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VirgoGirl · 10-11-2012, 09:25 AM

Hello!

This morning I tried to power on my KT (it was "powered off"), but all I got was the blue LED flashing twice, then nothing happened.

Last night, my meter showed maybe a little less than 1/8th left of the power, so while I knew I'd probably have to charge it today, I was irked that I couldn't power it on to charge (if I don't power it on to connect, it automatically goes into "read while charging mode", which I don't think charges as efficiently as "connected and charging mode").

Anyway, I plugged it into the wall to charge, it powered up and, yes, went into "read while charging mode", which meant I had to unplug it and plug it back in to trigger the choice of how to connect.

My question is: what the does the flashing blue light mean? Does it mean powering up, but as I was low on power it wouldn't/couldn't turn on? (bolded 'cuz I tend to babble)

I don't know how accurate that little battery icon is, but I would have thought that I had enough power to boot it up. It seems to be charging fine, but as it's just out of warranty by a month I don't know what I would do if it was bricked.

Thanks for reading!

10-11-2012, 09:25 AM	#1
VirgoGirl "Why is it doing that?" Posts: 322 Karma: 725344 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Black Kobo Touch & Glo, responsible for 2 PaperWhites	Flashing Blue LED? Hello! This morning I tried to power on my KT (it was "powered off"), but all I got was the blue LED flashing twice, then nothing happened. Last night, my meter showed maybe a little less than 1/8th left of the power, so while I knew I'd probably have to charge it today, I was irked that I couldn't power it on to charge (if I don't power it on to connect, it automatically goes into "read while charging mode", which I don't think charges as efficiently as "connected and charging mode"). Anyway, I plugged it into the wall to charge, it powered up and, yes, went into "read while charging mode", which meant I had to unplug it and plug it back in to trigger the choice of how to connect. My question is: what the does the flashing blue light mean? Does it mean powering up, but as I was low on power it wouldn't/couldn't turn on? (bolded 'cuz I tend to babble) I don't know how accurate that little battery icon is, but I would have thought that I had enough power to boot it up. It seems to be charging fine, but as it's just out of warranty by a month I don't know what I would do if it was bricked. Thanks for reading!