Touch I know I complain a lot, but this was weird!

VirgoGirl · 07-18-2012, 08:01 AM

I know I post every time my Kobo does something odd - like a new mother calling the ped., wondering if her baby's "normal" - but this was weird!

I had recently charge my battery to full (6 hour charge), last night the battery was at 75 -85% according to the little icon. I've had to do 2 pin resets since charging, but nothing serious.

I was reading a sideloaded book with a side loaded font (on .17 firmware), touched the screen to turn the page. Page went blank and up popped the "Please Charge Your Reader" screen. I looked at my husband and went "Huh? I just charged the d*mn thing!!" and proceeded to power it back on. It powered on, showed me the 75-80% charge and all went well after that, but it's never happened in the almost 1 year that I've had the device.

I figure that maybe there was a glitch in the power draw when I went to turn that page, causing the "Please Recharge Your Reader" screen to kick in, but it was weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeird.

So, Doctor, is my baby normal??

<-- okay, not *that* funny, but we don't have a smilie of someone chuckling lightly to themselves.

HubbaDubbaDubba · 07-18-2012, 08:17 AM

It happened to me once in the last 8 months, whilst running 1.9.14. I'd be worried if you start getting this more frequently, which would mean your battery is giving up (i.e. the battery can't support the required current when refreshing the display). Keeping it simple, once or twice is ok and probably a software glitch, but more than 3 or 4 occurences of this problem might indicate your battery is dying.

VirgoGirl · 07-18-2012, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HubbaDubbaDubba

Keeping it simple, once or twice is ok and probably a software glitch, but more than 3 or 4 occurences of this problem might indicate your battery is dying.

Damn. Thank you! My warranty runs out August 15, so after that I'm on my own. I'm hoping it was an odd glitch.

murg · 07-18-2012, 09:09 AM

Your next power failure will be on 16 Aug...

VirgoGirl · 07-18-2012, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murg

Your next power failure will be on 16 Aug...

That's just not nice!

.

*sigh* But probably true.

robko · 07-18-2012, 08:10 PM

I've had that happen months ago once or twice. It sorted itself else by itself.

07-18-2012, 08:01 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	I know I complain a lot, but this was weird! I know I post every time my Kobo does something odd - like a new mother calling the ped., wondering if her baby's "normal" - but this was weird! I had recently charge my battery to full (6 hour charge), last night the battery was at 75 -85% according to the little icon. I've had to do 2 pin resets since charging, but nothing serious. I was reading a sideloaded book with a side loaded font (on .17 firmware), touched the screen to turn the page. Page went blank and up popped the "Please Charge Your Reader" screen. I looked at my husband and went "Huh? I just charged the dmn thing!!" and proceeded to power it back on. It powered on, showed me the 75-80% charge and all went well after that, but it's never happened in the almost 1 year that I've had the device. I figure that maybe there was a glitch in the power draw when I went to turn that page, causing the "Please Recharge Your Reader" screen to kick in, but it was weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeird. So, Doctor, is my baby normal?? <-- okay, not that* funny, but we don't have a smilie of someone chuckling lightly to themselves. Last edited by VirgoGirl; 07-18-2012 at 08:10 AM.

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07-18-2012, 08:17 AM	#2
HubbaDubbaDubba Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kobo touch	It happened to me once in the last 8 months, whilst running 1.9.14. I'd be worried if you start getting this more frequently, which would mean your battery is giving up (i.e. the battery can't support the required current when refreshing the display). Keeping it simple, once or twice is ok and probably a software glitch, but more than 3 or 4 occurences of this problem might indicate your battery is dying.

07-18-2012, 09:09 AM	#4
murg No Comment Posts: 3,240 Karma: 23878043 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Australia Device: Kobo: Not just an eReader, it's an adventure!	Your next power failure will be on 16 Aug...

07-18-2012, 08:10 PM	#6
robko Wizard Posts: 2,454 Karma: 5469320 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kobo	I've had that happen months ago once or twice. It sorted itself else by itself.

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