Just a quick question...

[Tron]

Hi, folks!

I just started using rockbox and really love it. I was wondering about the charging behavior, though. When I plug it in, the unit starts up and goes into the rockbox charging mode, therefore checking the battery first and not charging. The display is dark then (backlight set to off while plugged in).
However, when charging starts, the backlight goes on and stays on. Is this supposed to be like this or am I missing a setting or something? The charging-FAQ states nothing like this.

I flashed the firmware with rockbox using today's build.

Sincerely,
Tron

[LinusN]

There is a setting for this, "backlight on when charging". Set it to "no".

Linus

[Tron]

There is a setting for this, "backlight on when charging". Set it to "no".

I only found the setting "backlight on when plugged" which, as I mentioned in my post, is already set to "off".

I really must have pushed some weird and undocumented key combination. I don't remember this when I flashed the firmware, just when I was playing around with the unit. The archos-charger, accessible by F1 during boot, now also charges with the backlight on.

Sincerely,
Tron

[LinusN]

Which version are you running? I think 2.2 doesn't respect the "backlight on when charging" setting in the charging screen. Try the latest daily.

Linus

[Tron]

I used the daily build from yesterday.
Funny thing is, I think it worked allright with the Rockbox-Firmware until I must have changed something by pressing buttons while charging or something...

Sincerely,
Tron

[Tron]

I'm at my wit's end now. I tried flashing the 2.2 as well as the daily build (by "playing" the .ucl-file, right?) but the problem persists. If I start the player and then plug it in, everything works fine. The player, of course, is in play-mode then. However, plugging in the power with the player switched off gives me the charging mode with that battery animation. While the player checks whether the battery needs to be charged, the backlight is off. As soon as the player starts charging, it is alight.

I am pretty sure I did not have this behavior at first, so I doubt it's an hardware issue. Any ideas left of what I can change?

Cheers,
Tron

[amiconn]

Iirc on the charging screen (that's what you get when plugging the charger with the player switched off) the backlight indicates whether charging current is flowing or not. So it is off at the beginning (checking battery state), then constantly on during normal charge, then goes on for several seconds per minute during top-off and trickle charge. This behaviour is intended.

If rockbox is started when you plug the charger, these rules do not apply, rockbox uses the various backlight seetings in that case.

[Tron]

then constantly on during normal charge, then goes on for several seconds per minute during top-off and trickle charge. This behaviour is intended.

Could someone confirm that? Does your backlight also switch on after battery check during charge (the archos not having been switched on) and stays on until the battery is full?

I'm not sure if this behavior is really that good - backlight draws quite some power which lengthens the charge cycle, of course. Ok, I guess the lifetime expectancy of the LEDs is not an issue. Still, I'd prefer a "I'm charging now"-Icon on the LCD anyday.

Cheers,
Tron