Do I Have a Dead Battery?

[Solicitous]

Just want to throw an idea up to those with battery drain issues and the latest firmware. I have noticed a common theme with those people, they all seem to lock the Pocket Pro. I run the latest firmware and currently read mainly epubs. My current charge has just dropped to half after reading approximately 3000 page turns, but I don't lock the pocket pro at all, with a SD card in the slot constantly (though the books have been read since last charge from both internal memory and SD card).

So perhaps that could be causing an issue, the locking of the pp?? Just a thought (I have many, most are completely useless but the occasional thought is solid gold )

[Acreo Aeneas]

Originally Posted by Solicitous

Just want to throw an idea up to those with battery drain issues and the latest firmware. I have noticed a common theme with those people, they all seem to lock the Pocket Pro. I run the latest firmware and currently read mainly epubs. My current charge has just dropped to half after reading approximately 3000 page turns, but I don't lock the pocket pro at all, with a SD card in the slot constantly (though the books have been read since last charge from both internal memory and SD card).

So perhaps that could be causing an issue, the locking of the pp?? Just a thought (I have many, most are completely useless but the occasional thought is solid gold )

That's my general consensus now that you guys seem to confirm that the battery drains during lockscreen. So, something is running during lockscreen right? Else, why would the battery drain?

I can't live without lockscreen on my PP so I'd rather loose a few minor updates for better battery life and use of lockscreen with the older Dec '09 firmware.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Acreo Aeneas

That's my general consensus now that you guys seem to confirm that the battery drains during lockscreen. So, something is running during lockscreen right? Else, why would the battery drain?

I can't live without lockscreen on my PP so I'd rather loose a few minor updates for better battery life and use of lockscreen with the older Dec '09 firmware.

I agree.
Locking the screen before closing the cover is important to avoid unwanted page turns
You normally don't need to close the cover when the PEz is on the Nightstand (unless you have cats who think a PEz is a stepping stone )

[Gena01]

I am actually thinking that the battery issues could be related to the new CoolReader software. This was a major update in the last firmware. From reading the-ebook.org forums they are still getting kinks out of that software. One of the biggest being font related bug that would consume memory and possibly drain battery.

Gena01

[Acreo Aeneas]

Originally Posted by theducks

I agree.
Locking the screen before closing the cover is important to avoid unwanted page turns
You normally don't need to close the cover when the PEz is on the Nightstand (unless you have cats who think a PEz is a stepping stone )

Well I don't have pets, but as I tend to stack papers on my desk and move stuff around, I could accidently bump the cover and go to who knows what page or menu. Also, I carry it on my commutes in a bag, so all that bumping around has turned as far as 300 PP pages during the few times I forgot to lock the screen and also forgot to bookmark.

Originally Posted by Gena01

I am actually thinking that the battery issues could be related to the new CoolReader software. This was a major update in the last firmware. From reading the-ebook.org forums they are still getting kinks out of that software. One of the biggest being font related bug that would consume memory and possibly drain battery.

Gena01

Well whatever it is, I'm hoping Astak and the factory will iron out the remaining bugs for the next FW release. I hate seeing previous problems come back up in future updates (seeing how this has been a problem since the middle of last year at least in updates before the Dec '09 one).

[Robertb]

Originally Posted by Acreo Aeneas

Well I don't have pets, but as I tend to stack papers on my desk and move stuff around, I could accidently bump the cover and go to who knows what page or menu. Also, I carry it on my commutes in a bag, so all that bumping around has turned as far as 300 PP pages during the few times I forgot to lock the screen and also forgot to bookmark.



Well whatever it is, I'm hoping Astak and the factory will iron out the remaining bugs for the next FW release. I hate seeing previous problems come back up in future updates (seeing how this has been a problem since the middle of last year at least in updates before the Dec '09 one).

Dear Acreo Aeneas:

I agree. Nothing is more painful than re-releasing a firmware upgrade and it still acts up. Unfortunately, because we are not reaching high volume yet on sales, the factory is not as easy to get complete assistance from all the time. We are trying to work things out on all future firmware upgrades and I agree that it is a priority. It IS possible that the Coolreader is part of the problem; and we are asking the factory engineers to research this.

[jusmee]

Originally Posted by Gena01

I am actually thinking that the battery issues could be related to the new CoolReader software. This was a major update in the last firmware. From reading the-ebook.org forums they are still getting kinks out of that software. One of the biggest being font related bug that would consume memory and possibly drain battery.

Gena01

Anything is possible, but really, I would have hoped the software design was such that the operating system had control over the hardware, hence a problem like battery drain could not be caused by an application program, especially a simple reader program.

A little evidence of this might be found in what happened to the lbook software recently As I understand it, it seems that the developer changed to using different base software for the recent builds with the new Coolreader, and this started battery drain problems. Going back to the last one built on the old system, still with the new Coolreader, fixes the battery problem.