06-03-2022, 12:01 AM
(05-30-2022, 02:55 PM)as365n4 Wrote: I think the charging circuitry inside the keyboard case has died as the case won't even charge the PinePhone anymore, it simply does not accept any power. If I take the PinePhone out of the keyboard case and charge it up and then put it back into the case it drains the phone battery till 0% within a few hours even without use.
It seems to be faulty hardware, because the keyboard case even without phone inserted will not accept any charge to its battery.
Update:
The item that causes the problem is the USB port which has become loose and does not make the conection to the PCB anymore, when moving the plugged-in cable one can make a connection with the PCB and it charges the battery.
Shame that we can't take the thing appart and just resolder the loose USB port. :-((((
I have something similar today although it could be a kernel issue with mobian. According to this thread https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?...#pid110387 the kb151 module is missing from kernel 5.15.41
You can get the back off the keyboard case apparently. There is a small notch cut out similar to the one on the PinePhone case that allows you to remove the back. On the keyboard it is on the right hand corner at the bottom of the keyboard next to the "Right" key. I remember reading that it was a bit more fiddly than removing the PinePhone back but still possible.
I will test for the kernel problem by flashing an old image to SD card. If that doesn't help then I will take off the back of the keyboard and see if it is a hardware issue.
