rockbox.

[PaulJam]

Hi,

the Charging- and Completed-screen are part of the iriver firmware. I don't think there is much that rockbox can do about it.

You could try what happens if you use rockbox for charing via usb. Start rockbox and turn on Settings=>GeneralSettings=>System=>Battery=>"Charge during USB Connection" then press the RECORD button while inserting the USB cable. The player should then charge from USB without establishing a connection to the PC (the recording screen will come up but you can just leave it by pressing STOP)
I would expect, that when you turn off your computer, rockbox shuts down after the idle timeout (default 10 minutes).

[AlexP]

It's more of a bump than a double-post.

It was a double post which is against the posting guidelines.

Bumping is also against the posting guidelines.  Please read them.

Yes it's Rockbox.

As PaulJam says the completed screen is part of the iriver firmware, so there is nothing rockbox can do.  Ask iriver for a fix.

[anomaly16]

I've just installed rockbox for the first time on my H340 and am noticing a similar problem as above. Something in the installation of rockbox has changed the behaviour of the iriver firmware when placed in the docking cradle for charging (not connected via USB).

Before rockbox
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1) H340 placed in cradle to charge
2) Backlight comes on and 'Charging...' screen appears
3) Backlight goes off (around 20 seconds?) and player continues to charge
4) Once complete backlight comes on again and 'Complete' message appears
5) Backlight goes off (around 20 seconds?) and player doesn't use any more power

After rockbox
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1) H340 placed in cradle to charge
2) Backlight comes on and 'Charging...' screen appears
3) Backlight stays permanently on while charging and player continues to charge
4) Once complete 'Complete' message appears
5) Backlight remains on with 'Complete' message on screen and starts to run down battery
6) Once removed from cradle user must press 'STOP' to remove completed message
7) Iriver firmware screen shows briefly before unit powers off

Ideally either
a) The behaviour should be the same as before rockbox
b) Rockbox should load and charge in a more friendly way than the iriver firmware above

[LinusN]

Interesting. Please file a bug report in FlySpray.

[baobab68]

In the meantime you can always boot up Rockbox and then place the device in the cradle while holding REC. Once in the cradle, press STOP to stop the recording and leave it to charge.

[anomaly16]

In the meantime you can always boot up Rockbox and then place the device in the cradle while holding REC. Once in the cradle, press STOP to stop the recording and leave it to charge.

I don't think the hold of REC makes any difference as there is no USB mode in play under the scenario above.

However, I'm guessing this would actually give me a fully charged player in the morning so I'll give it a try tomorrow:)

[bind00]

Great work anomaly16  8-)
I was a bit   but you've explained it perfectly.

(I just noticed an old bookmark to this two and a half month old thread so dropped purely in by chance.
Weird that you're talking about it today   )

[anomaly16]

Interesting. Please file a bug report in FlySpray.

Added to flyspray : http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/task/8444

[baobab68]

Anomaly - you are right - holding REC is of course only needed if the computer is actually on at the time, to stop it going into USB connected mode.

[denny]

I have also noticed this exact same behaviour but put it down to my battery replacement (which coincided with the release of rockbox for the H300's). This is with wall charging as well as via USB. Now I usually charge the player in the 'stopped mode', i.e. on but with nothing playing.

[anomaly16]

I also replaced my battery, but rockbox was installed a day before and still exhibited the same behaviour before the battery change.

Rockbox+new battery has made me love my player all over again