From: Stuart Tedford <stuart.tedford_at_piresearch.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 15:59:50 +0100

Sounds like your battery isn't connected properly. IIRC the V2 has a dodgey
battery connection design fault. It probably occured during shipping. I
think there are links on the rockbox website telling you what you need to
do.

Stu.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott B McDowall [mailto:scott.bmcdowall_at_ntlworld.com]
> Sent: 04 August 2004 15:48
> To: Rockbox development
> Subject: Re: Archos Jukebox Recorder V2 - Help
>
>
> Hi Stuart
>
> Itried that and it didn't work. The Archos firmware started and the
> little line stopped just before it would usually get to the
> RockBox bit.
> It then started to charge but immediately changed to "charged".
>
> I tried it again but it is still dead.
>
> Scott
>
>
> I will try that immediately, Stuart and report back.
>
> Scott B
>
>
> Stuart Tedford wrote:
>
> >If it's anything like the V1 you can hold down the F1 button
> with the unit
> >switched off, and then insert the mains charger jack, the
> unit will then
> >turn itself on and will boot straight into archos original
> firmware (due to
> >the F1 key being held down). This will charge the battery
> without trying to
> >spin up the drive, which obviously the battery cannot do
> when it's totally
> >flat.
> >
> >Stu.
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Scott B McDowall [mailto:scott.bmcdowall_at_ntlworld.com]
> >>Sent: 04 August 2004 15:15
> >>To: Gary; Rockbox development
> >>Subject: Re: Archos Jukebox Recorder V2 - Help
> >>
> >>
> >>Hi Gary
> >>
> >>I got it from a nice lady and the battery worked fine until I
> >>left the
> >>Recorder plugged into a USB hub. One theory is that the hard
> >>drive kept
> >>on spinning and used more power than the USB was supplying so the
> >>battery is totally dead. If it were a V1, I could take the
> >>batteries out
> >>and charge or replace them - but it's a V2 with a NiIon
> >>battery. I agree
> >>that it's a battery issue too but I don't know what to do!
> >>
> >>Scott B
> >>
> >>Gary wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Scott- Did you get it from a vendor, or an individual? It
> >>>
> >>>
> >>could well be a battery issue. That is the first place i
> would look.
> >>
> >>
> >>>Gary
> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: Scott B McDowall <scott.bmcdowall_at_ntlworld.com>
> >>>Sent: Aug 4, 2004 7:27 AM
> >>>To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se
> >>>Subject: Archos Jukebox Recorder V2 - Help
> >>>
> >>>Dear All
> >>>
> >>>My lovely little Recorder is silent. I bought it from Ebay
> >>>
> >>>
> >>on Saturday -
> >>
> >>
> >>>it was in great nick when I loaded Rockbox and 110 CDs - that was
> >>>yesterday. Last night, I decided to charge the battery by
> >>>
> >>>
> >>leaving it
> >>
> >>
> >>>hooked onto a USB hub and when I woke at 4ish, it was
> >>>
> >>>
> >>broke. When I
> >>
> >>
> >>>turned it on, I was getting flashing green and red lights -
> >>>
> >>>
> >>now there
> >>
> >>
> >>>is no flashing at all. It is dead to the world - I tried
> >>>
> >>>
> >>connecting it
> >>
> >>
> >>>directly to my lap top USB and for a while it showed enough
> >>>
> >>>
> >>life to say
> >>
> >>
> >>>" HD Register Error".
> >>>
> >>>I tried it on the official charger and now it is totally
> >>>
> >>>
> >>dead. Needless
> >>
> >>
> >>>to say, my computer does not recognise it. I had been so
> >>>
> >>>
> >>looking forward
> >>
> >>
> >>>to getting this machine and now I have broken it. Can anyone
> >>>
> >>>
> >>help? It is
> >>
> >>
> >>>a V2 so I can not take the batteries out an recharge them
> >>>
> >>>
> >>on their own.
> >>
> >>
> >>>Scott B
> >>>
> >>>
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